Job summary
Are you an Independent Prescriber who is
knowledgeable and passionate about helping people who are experiencing
problematic drug or alcohol drug use?
The Role
We are looking for a qualified Independent
Prescriber with a keen interest in supporting people who are experiencing
problematic alcohol or drug use, to join our integrated substance misuse service
in the London Borough of Redbridge.
Whether you are highly experienced or new to the
sector, this role will provide you with significant scope for growth and
innovation within a supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team of clinical
and non-clinical professionals, as well as Vias Central Clinical Leads.
The main purpose of this role is to provide excellent quality of clinical care to those accessing treatment with us, improving their health and outcomes in their recovery.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities will include the following:
To clinically assess and initiate prescribing for new
people who are seeking opiate substitution therapy, i.e. Methadone, Espranor,
Buvidal, ensuring responsive and timely initiation of prescribing.
To clinically assess those who are alcohol
dependent for their suitability for an on-site ambulatory - community - detoxification, and to support the nursing team during ambulatory detoxes, and
with relapse prevention prescribing, e.g., Acamprosate.
To support effective continuity-of-care prescribing
from prisons and inpatient settings.
To conduct regular clinical reviews in line with
best practice guidelines.
To encourage people to consider OST reduction
plans, OST community detoxes within our Recovery Hub, and inpatient OST
detoxification.
To routinely offer harm reduction advice and
information including overdose prevention and naloxone, to help them take an
informed approach to their treatment, such as through recommending the SODA
tool, and maintaining a recovery focus.
To support the multidisciplinary team of recovery
practitioners, volunteers, and apprentices to have a greater awareness and
understanding of clinical factors and decision making to support holistic
treatment planning and risk assessment.
To attend and chair the weekly MDTs, and Vias
weekly Central Clinical Meeting.
About us
Location and Hours
The role is predominantly based at our main hub in Ilford
Chambers, 11 Chapel Road, Ilford IG1 2DR but the role could involve occasional travel
to external meetings and satellites within the borough, and to other Via
locations as needed.
Our usual hours of service are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm,
with one late clinic on a Tuesday that colleagues cover in rotation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Purpose
Provide
high quality service delivery to people who use substances and their significant
others.
Contribute
to the overall performance of designated service(s) to ensure that contractual
output targets and high clinical standards are achieved.
Provide
safe, effective and evidence-based clinical, including prescribed interventions within the designated services and partnership agencies as required
by service configuration.
Key duties and activities of the role
Work
as a registered health care professional prescriber, in designated
services.
Deliver
health and wellbeing interventions for designated services.
Assist
in the development of systems, pathways and documents that promote holistic
delivery of service, e.g. criminal justice, blood borne viruses.
Provide
clinical, including prescribing interventions associated with the designated
services, ensuring that they are in line with all relevant legislation, best
practice guidance, professional and CQC standards and organisational documents.
Ensure
appropriate clinical management of people who use the designated services.
Encourage
people using services to access education and employment services and holistic
health, wellbeing, harm reduction and recovery support activities.
Contribute
to ensuring effective use of clinical resources, including staffing,
consideration of financial and contractual issues for the designated
services.
Promote
and support organisational interface, for example with commissioners,
suppliers, primary and secondary care services, including public health,
wholesalers, community pharmacy and GPs and hospitals respectively.
Assist
implementation of medicines, drug, devices, infection control etc, alert
responses in collaboration with the Clinical Department.
Be
involved in relevant audits, ongoing monitoring and implementation of
associated recommendations and action plans.
Contribute
to the collation and use of clinical data and have involvement in subsequent
improvements required, relating to quality abd performance indicators.
Contribute
to the reporting, investigating and resolution of incidents, complaints and
disciplinary matters to reduce the risk of recurrence.
Provide
competency assessment and training of staff, students, volunteers, identify and
support development needs of others and support colleagues to develop in their
roles to deliver excellent services.
Undertake
continuing professional development to maintain confidence and competence, to
meet organisational and professional regulator revalidation requirements.
Work
in line with all relevant legislation, best practice guidance, professional and
CQC standards and organisational documents.
Provide
advice and guidance on clinical, including prescribing issues to staff working
in the designated service(s), as well as other colleagues and partner agencies.
Work
alongside management and their direct reports to support a one team approach.
Where
relevant, provide clinical and line management supervision for other staff and
support facilitation of relevant meetings and training events.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Purpose
Provide
high quality service delivery to people who use substances and their significant
others.
Contribute
to the overall performance of designated service(s) to ensure that contractual
output targets and high clinical standards are achieved.
Provide
safe, effective and evidence-based clinical, including prescribed interventions within the designated services and partnership agencies as required
by service configuration.
Key duties and activities of the role
Work
as a registered health care professional prescriber, in designated
services.
Deliver
health and wellbeing interventions for designated services.
Assist
in the development of systems, pathways and documents that promote holistic
delivery of service, e.g. criminal justice, blood borne viruses.
