Job summary
Woolpit Health Centre Pharmacy is seeking a professional and patient focused pharmacist to join our team.
We are offering a position to work within the pharmacy team here within the GP practice. The pharmacy is a Hybrid, being a pharmacy and a dispensary - with a close working relationship between the Health Centre and the GP's.
Main duties of the job
Main Purpose of the role;
To support the
Superintendent pharmacist in ensuring the safe and smooth running of the
Pharmacy.
This role
reports to the Superintendent Pharmacist, and has a key role working closely
with all staff (clinical and non-clinical) across the Health Centre, as
follows:
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Liaising with all Pharmacy Staff in particular the Pharmacy Manager and
Superintendent Pharmacist to ensure day to day safe running of the Pharmacy
-
Liaising with the Superintendent Pharmacist to ensure implementation of the
long-term business goals.
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Working with Partners and the Management Team
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Maintaining good working relationships with GP’s, Nursing teams and admin staff.
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Supporting all members of the Health Care Team with all aspects of
information regarding medications.
The Post holder
will be responsible for supervising the following staff members:
-
Accredited Checking Technicians
-
Dispensing Technicians
-
Dispensary Assistants
-
Counter Assistants / Prescription Clerks
About us
We are based in the Suffolk village of Woolpit, and the Health Centre aims to provide:
“the type of care that we would expect for ourselves and our own families.”
We provide services to nearly over 15,000 patients who live in a practice area of 75 square miles of rural West Suffolk, straddling the A14, between Thurston in the west, and Haughley in the east.
We offer as part of the role;
- 5 weeks annual leave
- NHS pension
- Staff discount on shop products
- GPhC registation fees
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of the successful applicant will
include (this list is not exhaustive)
·
Supervising staff in response
to business demands and to ensure safe running of the Pharmacy
·
Ensuring a high quality
personable service is provided to all customers
·
Ensuring staff adhere to legal
and statutory legislation, and work is undertaken within the regulatory
framework of the General Pharmaceutical Council
·
Carrying out the day-to-day
activities of a Pharmacist; Including New Medicine Service, Pharmacist
referrals, accurately checking customer prescriptions and answering queries
from patients and other Health Care Professionals.
·
Updating patient medication
lists according to discharge summaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of the successful applicant will
include (this list is not exhaustive)
·
Supervising staff in response
to business demands and to ensure safe running of the Pharmacy
·
Ensuring a high quality
personable service is provided to all customers
·
Ensuring staff adhere to legal
and statutory legislation, and work is undertaken within the regulatory
framework of the General Pharmaceutical Council
·
Carrying out the day-to-day
activities of a Pharmacist; Including New Medicine Service, Pharmacist
referrals, accurately checking customer prescriptions and answering queries
from patients and other Health Care Professionals.
·
Updating patient medication
lists according to discharge summaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- It is essential applicants meet the following criteria
- Be registered as a Pharmacist with the GPhC
- Able to make decisions, lead, motivate and inspire staff
- Able to address staff training needs and performance issues
- Proven ability to quickly resolve problems, plan ahead and co-ordinate staff to run effective teams
- Build effective working relationships with customers, partners, external bodies and colleagues
- Demonstrate the ability to use own initiative and work efficiently under pressure
- Proven ability to provide good customer service, remain calm in busy periods ensuring a customer focussed approach
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Good computer skills
Desirable
- It is desirable applicants meet the following criteria
- Experience of undertaking projects aimed at improving processes or services
- Experience in a Dispensing Doctor / Pharmacy hybrid
- Experience of working to deliver the Healthy Living Pharmacy model
- Experience of the Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme
- Keen interest to progress within their pharmacy career
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- It is essential applicants meet the following criteria
- Be registered as a Pharmacist with the GPhC
- Able to make decisions, lead, motivate and inspire staff
- Able to address staff training needs and performance issues
- Proven ability to quickly resolve problems, plan ahead and co-ordinate staff to run effective teams
- Build effective working relationships with customers, partners, external bodies and colleagues
- Demonstrate the ability to use own initiative and work efficiently under pressure
- Proven ability to provide good customer service, remain calm in busy periods ensuring a customer focussed approach
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Good computer skills
Desirable
- It is desirable applicants meet the following criteria
- Experience of undertaking projects aimed at improving processes or services
- Experience in a Dispensing Doctor / Pharmacy hybrid
- Experience of working to deliver the Healthy Living Pharmacy model
- Experience of the Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme
- Keen interest to progress within their pharmacy career
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).
