Clinical Lead - Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

Fixed term contract until 31 March 2026, 15-20 hours per week. Applicants must be an independent prescriber with an active GPhC registration.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership to ABC's team of Non-Medical Prescribers including Clinical Pharmacists, Advanced Paramedic Practitioners and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

As ABC continues to recruit and embed non-medical prescribers to support its clinical team, the role will have a strong focus on the integration of these teams to facilitate enhanced team-working and improved service efficiencies and capacity. The role will provide leadership to ABC's non-medical prescribers, including regular clinical supervision and one-to-ones, review of clinical consultations, quality improvement, prescribing, incidents and holistic support and mentorship.

Main duties of the job

Strategic Planning and Service Development

• To provide expert leadership, governance and oversight for all Non-Medical Prescribers and non-medical prescribing activity
• To ensure that non-medical prescribing practice is safe, legally compliant, evidence based and aligned with national and local frameworks
• To lead the development, implementation and evaluation of ABC's non-medical prescribing strategy and appropriate quality improvement projects
• Develop and maintain robust clinical governance arrangements for non-medical prescribing including audits, incident reviews and safety monitoring

About us

Alliance for Better Care (ABC) is a GP Federation uniting 77 NHS GP member practices across 98 sites within 24 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues - and their patients - to transform how healthcare is delivered in their communities.

We work closely with GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations, and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships enable us to deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectively serve our populations.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Access to NHS pension
• Bespoke training programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• NHS discounts
• Leadership Development Programme
• Salary sacrifice schemes technology and electric vehicle
• Opportunities for secondments

Job responsibilities

Quality Improvement and Data Oversight

• Monitor prescribing trends within the non-medical prescribing team
• Ensure service and prescribing audits are completed, reported and actions followed up as necessary
• Identify improvements and developments in non-medical prescribing activity, working closely with the appropriate Service Manager(s) to ensure implementation

Leadership, Workforce Development and Line Management

• Develop and implement competency frameworks, supervision models and CPD plans for Non-Medical Prescribers
• Leading and managing ABC's team of Non-Medical Prescribers including supervision, competency development and performance oversight
• Lead recruitment, induction and performance management of Non-Medical Prescribers
• Support Non-Medical Prescribers in maintaining competence and developing their scope of practice
• Support workforce capability and confidence in prescribing
• To provide structured clinical supervision and guidance to all Non-Medical Prescribers
• To provide and facilitate reflective learning

Key Working Relationships

• Medical Director
• Head of Core Clinical Services
• Service Managers
• Non-Medical Prescribers
• Head of Quality
• ICB Medicine Optimisation Team

Study Leave/Training

There are opportunities for a study leave allowance.

Supervision

Regular supervisions on a one-to-one basis including an annual formal appraisal will be held with a line manager. If you are in a patient-facing role, you will also receive regular Clinical Supervisions with a Clinical Supervisor.

Induction Programme

You will receive an in-depth induction programme and will be invited to a face-to-face induction day within your first week to give you relevant information about the organisation and your job role.

Please see the full job description for further information.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in service redesign and/or pathway development
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, high-quality care and evidence based practice
• Demonstrable commitment to improvement, innovation and reflective practice
• Experience of working across clinical and operational teams across primary care or system-wide settings.
• Experience of workforce models for Non-Medical Prescribers including competency frameworks, supervision requirements and scope of practice boundaries
• Experience of audit and quality improvement
• Significant and evidenced post registration experience
• Clinical experience of working autonomously within an appropriate setting including physiology, assessment, clinical reason and decision making

Desirable

• Evidence of developing SOPs and prescribing frameworks
• Advanced Leadership Qualification
• Management and leadership experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Independent Prescriber with active licence to practice
• Active registration with GPhC
• Independent Prescribing Qualification
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice/MSc Pharmacy

Desirable

• Training in clinical supervision, coaching or workforce development
• Postgraduate clinical diploma
• CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Pathway
• Clinical supervision course
• Leadership Qualification
• Teaching qualification and/or up to date mentorship qualification
• Completed, and continually updated, HEE Multi-professional framework for Advanced Clinical Practice

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills that build confidence, collaboration and strong multi-disciplinary relationships
• Ability to provide expert clinical advice on complex prescribing queries and issues
• Competence in developing and delivering training, supervision and professional development for prescribers, including Non-Medical Prescribers
• Mentoring, supervising and supporting Non-Medical Prescribers

Desirable

• Advanced data and information analysis skills including interpretation of prescribing trends, audits and safety data
• Demonstrable experience in clinical leadership, influencing stakeholders and strategic decision making
• Experience in incorporating the patient voice into service and quality improvement

Behaviours & Values

Essential

• Proactive self-starter with the ability to set and deliver own objectives
• Inclusive and collaborative approach to leadership
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills across diverse stakeholders
• Positive and flexible approach to work

Desirable

• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Commitment to ongoing leadership development