Trainee Independent Prescriber inNewton Abbot inNewton Abbot PUBLISHED
MON 6 JAN 2025
Humankind Charity rjELGiDw
Key responsibilities include assessing and managing patient care, prescribing medications, conducting health promotion activities, managing blood-borne virus risk, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and maintaining client databases. The role also requires participation in continuous professional development and adherence to clinical governance policies. Humankind Charity encourages informal visits for interested candidates to learn more about the team and the impactful work they do.
Are you a Nurse or Pharmacist willing to work towards this qualification?We are seeking dedicated professionals like you with a passion for delivering evidence-based treatments in Substance Use to join our friendly team in Newton Abbot and make a meaningful impact on people's lives, their families and communities.We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Independent Prescriber to join our dynamic healthcare team. The ideal candidate will possess advanced clinical skills, a strong knowledge of pharmacology, and the ability to autonomously assess, diagnose, and manage patient care. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional patient outcomes and ensure the highest standards of care.If you are not currently an Independent Prescriber but are enthusiastic to train as one, we will provide the training and all the support you will need.
We welcome informal visits to provide the opportunity to meet our friendly team and learn more about the work we do. If you interested in this exciting opportunity please get in touch!
If you would like to know more, please contact:
Lead Nurse Jamie Tune-Holmes,
or
Clinical Service Lead Zoe Baker,
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Independent Prescriber to join our dynamic healthcare team. The ideal candidate will possess advanced clinical skills, a strong knowledge of pharmacology, and the ability to autonomously assess, diagnose, and manage patient care. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional patient outcomes and ensure the highest standards of care.
Key requirements:
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- RCGP QualificationLevel 1or willingness to work towards this
- Experience of working within substance use (desirable)
About us
Job Purpose
To deliver drug and alcohol clinical and prescribing services to the service population.
Key accountabilities:
1. 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.
2. Prescribe cost effectively and according to best practice and provide prescribing information and advice to Pharmacists, Shared Care GPs and hospital staff.
3. Undertake Service User centred assessments, care planning, monitoring, evaluation and reviews in practice and outreach settings.
4. Blood Borne Virus (BBV) management (risk assessment, pre and post-test counselling, testing and immunisation).
5. Deliver health promotion and harm reduction interventions in a client-centred manner (e.g. safer sex, contraception, nutrition and healthy living).
6. Promote and deliver immunisation against Hepatitis B in line with national guidance.
7. Contribute to the maintenance of client clinical database; co-ordinate data entry and retrieval searches and reports to meet the internal and external service requirements as appropriate and ensuring data security at all times.
8. Liaise with pharmacists regarding supervised dispensing and prescription queries.
9. Share care with GPs for Service Users in Primary Care Extended Services (PCES)/Primary Care Recovery Services (PCRS).
10. Deliver clinical interventions across hubs in different locations and deliver outreach as required.
11. Undertake continuing professional development including participating in clinical supervision, performance appraisals and attending training as/when required.
12. Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, best practice policies & procedures and guidelines both internal and external. This includes Humankinds clinical governance policy framework.
13. Participate in the audit process and promote service wide or local clinical audit Implement findings/changes where indicated.
14. Ensure all serious incidents (including deaths in service) are reported, implementing any service changes arising.
15. Disseminate learning across the service and the organisation as appropriate.
16. Provide support and assistance to other Humankind substance misuse services during mobilisation
17. Collaborate on clinical governance, review and implementation of policies and guidelines.
18. Assist in and have continued involvement with national and local research projects, as appropriate
19. Keep abreast of policy and professional development within your area of professional expertise.
20. To promote, adhere to and live our workplace values of being honest, committed and inventive.
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