This Independent Prescriber post sits within Waythrough's New Vision Bradford hubs, a complex integrated substance misuse treatment service run on a multidisciplinary model. The work centres on clinical assessment and prescribing of medicines, including controlled drugs, alongside blood-borne virus testing, immunisation and harm reduction support. Prescribing spans hubs and outreach settings and includes shared care with GPs and advice to pharmacists, with protected CPD and clinical supervision built in. Fit depends on being a registered nurse or pharmacist who holds an Independent Prescriber qualification.
What the job involves
- Carry out clinical assessment and prescribe medicines, including controlled drugs, in line with national and organisational guidance
- Prescribe cost-effectively and advise pharmacists, shared care GPs and hospital staff on prescribing
- Carry out service user-centred assessment, care planning, monitoring and review in practice and outreach settings
- Manage blood-borne virus services, including 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
- 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
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
