Medical jobs /
Independent Prescriber
- Hospital or practice
- We Are With You
- Location
- Wigan, United Kingdom
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Listed on
- NHS Jobs
Apply on the employer's site →
Join us as an Independent Prescriber in Wigan.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our large clinical team and help us reach underserved communities struggling with substance misuse in Wigan.
If you are a first level Registered Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist who thrives working in a community setting, assessing and supporting people with their healthcare issues, this might be just the role for you.Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve. The service is an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. We specialise in harm reduction and needle syringe provision, psycho social interventions, opioid substitution treatment, referral to detox and community interventions. Check out what our Wigan and Leigh sites have to offer here.
As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us on our website.
As an Independent Prescriber, you will be eager to keep up to date with developments in the treatments that you are prescribing and help With You to develop, implement and evaluate the interventions we use with our clients. These include:
harm reduction
providing support and advice in relation to substance misuse clinics; where we assess and review prescribed treatment plans
advise on detoxification
vaccination and blood testing programmes
It's not just about those people who actively engage with our service though - you will also be reaching out to those in our communities to offer proactive support and education.WithYou 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.Apply on the employer's site →