Bank Independent Prescriber - Likewise, Portland House, Sheffield

• Discounts from various schemes
• Training and personal development
• A chance to make a real difference in peoples lives
• Free induction and role-specific training
• Support from experienced staff and regular supervision
• Opportunities to meet new people and develop your confidence
• Reimbursement for travel and agreed expenses
• Valuable experience that can support your personal or career development

• 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.
• Prescribe cost effectively and according to best practice and provide prescribing information and advice to Pharmacists, Shared Care GPs and hospital staff.
• Undertake Service User centred assessments, care planning, monitoring, evaluation andreviews in practice and outreach settings.
• Blood Borne Virus (BBV) management (risk assessment, pre and post-test counselling,testing and immunisation).
• Deliver health promotion and harm reduction interventions in a client-centred manner (e.g. safer sex, contraception, nutrition and healthy living).
• Promote and deliver immunisation against Hepatitis B in line with national guidance.
• 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.
• Liaise with pharmacists regarding supervised dispensing and prescription queries.
• Share care with GPs for Service Users in Primary Care Extended Services (PCES)/Primary
• Care Recovery Services (PCRS).
• Deliver clinical interventions across hubs in different locations and deliver outreach as required.
• Undertake continuing professional development including participating in clinical supervision, performance appraisals and attending training as/when required.
• Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, best practice policies & procedures and guidelines both internal and external. This includes Humankinds clinical governance policy framework.
• Participate in the audit process and promote service wide or local clinical audit Implement findings/changes where indicated.
• Ensure all serious incidents (including deaths in service) are reported, implementing any service changes arising.
• Disseminate learning across the service and the organisation as appropriate.
• Provide support and assistance to other Humankind substance misuse services during mobilisation
• Collaborate on clinical governance, review and implementation of policies and guidelines.
• Assist in and have continued involvement with national and local research projects, as appropriate
• Keep abreast of policy and professional development within your area of professional expertise.
• To promote, adhere to and live our workplace values of being honest, committed and inventive.

Essential

• First level registered nurse or registered pharmacist
• Independent Prescriber qualified.
• RCGP Qualifications Level 1 (and 2 or willingness to work towards)

Essential

• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook Office programmes
• Experience of entering complex information onto an electronic / clinical data base.
• Experience in delivering evidence based treatments in Substance Misuse.
• Previous experience of carrying out general health care assessment including BBV, and delivering health promotion/ harm reduction interventions, advice and information.
• Awareness of social context of drug misuse and the wider implications of the behaviour.
• Understanding of complexities of primary health care and the constrictions and opportunities inherent in the primary care sector.
• Awareness and experience of the principles of Audit.
• Understanding of drug misuse services available in the public and voluntary services.
• Awareness of national strategies impacting on drug and alcohol services and role of Independent Prescriber.
• Understanding of the differences between the private and the public sector roles and responsibilities.