Job summary
Do you want to take your career to
the next level with support to develop, and lead our enthusiastic, fun and skill
mixed team pharmacy team? The role of the Senior Clinical Practice Pharmacist
is well embedded in the wider practice clinical team and the post would suit
those ideally with primary care experience looking for the next challenge.
You would be working solely for Air
Balloon Surgery and join our existing team of experienced prescribing Clinical
Practice Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician.
You will be regularly supervised by a
GP partner and will receive opportunities to grow and develop professionally.
The post could be worked as full time
over five days, or part time - minimum of 34 hours over four days.
Competitive salary
offered, negotiable depending on experience and skill set. 5.6
weeks pro rata annual leave per year with one week study leave
We see this post as a senior clinical
role within the wider clinical team and are keen to embrace and develop the
potential for clinical pharmacy in our practice vision for high quality
clinical services.
The successful candidate will have a
minimum of five years post graduate experience and ideally be an independent
prescriber with primary care prescribing experience, although we would support
an exceptional candidate to gain their prescribing qualifications. They will
have completed or will be willing to complete the Primary Care Pharmacy
Education Pathway.
Main duties of the job
Leadership of the Practice Pharmacy Team- ensuring the team delivers a
comprehensive high-quality service to the patients and staff of the practice
Patient facing roles seeing patients and managing medication related
problems and queries. Medication reviews at point of care transfer, especially
for older frail, care homes and polypharmacy
Staff facing roles - providing support to general practice staff in
relation to repeat prescriptions and medication queries
Quality, governance and improvement - working with the prescribing and
wider practice team on safety and medicines optimisation. Leading on
initiatives, medicines audit work and local projects and schemes of work
About us
We are a supportive, friendly and caring practice, and value the importance of being inspired and enthused by our work. We are open to new ideas and ways of working. Your opinions and well-being matter.
We ensure a healthy work-life balance is maintained through the decisions we make, and we continually review our working structure to enable this.
About us:
- 4 Partners and 6 Associate GPs
- Clinical practice pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician
- Extensively skilled nursing team, including ANP, physiotherapist and nurse prescribers
- Extremely supportive and highly-trained Care Navigator team.
- CPD well supported in-house and with external training
- Modern, spacious, purpose built premises
- GP Training and under graduate teaching practice
- Close to the Independent cafes of Church Rd, including the award-winning Bristol Loaf.
- We are a registered Park-Run Practice.
- Achieved overall good CQC rating
For more information about us and the role, please see the attached Practice Profile and job description.
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter to Miffy Saunders, HR Manager, at myfanwy.saunders@nhs.net.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates are likely to be held on the morning of Thursday 19th September.
We reserve the right to close this post early should we have received sufficient suitable applications.
NO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES - We will not use agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is an experienced
clinical pharmacist with previous experience of working in Primary Care, who
acting within their professional boundaries and as part of the wider clinical
team, will develop and manage medicine management services within the practice.
The
post holder will lead the multi-disciplinary pharmacy team, to meet practice
service requirements for medicines management.
The
postholder will manage systems and be part of the workforce relating to repeat
prescribing, authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request,
management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
The
post holder will lead processes and perform medication review of patients with
polypharmacy especially for older people, people in residential care homes and
those with multiple co-morbidities.
The
post holder will provide leadership on medicines optimisation, leading on local
ICB projects and schemes of work, quality improvement and clinical audit.
See attached Job Description for full
details;
Leadership of the practice pharmacy
team
Line managing the team to ensure an
effective high quality service is provided
Managing the practice pharmacy
service
Lead and contribute to all national and local projects, initiatives
contracts and schemes.
Managing change for medicines management.
Brief summary below - please see attached Job Description for full details
Provision of clinical services.
Running own long term conditions work
Working as part of the urgent care team
Managing patients referred by other members of the wider practice team
Medication reviews
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is an experienced
clinical pharmacist with previous experience of working in Primary Care, who
acting within their professional boundaries and as part of the wider clinical
team, will develop and manage medicine management services within the practice.
The
post holder will lead the multi-disciplinary pharmacy team, to meet practice
service requirements for medicines management.
The
postholder will manage systems and be part of the workforce relating to repeat
prescribing, authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request,
management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
The
post holder will lead processes and perform medication review of patients with
polypharmacy especially for older people, people in residential care homes and
those with multiple co-morbidities.
The
post holder will provide leadership on medicines optimisation, leading on local
ICB projects and schemes of work, quality improvement and clinical audit.
See attached Job Description for full
details;
Leadership of the practice pharmacy
team
Line managing the team to ensure an
effective high quality service is provided
Managing the practice pharmacy
service
Lead and contribute to all national and local projects, initiatives
contracts and schemes.
Managing change for medicines management.
Brief summary below - please see attached Job Description for full details
Provision of clinical services.
Running own long term conditions work
Working as part of the urgent care team
Managing patients referred by other members of the wider practice team
Medication reviews
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience;
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare;
- 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;
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision;
Desirable
- Previous line management experience;
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification
Desirable
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate others;
- Is able to manage multiple and complex numerous workstreams across a team;
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Adaptable, self-motivating and hard working;
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines;
- Produce timely and informative reports;
- Work effectively independently and as a team member;
- Is able to bring qualities of innovative thinking, enthusiasm and commitment to the post;
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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;
- 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;
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge in a clinical area such as heart failure, diabetes etc.
Other
Essential
- 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 an enhanced level Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience;
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare;
- 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;
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision;
Desirable
- Previous line management experience;
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification
Desirable
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate others;
- Is able to manage multiple and complex numerous workstreams across a team;
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Adaptable, self-motivating and hard working;
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines;
- Produce timely and informative reports;
- Work effectively independently and as a team member;
- Is able to bring qualities of innovative thinking, enthusiasm and commitment to the post;
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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;
- 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;
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge in a clinical area such as heart failure, diabetes etc.
Other
Essential
- 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 an enhanced level Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
