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Independent Prescriber

Hospital or practice
We Are With You
Location
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Posted
Oct 13, 2026
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Cromwell House - Cromwell Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6JE | Residential Alcohol & Opioid Detoxification Job Description/Person Specification Help us deliver safe, compassionate detoxification that changes lives.This is a great role to support work life balance - working Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with no Bank Holiday working, you will provide clinical oversight for residents undertaking planned alcohol and opioid detoxification. You will have robust, supportive management from local With You Clinical Leads and will work closely with our Medicines Management team, Recovery Connections residential staff, community services, pharmacies and other healthcare professionals to ensure each person receives safe, evidence-informed and person-centred care. You will: Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments and contribute to decisions about detoxification suitability and treatment planning. Independently prescribe and clinically manage alcohol and opioid detoxification medication within your scope of practice. Monitor withdrawal symptoms, response to treatment and emerging physical or psychological risks. Review and adjust treatment plans where clinically indicated, escalating concerns appropriately. Provide clinical advice and support to the residential team. Ensure medicines are prescribed, administered, monitored and managed safely. Recognise deterioration and make timely decisions regarding escalation to urgent or specialist medical care. Work collaboratively with GPs, community drug and alcohol teams, pharmacies and other healthcare providers. Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, safeguarding, risk management and medicines governance. Contribute to clinical audit, qualCromwell House - Cromwell Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6JE | Residential Alcohol & Opioid Detoxification Job Description/Person Specification Help us deliver safe, compassionate detoxification that changes lives.

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