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Lead Pharmacist for ADHD Prescribing Team - ProblemShared
This is a role for a motivated, enthusiastic prescribing pharmacist, with extensive clinical skills in the field of ADHD and leadership. You will be flexible, solution-focused, and with a growth mindset. You will have experience in prescribing for adults and children. The Lead Pharmacist will support the Clinical Lead in the safe and effective delivery of care within the centralized prescribing duty team, and wider ADHD team. This role is integral to ensuring a consistent and efficient medication service, thus high standards of clinical care and efficient operation of our digital healthcare services, within Problem Shared.
You will have line management responsibility for the prescribing team, in addition to your clinical work you will also drive service improvement to improve pathway efficiency and client experience.The Lead Pharmacist will work closely with the Team Leads, Clinical Lead and medication operations team to maintain high standards of care and service delivery.
Main duties of the job
- Support the development of a centralised prescribing model of working within the duty team.
- Print and send prescriptions which have been electronically created by prescribers.
- Provide a second line check of prescribing decisions when issuing prescriptions.
- Support the duty team in responding to client queries, creating and sending repeat prescription requests and monitoring duty ticket requests.
- Reviewing physical observations submitted by clients and discussing results with clients and/or the wider prescribing team.
- Escalation of issues, concerns or abnormal results.
- Line manage prescribers in the duty team.
- Provide pharmacological advice and in supervision settings and support the wider team.
- Receiving and posting prescription pads to prescribers and logging prescription numbers.
- Monitoring risk during contact with clients.
- MDT or liaison with the specialist advisory group (cardiologist, psychiatrists, paediatrician and specialist ND expert).
- Interviewing new candidates.
- Personal Development/ training.
- Providing safeguarding and risk advice and support to colleagues.
- Coordinating the centralised prescribing and duty team meetings and agendas.
- Ensuring delivery of evidence based high quality care in line with national guidance.
About us
The digital healthcare landscape is exciting and ever changing. We have a depth of knowledge in our own team; working at the forefront of change you will be surrounded by talented and supported colleagues and leaders. Striving for excellence and best in class clinical service is at the heart of our team where learning and CPD is integral. Our community of experts have created an environment of knowledge sharing and we have access to the key voices in the world of neurodevelopmental excellence.
ProblemShared has created strong partnerships servicing several NHS, university, and insurer contracts to deliver high quality ADHD and Autism assessments as well as assessments for learning differences. We offer wrap-around care in the form of psychoeducation, prescribing, educational navigation, and therapy sessions all under one roof.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the development of a centralised prescribing model of working within the duty team.
- Print and send prescriptions which have been electronically created by prescribers.
- Provide a second line check of prescribing decisions when issuing prescriptions.
- Support the duty team in responding to client queries, creating and sending repeat prescription requests and monitoring duty ticket requests.
- Reviewing physical observations submitted by clients and discussing results with clients and/or the wider prescribing team.
- Escalation of issues, concerns or abnormal results.
- Line manage prescribers in the duty team.
- Provide pharmacological advice and in supervision settings and support the wider team.
- Receiving and posting prescription pads to prescribers and logging prescription numbers.
- Monitoring risk during contact with clients.
- MDT or liaison with the specialist advisory group (cardiologist, psychiatrists, paediatrician and specialist ND expert).
- Interviewing new candidates.
- Personal Development/ training.
- Providing safeguarding and risk advice and support to colleagues.
- Coordinating the centralised prescribing and duty team meetings and agendas.
- Ensuring delivery of evidence based high quality care in line with national guidance.
Quality Check:
- Perform monthly quality checks on 2% of clinical records, within the centralised prescribing and duty team, to maintain high clinical standards.
- Identify areas for improvement and provide constructive feedback to clinicians.
Assessment and Evaluation:
- Daily meeting with duty team to allocate workload.
- Attending team meetings, supervision and CPD to ensure ongoing competency andcompliance with standards.
Team Support:
- Provide clinical pharmacy support to team members.
Meetings and Communication:
- Attend weekly team meetings to discuss updates, address concerns, and foster team collaboration. These should be driven by the standardised agenda.
- Attend weekly meetings with the Clinical Lead to report on prescribing clinic performance, discuss strategic initiatives, and align on goals.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of best practices and industry standards in digital healthcare, in your specific field.
- Collaborate with other team members and departments to ensure integrated and coordinated care.
- Escalate any issues or conflicts within the team promptly and effectively.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the development of a centralised prescribing model of working within the duty team.
- Print and send prescriptions which have been electronically created by prescribers.
- Provide a second line check of prescribing decisions when issuing prescriptions.
- Support the duty team in responding to client queries, creating and sending repeat prescription requests and monitoring duty ticket requests.
- Reviewing physical observations submitted by clients and discussing results with clients and/or the wider prescribing team.
- Escalation of issues, concerns or abnormal results.
- Line manage prescribers in the duty team.
- Provide pharmacological advice and in supervision settings and support the wider team.
- Receiving and posting prescription pads to prescribers and logging prescription numbers.
- Monitoring risk during contact with clients.
- MDT or liaison with the specialist advisory group (cardiologist, psychiatrists, paediatrician and specialist ND expert).
- Interviewing new candidates.
- Personal Development/ training.
- Providing safeguarding and risk advice and support to colleagues.
- Coordinating the centralised prescribing and duty team meetings and agendas.
- Ensuring delivery of evidence based high quality care in line with national guidance.
Quality Check:
- Perform monthly quality checks on 2% of clinical records, within the centralised prescribing and duty team, to maintain high clinical standards.
- Identify areas for improvement and provide constructive feedback to clinicians.
Assessment and Evaluation:
- Daily meeting with duty team to allocate workload.
- Attending team meetings, supervision and CPD to ensure ongoing competency andcompliance with standards.
Team Support:
- Provide clinical pharmacy support to team members.
Meetings and Communication:
- Attend weekly team meetings to discuss updates, address concerns, and foster team collaboration. These should be driven by the standardised agenda.
- Attend weekly meetings with the Clinical Lead to report on prescribing clinic performance, discuss strategic initiatives, and align on goals.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of best practices and industry standards in digital healthcare, in your specific field.
- Collaborate with other team members and departments to ensure integrated and coordinated care.
- Escalate any issues or conflicts within the team promptly and effectively.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and policies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (V300).
- Proven experience within an ADHD setting.
- Strong understanding of digital healthcare platforms and technologies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise, and manage time effectively.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of clinical care and continuous improvement.
- Must hold Enhanced DBS.
- A Right to Work in the UK.
- A UK address from which to work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (V300).
- Proven experience within an ADHD setting.
- Strong understanding of digital healthcare platforms and technologies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise, and manage time effectively.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of clinical care and continuous improvement.
- Must hold Enhanced DBS.
- A Right to Work in the UK.
- A UK address from which to work
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).
