Non-Medical Prescriber

Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) – Birmingham Homeless Team

Join Our Specialist Homeless Team at Change Grow Live

Are you a passionate and dedicated Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) looking to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals?

Change Grow Live is seeking an experienced NMP to join our Birmingham service, supporting our specialist Homeless Team.

In this role, you will play a vital part in delivering high-quality, person-centered care to people experiencing homelessness, many of whom face complex physical and mental health challenges alongside substance use. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide clinical assessments, prescribe appropriate treatments, and support individuals on their recovery journey.

If you are committed to reducing health inequalities and have experience working with vulnerable populations, we would love to hear from you.

Where: Birmingham

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range: £47,792.23 - £53,329.99 dependent on experience (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

Contract: Permanent 

About the role:

• Assess, diagnose, plan; implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for service users
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to service user needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local protocols, and within scope of practice
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the service user in complex, urgent or emergency situations seeking immediate advice and direction from the Clinical Lead if needed
• Assess, update, and refer service users for BBV vaccination and immunisation programmes. Support service users to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles
• Communicate effectively with service users and carers, anticipating barriers to communication and recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Maintain effective communication within the organisational environment and with external stakeholders, acting as an advocate for service users and colleagues where necessary
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation. Be actively involved in the annual appraisal system

About you:

• Qualified pharmacist with current GPhC registration and two years’s post qualification experience OR First level registered nurse with a current PIN AND three years post qualification experience
• Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber
• At least one year’s relevant and recent experience of working within substance misuse treatment
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
• Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports as necessary
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing
• Full driving licence and access to own transport, or ability to demonstrate easy movement between services, if necessary

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.

• Flexible working arrangements 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Protected CPD time 
• Free access to the RCNi learning platform. 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 

Please read attached Job Description and Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification 

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.