NMP/Non-Medical Prescriber
Hays Healthcare are now recruiting NMP/Non-Medical Prescriber qualified nurses to work in substance misuse environments both in HMP environments and also for some of the UK’s leading substance misuse charities, including roles which are exclusive to Hays
In the HMP environments:
We have positions available in West Yorkshire, Liverpool, Durham and Lancashire.
As part of your role you will work within a medical team and in conjunction with GP’s to deliver high quality, personalised care. You will also need to be able to work autonomously and have a strong awareness of the social context of drug misuse and patient behaviour in order to offer sound clinical and psychosocial advice. This rewarding role will allow you to offer support and help motivate service users through all stages of their individual recovery journey. By independently prescribing medication in line with set recovery plans, this will ensure patients receive a fast, more efficient service with improved continuity of care.
In the charities who specialise in substance misuse:
As directed by the Services Manager and under the clinical supervision of the Clinical Co-ordinator, the post-holder will be an integral member of a team delivering comprehensive Tier 3 nurse lead clinical intervention services.
He or she will take a role in developing a nurse led prescribing clinic and will act as a point of contact for other workers around prescribing issues, alongside the Specialist Doctors and the Clinical Coordinator.
The NMP will work under the guidance of the Clinical Lead and be responsible for the management of their caseload whilst supporting substance misuse workers with their case load; including screening, comprehensive assessments, care planning and reviews, titration and prescribing services, support through detoxification and rehabilitation, along side other clinical and psycho-social interventions.
The role will play a major part in developing and progressing community detoxifications.
Essential skills:
• Previous experience of working with substance misuse clients
• Previous experience of assessing clients and prescribing safely
• Excellent communication skills with colleagues, the public and local authorities such as the Police, probation and courts
• Flexibility and reliability
• You must be a qualified nurse (RGN/RMN)
• You must be registered with the NMC and have a valid, up to date pin
• Hold a V100, V200 or V300 qualification
• At least 6 months experience as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
This position is an agency role, but we are able to offer full time contracts. Please contact 0113 200 3705 and ask to speak to Phil Siwek
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