Non Medical Prescriber
- Walthamstow, East London
- £47,792-53,330 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Please note: 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:
- Assess, diagnose, plan; implement and evaluate treatment and interventions and care for service users.
- Clinically assess service user needs and plan clinical care accordingly.
- Diagnose and manage on an individual needs basis, integrating both drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan, in conjunction with the Recovery Coordinator.
- Identify and assess suitability of service users for in-patient alcohol and opioid detoxification as appropriate.
- Proactively review and manage clinical treatment plans of the service user.
- 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.
- Work with service users to support concordance to prescribed treatments.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed, illicit and over-the-counter medication, including side-effects and interactions.
- 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, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
- Assess, update and refer service users for BBV vaccination and immunisation programmes. Support service users to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles.
- Contribute to the service to ensure that the homeless population consistently receive high quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and to the highest professional standards.
- Work unsocial hours when required.
- Proactively participate on the initiation and implementation of changes within the homeless health service, including the challenging of professional and organisational boundaries, which will improve clinical outcomes, and meet the needs of the homeless health
- Act as an advocate for people experiencing homelessness, supporting the individuals own choices in regards to their care whilst promoting independence and self-care
- Work in partnership with other community teams/voluntary organisations in order to ensure the seamless delivery of care to the homeless population
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- 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
- Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.