Job summary
Ravenscroft Medical Centre is in the heart of Golders Greens serving a dynamic multicultural population of 6000 patients.
We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to work17.5 hours per week.
Our clinical team consist of 5 GPs, 1 ACP, 1 Practice Nurse and other PCN clinical staff.
We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to be apart of our team who is passionate, motivated, and willing to adapt to our modern general practice ethos.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to -
Optimise the use of medicines
Improve the safety and quality of prescribing
Perform specific elements of general practices clinical workload
The post holder will be an independent prescriber or working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
About us
Ravenscroft is a medium sized practice, looking after patients from multicultural backgrounds.
Our practice works along side our PCN with supporting clinical services across the southwest of Barnet.
We are a close working team and need a Clinical Pharmacist to add to our diverse team who have been with the practice for more than 20 year +.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Clinician Pharmacist. There may
be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent
upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Primary
Duties
- Long-term
condition clinics
- Clinical
medication review
- Care
home medication reviews
- Patient
facing domiciliary clinical medication review
- Patient
facing medicines support
- Telephone
medicines support
- Medicine
information to practice staff and patients
- Provide
follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
- Unplanned
hospital admissions
- Management
of medicines at discharge from hospital
- Supporting
cost effective medicines use
- Repeat
prescribing
- Risk
stratification
- Service
development
- Medicines
quality improvement
- Medicines
safety
- Education
and training
- Care
Quality Commission
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Clinician Pharmacist. There may
be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent
upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Primary
Duties
- Long-term
condition clinics
- Clinical
medication review
- Care
home medication reviews
- Patient
facing domiciliary clinical medication review
- Patient
facing medicines support
- Telephone
medicines support
- Medicine
information to practice staff and patients
- Provide
follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
- Unplanned
hospital admissions
- Management
of medicines at discharge from hospital
- Supporting
cost effective medicines use
- Repeat
prescribing
- Risk
stratification
- Service
development
- Medicines
quality improvement
- Medicines
safety
- Education
and training
- Care
Quality Commission
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of two years post qualification experience
- Independent prescriber
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- The post holder must either have completed the CPPE primary care pathway or be working towards it
- UK driving licence
- UK work permit (if required)
Desirable
- Clinical diploma or other post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years post-qualification experience
- Appreciation of General Practice and working alongside General practice staff
Desirable
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare including clinical audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of two years post qualification experience
- Independent prescriber
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- The post holder must either have completed the CPPE primary care pathway or be working towards it
- UK driving licence
- UK work permit (if required)
Desirable
- Clinical diploma or other post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years post-qualification experience
- Appreciation of General Practice and working alongside General practice staff
Desirable
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare including clinical audit
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).