Provide
clinical, including prescribing interventions associated with the designated
services, ensuring that they are in line with all relevant legislation, best
practice guidance, professional and CQC standards and organisational documents.
Ensure
appropriate clinical management of people who use the designated services.
Encourage
people using services to access education and employment services and holistic
health, wellbeing, harm reduction and recovery support activities.
Contribute
to ensuring effective use of clinical resources, including staffing,
consideration of financial and contractual issues for the designated
services.
Promote
and support organisational interface, for example with commissioners,
suppliers, primary and secondary care services, including public health,
wholesalers, community pharmacy and GPs and hospitals respectively.
Assist
implementation of medicines, drug, devices, infection control etc, alert
responses in collaboration with the Clinical Department.
Be
involved in relevant audits, ongoing monitoring and implementation of
associated recommendations and action plans.
Contribute
to the collation and use of clinical data and have involvement in subsequent
improvements required, relating to quality abd performance indicators.
Contribute
to the reporting, investigating and resolution of incidents, complaints and
disciplinary matters to reduce the risk of recurrence.
Provide
competency assessment and training of staff, students, volunteers, identify and
support development needs of others and support colleagues to develop in their
roles to deliver excellent services.
Undertake
continuing professional development to maintain confidence and competence, to
meet organisational and professional regulator revalidation requirements.
Work
in line with all relevant legislation, best practice guidance, professional and
CQC standards and organisational documents.
Provide
advice and guidance on clinical, including prescribing issues to staff working
in the designated service(s), as well as other colleagues and partner agencies.
Work
alongside management and their direct reports to support a one team approach.
Where
relevant, provide clinical and line management supervision for other staff and
support facilitation of relevant meetings and training events.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Healthcare professional registered with NMC, HCPC, GPhC.
- Qualified prescriber, able to prescribe independently, including controlled drugs for the management of substance use.
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualifications and completion of relevant recognised qualifications e.g. RCGP Drugs Part 1 and 2 Certificates, CMHP Credentialed, as appropriate.
Experience
Essential
- Sound and demonstrable knowledge of clinical and prescribing issues relating to problematic substance use, including appropriate recovery, harm reduction and health promotion interventions.
- Solution-focused, with an inclusive and innovative approach to service development.
- Demonstrable ability to deliver an excellent quality level of service to vulnerable people with complex needs. This includes the ability to complete assessments, care and support plans, risk assessments and to complete case recording to a high standard and in a timely way.
- Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems such as Nebula.
- A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements including the CQC, NICE and any other relevant bodies.
- A demonstrable commitment to working in partnership with other professionals such as criminal justice agencies, primary care, secondary care, commissioners, community groups and other stakeholders to achieve good outcomes for people who use our services.
- The ability to work calmly under pressure, ensuring that deadlines are met, and ensure all information is recorded in a timely manner.
- The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in different settings (e.g., written, spoken, presented, etc) and to different groups of people.
- Great team working, communication, interpersonal skills and cooperative approach to supporting colleagues and the whole team to deliver organisational objectives, as well as in working directly with people who use our services and their significant others.
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical services for people who use substances.
- Experience of contributing to audits, performance indicators, incident and complaints management processes and education, learning, professional development.
- Professional affiliation e.g. RCN, RPS, CMHP, Addiction Professionals, as appropriate.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision, line management and appraisals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Healthcare professional registered with NMC, HCPC, GPhC.
- Qualified prescriber, able to prescribe independently, including controlled drugs for the management of substance use.
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualifications and completion of relevant recognised qualifications e.g. RCGP Drugs Part 1 and 2 Certificates, CMHP Credentialed, as appropriate.
Experience
Essential
- Sound and demonstrable knowledge of clinical and prescribing issues relating to problematic substance use, including appropriate recovery, harm reduction and health promotion interventions.
- Solution-focused, with an inclusive and innovative approach to service development.
- Demonstrable ability to deliver an excellent quality level of service to vulnerable people with complex needs. This includes the ability to complete assessments, care and support plans, risk assessments and to complete case recording to a high standard and in a timely way.
- Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems such as Nebula.
- A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements including the CQC, NICE and any other relevant bodies.
- A demonstrable commitment to working in partnership with other professionals such as criminal justice agencies, primary care, secondary care, commissioners, community groups and other stakeholders to achieve good outcomes for people who use our services.
- The ability to work calmly under pressure, ensuring that deadlines are met, and ensure all information is recorded in a timely manner.
- The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in different settings (e.g., written, spoken, presented, etc) and to different groups of people.
- Great team working, communication, interpersonal skills and cooperative approach to supporting colleagues and the whole team to deliver organisational objectives, as well as in working directly with people who use our services and their significant others.
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical services for people who use substances.
- Experience of contributing to audits, performance indicators, incident and complaints management processes and education, learning, professional development.
- Professional affiliation e.g. RCN, RPS, CMHP, Addiction Professionals, as appropriate.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision, line management and appraisals.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
