Independent Prescriber - Outreach

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Independent Prescriber to join our Gloucestershire team. With a background in either nursing you will have sound and demonstrable knowledge of clinical/prescribing issues relating to substance use disorders, including appropriate recovery, harm reduction and health promotion interventions. The post is predominantly based in our Gloucester locality with countrywide coverage required

Main duties of the job

Youll provide compassionate, street-based drug and alcohol support to people who are rough sleeping. Working closely with partner agencies, youll take a whole-person approach, responding to each individuals need.

As an Independent Prescriber you will be joining a vibrant body of clinicians across Via's wider national workforce, with regular meetings for peer support, case discussion and CPD.

With a focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for people accessing our services, we are looking for individuals with sound, demonstrable experience of prescribing to individuals with substance use disorders, and of harm reduction and health promotion interventions.

Were looking for someone who is motivated, flexible and confident working both independently and as part of a team.

This is not just a job youll help people rebuild their lives, reconnect with their family and friends, return to work or education, and much more.

Were looking for individuals with compassion, good communication skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure.

If youre someone who is a good listener, stays curious, and wants to make a difference, wed love to hear from you.

Deadline: 05 September 2026

Salary: £49,790 - £58,360

Vacancy type: Permanent

For further information, contact [email protected] or [email protected]

About us

At Via, our mission is to provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better.

Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use. Everything we do is driven by our values:

Care. Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.

Be human. We are accessible, genuine and humble. Always learning.

Do the right thing. Were open, honest and inclusive. We get things done.

We want to recruit the very best talent. We believe in nurturing a positive workplace culture where our colleagues feel valued, recognised, empowered, and supported.

Job responsibilities

Key duties and activities of the role

Work as a registered health care professional (prescriber) across the county of

Gloucestershire, conduct street outreach to engage/reengage homeless individuals misusing

substances and engage and build relationships with street active individuals.

Deliver health and wellbeing interventions for designated service(s).

Assist in the development of systems, pathways and documents that promote holistic

delivery of services (e.g. criminal justice, blood borne viruses).

Provide clinical (including prescribing) interventions associated with the designated

service(s), ensuring that they are in line with all relevant legislation, best practice

guidance, professional and CQC standards and organisational documents.

Ensure appropriate clinical management of people who use the designated service(s).

Encourage people using services to access education and employment services and

holistic health, wellbeing, harm reduction and recovery support activities.

Contribute to ensuring effective use of clinical resources (including staffing,

consideration of financial and contractual issues) for the designated service(s).

Promote and support organisational interface, for example with commissioners,

suppliers, primary and secondary care services (including public health, wholesalers,

community pharmacy/GPs and hospitals respectively).

Assist implementation of (medicines/drug/devices/infection control etc) alert responses

in collaboration with the Clinical Department.

Be involved in relevant audits, ongoing monitoring and implementation of associated

recommendations/action plans.

Contribute to the collation and use of clinical data and have involvement in subsequent

improvements required, relating to quality/performance indicators.

Contribute to the reporting, investigating and resolution of incidents, complaints and

disciplinary matters to reduce the risk of recurrence.

Provide competency assessment and training of staff/students/volunteers, identify and

support development needs of others and support colleagues to develop in their roles

to deliver excellent services.

Undertake continuing professional development to maintain confidence and

competence, to meet organisational and professional regulator revalidation

requirements.

Work in line with all relevant legislation, best practice guidance, professional and CQCstandards and organisational documents.

Provide advice and guidance on clinical (including prescribing) issues to staff working

in the designated service(s), as well as other colleagues and partner agencies.

Work alongside management and their direct reports to support a one team

approach.

Where relevant, provide clinical/line management supervision for other staff and

support facilitation of relevant meetings/training events

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Healthcare professional registered with NMC/HCPC/GPhC
• Qualified prescriber, able to prescribe independently (including controlled drugs for the
• management of substance use).

Desirable

• Desirable:
• Relevant post-graduate qualifications/completion of relevant recognised
• qualifications e.g. RCGP Drugs Part 1/2 Certificates, CMHP Credentialed (as
• appropriate).
• Experience of providing clinical services for people who use substances.
• Experience of contributing to audits, performance indicators, incident and
• complaints management processes and education/learning/professional
• development