Clinical Lead – GP – Prescribing

**Reports to:** Medical Director

**Responsible to:** Head of Clinical Services

**Proposed salary:** £14,560 per session per annum

**Hours of work:** Two sessions per week

**Tenure:** Fixed Term to 31st March 2028

**Base:** Hybrid home working with regular attendance at ABC offices in Crawley and Horley as well as other locations as may be required

**On Call Element:** No

**Main duties of the job**

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

As Alliance for Better Care 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 ABCs non-medical prescribers, including regular clinical supervision and one-to-ones, review of clinical consultations, quality improvement, prescribing, incidents and holistic support and mentorship.

The ideal post holder will have experience in service development, strategic planning and quality improvement.

**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.

**Our Values**

– **We innovate**

If we can do something better, we should

– **We are honest**

Even when it is difficult

– **We care**

And put the patient first

– **We are inclusive**

We listen and we act

– **We deliver**

And we’re known to like a challenge!

**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**

**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
– Develop and maintain robust clinical governance arrangements for non-medical prescribing including audits, incident reviews and safety monitoring

**Quality Improvement and Data Oversight**

– 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 ABCs 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

**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.

**Person Specification**

**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

**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

**Experience**

Essential

– Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, high-quality care and evidence-based practice
– Demonstrable commitment to improvement, innovation and reflective practice
– Experience of workforce models for Non-Medical Prescribers including competency frameworks, supervision requirements and scope of practice boundaries
– Experience of audit and quality improvement

Desirable

– Evidence of developing SOPs and prescribing frameworks
– Experience in service redesign and/or pathway development
– Experience of working across clinical and operational teams across primary care or system-wide settings

**Qualifications**

Essential

– Qualified GP
– General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
– Full GMC Registration
– National Performers List registration
– Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
– MRCGP

Desirable

– Training in clinical supervision, coaching or workforce development
– 5 years+ post CCT experience

**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.

Pay: £70.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8.0 per week

Benefits:

– Company pension
– Cycle to work scheme
– Employee discount
– Enhanced maternity leave
– Enhanced paternity leave
– Health & wellbeing programme
– Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

– Horley RH6 7BL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

– United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person