Independent Prescriber

Humankind Charity; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider in Bradford is seeking a skilled Independent Prescriber to join their healthcare team. This role involves conducting clinical assessments, prescribing medications effectively, and delivering health promotion interventions. Ideal candidates will hold RCGP Qualifications Level 1 and possess experience in substance misuse. Join a supportive team dedicated to making a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Strong ethos around staff development

Protected CPD time

Individual and group supervision

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical assessment and prescribing medications.
• Knowledge of national and organisational guidelines for prescribing.
• Experience within substance misuse is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and prescribe medications.
• Provide prescribing information to healthcare professionals.
• Manage Blood Borne Virus (BBV) and deliver health interventions.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Cost-effective prescribing

Client-centered care

Education

RCGP Qualifications Level 1

Willingness to work towards Level 2

Job description

Overview

We are seeking dedicated professionals like you to join our team in Bradford and make a meaningful impact in people's lives, their families and communities. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Independent Prescriber to join our dynamic healthcare team.

About us

We are one of the largest complex integrated treatment services in England. We operate an MDT model and there is real opportunity to work within a fantastic supportive team, including a mental health nurse offering specific interventions to support people, making a real difference to the lives of those in our community. We have a strong ethos around staff development, with protected CPD time being offered, as well as individual and group supervision. All clinical services are supported by an experienced and dynamic multidisciplinary central clinical department.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment with or without prescribing a range of medications (including controlled drugs) to support recovery in line with national and organisational guidelines and policies.
• Prescribe cost effectively and according to best practice and provide prescribing information and advice to Pharmacists, Shared Care GPs and hospital staff.
• Undertake service‑user centred assessments, care planning, monitoring, evaluation and reviews in practice and outreach settings.
• Blood Borne Virus (BBV) management (risk assessment, pre and post‑test counselling, testing and immunisation).
• Deliver health promotion and harm reduction interventions in a client‑centred manner (e.g. safer sex, contraception, nutrition and healthy living).
• Promote and deliver immunisation against Hepatitis B in line with national guidance.
• Contribute to the maintenance of client clinical database; coordinate data entry and retrieval searches and reports to meet the internal and external service requirements as appropriate and ensuring data security at all times.

Person Specification

• RCGP Qualifications Level 1 (and Level 2 or willingness to work towards).
• Experience of working within substance misuse (desirable).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.