Band 7 Senior Practitioner - Medicines Team

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Job Title: Band 7 Senior Practitioner - Medicines Team
Specialism: Medicines
Location: Camden, UK
Salary: £34.00 Hourly
Contract: Ongoing | Full Time / Part Time

Band 7 Senior Practitioner required for an ongoing locum opportunity within the Medicines Team in Camden. This exciting opportunity offers the chance to make a positive impact in the field of children's mental health services while working within a vibrant community. With flexible full-time and part-time options available, you can choose a schedule that suits your lifestyle while earning £34.00 per hour and developing your expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Perks and benefits:

• Full Time / Part Time: Enjoy the freedom of choosing working hours that suit your lifestyle

• Work-life balance: Experience the freedom that locum work offers, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life effectively

• Skill Enhancement: An opportunity to gain extensive experience within the field of children's mental health, enhancing your skill set

• Professional growth: Participate in continuous professional development and supervision, ensuring your career progression

• Community Engagement: Work within a dedicated team, actively contributing to the community's healthcare services

What you will do:

• Provide treatment to a caseload of complex cases within the team, ensuring comprehensive patient care

• Ensure efficient systems and protocols are in place and align with local policy guidelines

• Facilitate effective assessment, diagnosis, care planning, prescribing, and review of children and young people referred to the specialist CAMHS service

• Generate prescriptions using appropriate formularies and monitor their effectiveness, safety, and continued appropriateness

• Coordinate medication management clinics, including physical health checks and monitoring, and supervise staff within these clinics

• Report adverse drug reactions through the appropriate channels

• Provide accurate and timely performance data on service activity as needed

• Liaise regularly with other agencies to ensure effective communication and maintain a quality service

• Contribute actively to the programme of quality assurance and take a leadership role in the absence of the Lead Prescriber

• Assist the Team Manager in maintaining up-to-date team performance statistics to achieve Performance Indicator targets

• Support multi-professional teamwork, encouraging high professional standards

• Supervise and appraise team staff members