Job summary
Supporting 38,000 patients
across the 4 practices in our PCN, we are at the forefront of innovation in
primary care. We want to demonstrate & share best practice, lead delivery
of primary care at scale locally & try to provide the best possible care
for our patients together with the optimal opportunities for our employees.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
Uphold a prescribing qualification, or training to become a prescriber, and will work with and alongside the multi-disciplinary team across the Primary Care Network.
Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex poly-pharmacy, those with multiple long term conditions (in particular COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities.
Provide leadership on person centred medicines optimisation including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local guidance and quality improvement, while contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
Work within the policies of scheme and Practices
Maintain a good working knowledge of health and safety procedures
Promote patient involvement in the management of the service
Participate in regular supervision sessions and appraisals with your line manager. Attend training and development activities as identified and participate in meetings as required
About us
We are looking for experienced
pharmacist who can shape the way we deliver primary care across our five sites.
You will be part of an existing team of 3 pharmacists and our pharmacy technicians;
you will deal with all pharmacy-related patient inquiries, as
well as the delivery of structured medication reviews, high-risk drug
monitoring, medicines reconciliation, repeat medication facilitation, drug
audits & other clinical work depending on your competencies. This is a
great opportunity for pharmacy staff that is passionate about innovation and to
join a forward-thinking team & bring your ideas to the table. We welcome
new ideas and creative thinking!
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for experienced
pharmacist who can shape the way we deliver primary care across our five sites.
You will be part of an existing team of 3 pharmacists and our pharmacy technicians;
you will deal with all pharmacy-related patient inquiries, as
well as the delivery of structured medication reviews, high-risk drug
monitoring, medicines reconciliation, repeat medication facilitation, drug
audits & other clinical work depending on your competencies. This is a
great opportunity for pharmacy staff that is passionate about innovation and to
join a forward-thinking team & bring your ideas to the table. We welcome
new ideas and creative thinking!
The Clinical Pharmacist will have a key role in supporting delivery of
the new Network Contract DES Service specifications. For the new Structured
Medications Review and Optimisation requirements this will include tackling
over-medication of patients, including inappropriate use of antibiotics,
withdrawing medicines no longer needed through NHS-led programmes such as low
priority prescribing and medicines optimisation more widely.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for experienced
pharmacist who can shape the way we deliver primary care across our five sites.
You will be part of an existing team of 3 pharmacists and our pharmacy technicians;
you will deal with all pharmacy-related patient inquiries, as
well as the delivery of structured medication reviews, high-risk drug
monitoring, medicines reconciliation, repeat medication facilitation, drug
audits & other clinical work depending on your competencies. This is a
great opportunity for pharmacy staff that is passionate about innovation and to
join a forward-thinking team & bring your ideas to the table. We welcome
new ideas and creative thinking!
The Clinical Pharmacist will have a key role in supporting delivery of
the new Network Contract DES Service specifications. For the new Structured
Medications Review and Optimisation requirements this will include tackling
over-medication of patients, including inappropriate use of antibiotics,
withdrawing medicines no longer needed through NHS-led programmes such as low
priority prescribing and medicines optimisation more widely.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Full Driving Licence
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients) Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions. Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Produce timely and inform active reports.
- Gain acceptance for Recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- Experience of EMIS Docman and eConsult
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent) Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Full Driving Licence
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients) Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions. Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Produce timely and inform active reports.
- Gain acceptance for Recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- Experience of EMIS Docman and eConsult
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent) Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).