Prescribing Lead

We are hiring a Prescribing Lead
Xyla Healthcare Services, Neurodevelopmental Services (part of Acacium Group)
Homebased
Full Time, Permanent
Competitive Salary

We are hiring a Prescribing Lead to join Xyla Healthcare Services' Neurodevelopmental Services team, a specialist service dedicated to delivering high-quality, accessible neurodevelopmental assessments and treatment pathways across the UK.

In this role, you will provide senior clinical leadership and professional accountability for our prescribing services, ensuring safe, effective, person-centred and evidence-based prescribing practices. You'll lead the development and governance of prescribing pathways, support complex clinical decision-making and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver outstanding care and clinical outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Provide strategic clinical leadership and oversight across prescribing services, ensuring safe and effective prescribing practices.

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of prescribing policies, pathways, governance frameworks and clinical standards.

• Act as the senior clinical escalation point for complex prescribing decisions, medicines optimisation and high-risk clinical cases.

• Manage and develop a team of prescribing clinicians through supervision, performance management, competency assessments and professional development.

• Build strong relationships with NHS commissioners, primary care providers, pharmacy partners and multidisciplinary teams to support service delivery and growth.

What we're looking for:

• Registered Consultant Psychiatrist, General Practitioner with Extended Role, Paediatrician, or Advanced Practice Nurse/Non-Medical Prescriber qualification.

• Minimum of 2 years' experience assessing and prescribing within neurodevelopmental services.

• Proven experience prescribing ADHD medication and managing treatment pathways.

• Previous leadership or line management experience, with the ability to lead and develop a clinical team.

Your Benefits

• Your benefits package: Our company-funded benefits package includes employer pension contributions, life assurance and healthcare benefits, designed to support your financial wellbeing.

• Time to recharge: Enjoy 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays, with your holiday entitlement increasing with length of service.

• Flexible benefits to support you: Choose from a range of optional benefits including private medical insurance, critical illness cover, dental insurance, a healthcare cash plan, holiday buy and sell, a gym scheme, car scheme, bike scheme, technology voucher scheme and season ticket travel loans.

• Supporting your wellbeing: Access 24/7 wellbeing support for you and your immediate family, including an Employee Assistance Programme, digital wellbeing app and resources to support your mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing.

• Supporting you and your family: Receive discounted neurodevelopmental assessments for you and your loved ones.

• Save money every day: Enjoy instant discounts through our benefits platform on shopping, travel, entertainment, dining, lifestyle and much more.

• Grow your career: You'll have access to fully funded professional qualifications through our apprenticeship programmes, mentoring and coaching, leadership development programmes, online learning and development opportunities and the chance to build your career across our global organisation, operating across four continents.

• Recognition and community impact: We celebrate success through Long Service awards, exceptional performance and peer-to-peer recognition. You'll also receive two paid volunteering days each year to support causes that matter to you.

About Acacium Group

Neurodevelopmental Services is part of Acacium Group, a global healthcare solutions partner providing staffing, managed services and innovative delivery models across the healthcare, social care and the life sciences industries. We are a business with scale and leading digital capabilities, with a vision to be the leading global healthcare solutions partner.

We are powered by our people and leading digital capabilities, working with our partners to improve access to healthcare and deliver better outcomes. Our values – Putting People First, Always by Your Side and Driven by Excellence – guide everything we do.

Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of society and improving people's lives.

Inclusion and accessibility

We are committed to creating a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive. As an age-friendly and disability-confident employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and ages, recognising unique skills, experience and perspectives individuals bring at every stage of their career. Guided by our core value of Putting People First, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture and will consider flexible working options and reasonable adjustments wherever possible to suit individual needs.

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