Pay: Up to £60,000.00 per year
Job description:
Contract basis: Full-time 37.5 Hours per week to work between Monday – Friday including early morning and evening availability, plus one Saturday morning per month.
Location – Farnborough, Hampshire.
Hybrid working after successful probation period – 2-3 days per week from home
At Lyphe, our mission is to bring medical cannabis to those with unmet medical needs and the role of a Prescriber is central to achieving this mission. We’re looking for driven individuals who are motivated, eager to learn, and ready to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly regulated environment. We value team members who can ‘hit the ground running’ and embody our core values:
- Listen: Prioritise needs and feedback to create a respectful, inclusive environment.
- Yield Growth: Embrace innovation to improve care and reduce stigma.
- Provide with Excellence: Deliver compassionate, high-standard service.
- Help with Integrity: Offer transparent support for responsible cannabis use.
- Engage with Impact: Build trust and collaboration through open communication.
The Independent Prescriber is a key member of the clinical team, responsible for assessing patients, determining suitability for medical cannabis treatment, and prescribing in line with UK regulations and clinic protocols. The role ensures safe, effective, and patient-centred care through structured consultations, treatment planning, and ongoing follow-up.
Beyond clinical duties, the role contributes to the development and maintenance of high standards across governance, prescribing practice, and operational support. This includes input into audits, SOP reviews, training, and collaboration with both clinical and non-clinical teams. The Independent Prescriber plays a vital part in delivering safe outcomes, supporting service quality, and maintaining the clinic’s regulatory and professional standards.
This role is right for you if you’re passionate about supporting patients with chronic or treatment-resistant conditions and see medical cannabis as a safe, ethical complement to traditional care. You’re confident in assessing, prescribing, and managing patients independently, and value autonomy and flexibility in your clinical work, including hybrid working. You’re open-minded, curious about evolving ethical practices, and interested in the growing evidence behind CBPMs. You enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team and are committed to clinical safety, good governance, and improving access to alternative therapies in the UK.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The job holder will do all things within their skill and ability; specific examples are (but not limited to):
Clinical Care & Prescribing
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including full medical history, current medications, comorbidities, allergies, and presenting symptoms.
- Carry out patient triage, clinical follow-ups, medication reviews via telephone or video, as required.
- Determine patient eligibility for treatment with medical cannabis under current UK regulations, clinical guidelines, and clinic protocol.
- Prescribe unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs) within the framework of MHRA, GMC, NMC, GPhC, and CQC standards, and clinic SOPs.
- Provide patient education on treatment plans, including dosage, method of administration, expected effects, side effects, and contraindications.
- Adjust treatment plans and dosing regimens in response to patient feedback, treatment efficacy, and side effects.
- Accurately document all clinical consultations, decisions, prescriptions, and communications within the electronic patient record (EPR) system.
- Seek second opinions or escalate complex clinical cases in line with clinic pathways and in collaboration with the Lead Independent Prescriber.
Governance, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure all prescribing activity aligns with legal and regulatory requirements for unlicensed medications, including documentation and consent.
- Adhere to internal clinical protocols and established SOPs; contribute constructive feedback for improvement when appropriate, under the guidance of the Medical Executive and Head of Governance.
- Participate in clinical governance processes including incident reporting, safeguarding reviews, and patient safety audits.
- Contribute to clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives under the direction of the clinical governance team.
- Develop and implement SOP’s in line with company policies and standards
- Manage shared care patients in accordance with internal protocols and liaise with external providers to support continuity of care.
- Respond appropriately to adverse events or patient concerns, escalating as required in line with governance procedures.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration & Operational Support
- Collaborate with GPs, consultants, pharmacists, nurses and other clinical colleagues to ensure continuity and safety of care.
- Liaise with the clinic coordination team to resolve clinical queries related to patient eligibility, prescriptions, product availability, or treatment protocols.
- Write, review, and manage CD prescriptions; communicate with pharmacies to support timely medication supply.
- Participate in clinical discussions and team meetings, escalating complex or borderline cases where needed.
Continuous Professional Development & Clinical Practice
- Participate in peer review sessions, internal case reviews, and clinical team meetings.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cannabinoid-based medicines, prescribing regulations, and clinical best practice.
- Complete all required mandatory training and participate in CPD activities relevant to the role.
In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the post holder is required to perform any other reasonable duties from time to time.
Personal Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Registered healthcare professional in the UK (e.g., Nurse, Pharmacist) with Independent Prescriber Qualification
- Full registration with the relevant professional body (e.g., NMC, GPHC, GMC)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a registered health professional
Desirable
- Experience working in a private clinic or telemedicine setting
- Mental health training
- Substance misuse training
Experience / Skills
Essential
- Experience prescribing for chronic conditions such as pain, anxiety, PTSD, or neurological disorders
- Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Commitment to safe, evidence-based prescribing practices
Desirable
- Training or certification in cannabis medicine (e.g., CPD courses)
- Prior experience with medical cannabis or interest in cannabinoid therapeutics
- Experience working in a private clinic or telemedicine setting
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Farnborough GU14 7UE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What is your notice period?
- What interested you in this position with Lyphe Clinic?
- Why are you looking for a new opportunity?
Licence/Certification:
- prescriber qualification (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Farnborough GU14 7XA