ADHD Ongoing Care Prescriber
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Psychiatry UKDigital psychiatry
United Kingdom (Remote)Full-TimeJunior
Salary£50,000 per annum FTE plus £1,000 per annum - working from home allowance
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum of one year's post-prescribing qualification experience. Additional post-registration or post-qualification experience requirements vary by professional background.
Requirements
- Be a first-level Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), or a first-level Registered Nurse in Adult, Children's, or Learning Disabilities; alternatively, be a registered pharmacist.
- Nurse applicants must hold an Independent and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) qualification.
- Pharmacist applicants must hold an Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.
- Nurse applicants must have at least one year of post-registration experience in a secondary mental health service, or relevant post-qualification mental health training.
- Pharmacist applicants must have at least one year of post-qualification experience in a secondary mental health service or relevant further training, or one year of post-prescribing experience in ADHD or mental health services.
- Have a minimum of one year's post-prescribing qualification experience.
- Pharmacist applicants must have experience in ongoing prescribing and long-term patient management.
- Demonstrate advanced IT proficiency and digital literacy, and be able to use digital health platforms and systems in a remote environment.
- Be able to manage an independent caseload, exercise sound clinical judgement, and prioritise workload.
- Have experience collaborating within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
- Be proficient in using and interpreting ADHD rating scales, validated screening tools, and clinical monitoring measures.
- Demonstrate understanding of safeguarding principles and procedures, and be able to identify and escalate patient risk or deterioration.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, evidence-based prescribing for adult ADHD in line with NICE, Psychiatry UK, and RPS prescribing standards.
- Manage ongoing patient care, including medication reviews, adherence monitoring, and side-effect management.
- Respond to medication-related patient queries through secure communication channels.
- Prescribe independently or as a supplementary prescriber within scope of practice, seeking senior clinical support when required.
- Collaborate with prescribers, psychiatrists, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated care.
- Conduct risk assessments, identify safeguarding concerns, and escalate issues in accordance with organisational policies.
- Maintain accurate, confidential clinical records using digital systems.
- Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives, and prescribing reviews.
- Engage in clinical supervision, team learning, and continuous professional development.
- Contribute to prescribing pathways, annual review processes, and service delivery improvements.
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