Independent Prescriber - Barnsley Recovery Steps

The Methodist Church in Britain; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Protected CPD time

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Waythrough is recruiting an Independent Prescriber for the Barnsley Recovery Steps substance misuse service, working in a multidisciplinary team. The post focuses on clinical assessment and prescribing, plus HBV testing and harm reduction outreach.

Applicants should hold an Independent Prescriber qualification and be registered as a nurse or pharmacist, with experience in substance misuse and data management.

Qualifications

• Independent Prescriber qualification required.
• RCGP Level 1 qualification standard.
• Level 2 (or willingness to work towards it) desired.
• Registered nurse (NMC) or pharmacist (GPhC) registration.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment and prescribing of a range of medications, including controlled drugs.
• Service user-centred assessment, care planning, monitoring and review.
• Blood-borne virus management including testing and vaccination.
• Deliver health promotion and harm reduction interventions.
• Maintain clinical databases and data security.
• Liaise with pharmacists on supervised dispensing and prescriptions.
• Share care with GPs for services in primary care settings.
• Participate in clinical audit and CPD.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Prescribing

Data entry

Microsoft Outlook

Education

Independent Prescriber qualification

RCGP Level 1

RCGP Level 2 (or willingness to work towards)

NMC registration

GPhC registration

Tools

Office suite

Job description

An Independent Prescriber post in the Barnsley Recovery Steps substance misuse service, run by Waythrough within a multidisciplinary team. The role centres on clinical assessment and prescribing of medicines, including controlled drugs, alongside blood-borne virus testing, immunisation and harm reduction work. Much of the work is delivered across hubs and through outreach. Applicants need an Independent Prescriber qualification and registration as a nurse or pharmacist.

What the job involves

• Clinical assessment and prescribing of a range of medications, including controlled drugs, in line with national and organisational guidelines
• Prescribe cost-effectively and advise pharmacists, shared care GPs and hospital staff on prescribing
• Service user-centred assessment, care planning, monitoring and review in practice and outreach settings
• Blood-borne virus management: risk assessment, pre- and post-test counselling, testing and immunisation
• Deliver health promotion and harm reduction interventions, such as safer sex, contraception, nutrition and healthy living
• Promote and deliver hepatitis B immunisation in line with national guidance
• Maintain the clinical database, co-ordinating data entry, searches and reports while keeping data secure
• Liaise with pharmacists on supervised dispensing and prescription queries
• Share care with GPs for service users in Primary Care Extended Services and Primary Care Recovery Services
• Deliver clinical interventions across hubs and outreach as required
• Take part in clinical audit, implement findings, and report serious incidents including deaths in service
• Undertake CPD, clinical supervision and performance appraisals

What’s required

Qualifications

• Independent Prescriber qualification
• RCGP Qualifications Level 1, and Level 2 or willingness to work towards it

Registration & licences

• First level registered nurse (NMC) or registered pharmacist (GPhC)

Experience

• Entering complex information onto an electronic or clinical database
• Delivering evidence-based treatments in substance misuse
• General health care assessment, including blood-borne virus, health promotion and harm reduction
• Principles of clinical audit

Skills & knowledge

• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook and Office programmes
• Awareness of the social context of drug misuse
• Understanding of the complexities of primary health care
• Understanding of drug misuse services in the public and voluntary sectors
• Awareness of national strategies for drug and alcohol services and the role of the Independent Prescriber
• Understanding of the differences between private and public sector roles

Nice to have

• Experience of working within substance misuse

What’s offered

• Protected CPD time
• Individual and group supervision
• Support from a central multidisciplinary clinical department