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Non Medical Prescriber

Location Gateshead-Tyne and Wear
Job ID 2025-16324
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Clinical - Nurse, NMP, Health Care Assistant
Type of Contract
Permanent employee
Contracted Hours Per Week
37.50
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 43 to 48 (£47,792.23 - £53,329.99)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
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Overview

Non Medical Prescriber – Substance Misuse Treatment Service

Make a Difference with Change Grow Live

At Change Grow Live, we believe in creating meaningful, lasting change in the lives of the people we support. Guided by our core values—Be open, be compassionate, be bold—we offer a safe, respectful environment where every individual is treated with care and dignity. Together, we develop personalised treatment plans that make a real difference.

 

We’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber to join our dedicated team in Gateshead. You’ll be an integral part of a diverse and experienced multi-disciplinary team, which includes skilled managers, specialist doctors, compassionate nurses, committed recovery workers, and inspiring peer mentors and volunteers.

 

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week 

Full Time Salary Range: £47,792.23 - £53,329.99 (pro rata for part time roles) 

 

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.

Responsibilities

As an NMP, you’ll play a key role in delivering recovery-focused alcohol and drug intervention services. This includes:

  • Assessing and treating service users: Offering care tailored to their needs, prescribing or adjusting opiate and/or alcohol substitute treatments and other related medications.
  • Developing the prescribing clinic: Acting as a go-to expert for colleagues and partner agencies on prescribing matters.
  • Supporting people on their recovery journey: Ensuring a compassionate and professional approach to help service users achieve their goals.

 

What We’re Looking For

 

  • A qualified and experienced Non-Medical Prescriber.
  • Someone passionate about making a positive impact.
  • A team player with strong communication skills who thrives in a collaborative environment.
  • A professional who is eager to support individuals in their recovery, promoting hope and empowerment.
  • 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

 

What We Offer:

 

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

 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

 

Join Us & Make an Impact

If this sounds like the right role for you, we would love to hear from you. Please ensure your application reflects how your skills and experience align with the job description.

 

Apply today and be part of a team that’s transforming lives.

 

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 43 to 48 (£47,792.23 - £53,329.99)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

11/5/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Christopher Thain | christopher.thain@cgl.org.uk

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.