Independent Prescriber

We are looking for a Independent Prescriber to join us in Stoke-on-Trent. Our Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service are recruiting for an experienced Independent Prescriber to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are a registered Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist who thrives working in a community setting, assessing and supporting people, this might be the role for you.

With You provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.

• Carry out clinical assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management in line with With You regulations, national regulations, policies and procedures.
• Work as part of a large clinical team at the main base while also conducting outreach to clinics across Stoke-on-Trent.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the treatments you prescribe and help With You to develop, implement and evaluate the interventions used with clients.
• Assist with harm reduction, providing support and advice in relation to substance misuse.
• Assist with clinics: assess, screen and triage clients, advise on detoxification where appropriate.
• Assist with vaccination and blood testing programmes.
• Collaborate with other social and healthcare professionals to deliver best outcomes for clients, including proactive community outreach.
• Work closely with Operational & Clinical Leadership and Recovery Workers to ensure clinical and psychosocial needs are met, prescribing is safe, effective and in accordance with best practice.

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or a Registered Pharmacist (GPhC).
• Successfully completed the supplementaryере/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Successful track record of delivering nursing interventions in a community setting.
• Demonstrated experience of healthcare assessments, care planning and key working.
• Evidence of peer working or working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of the issues affecting substance misusers, including the impact on their wider health.
• Effective teamwork skills, using collaborative and supportive approaches.
• Strong organisational/time management skills, capable of managing competing and conflicting demands.
• Comfortable and confident using IT packages.
• Accurate gathering and maintaining of records and information.
• Passion for the work, with a positive and engaging approach to clients and staff.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring. We encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages, and armed forces veterans. We provide a guaranteed interview scheme for veterans meeting the essential criteria. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and offers a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition that may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we will make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year.
• Auto‑enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme.
• Access to a Blue Light Card – giving you great savings on big high‑street and online brands.
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support your wellbeing.
• A £500 referral bonus for each successful referral who completes their 6‑month probation period.

The closing date for applications is 8th February 2026. All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter explaining why you should be considered for this role. The role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.