Job Description

As a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber, you will be involved with prescribing Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) interventions, benzodiazepine reductions, alcohol and opioid detoxifications and relapse prevention medications. In addition you will have a proactive role in medicines optimisation work and supporting the locally commissioned community pharmacy services.

As part of the wider Clinical Team you will also provide support for health care assessments, providing Blood Borne Virus screening and vaccinations (training will be given to support your role in vaccination administration if you have not done this before) and will work closely with primary and secondary care and social care services. You’ll also help to create a collaborative approach that links Turning Point ever closer to outside professionals and agencies.

You will have a real opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to delivering clinically excellent services.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

We are seeking a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber that will join a new team, you will need to be an excellent communicator, you’ll have the ability to develop support packages that are creative, flexible and tailored to the needs of each individual. And of course, we’re looking for a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.