Job summary
Trinity Health
Group PCN is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our current team of 5
Clinical Pharmacist and 3 Pharmacy Technicians. The post holder will work alongside the
existing team to support meeting the needs of our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be undertaking structured
medication reviews, improving medicine optimisation and safety, supporting care
homes, as well as running practice clinics, as set out in the PCN DES. Part of
this role will also include working within our Pharmacy Hub alongside the
Pharmacy Team to provide a safe and effective Pharmacy Service. To provide
professional specialist medicines advice to GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice
Nurses, Community Pharmacists, Community Nurses, and other health professionals
to promote the safe, effective, and high quality, cost-effective use of
medicines in all prescribing decisions for the benefit of the Practice's
patients. You will also be actioning acute prescription requests and conducting
medicines reconciliation.
About us
Trinity Health
Group is a PCN made up of four practices on the west of the district (Trinity
Medical Centre, Maybush Medical Centre, Crofton and Sharleston Medical Practice
and Warrengate Medical Centre). The PCN team currently consists of Clinical
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Paramedics, Mental Health Practitioners,
FCPs, Care Coordinators, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, GPAs and Social
Prescribing Link Workers. Our vision is that all our patients should have the
same chance at a happy, healthy life. We believe that a sustainable, resilient
Primary Care Service working collaboratively with volunteer and community
services and social enterprise organisations supports this vision. Our Mission
is to add years to the lives of our patients, whilst adding life to those
years.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description/person specification for further details of the responsibilities of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description/person specification for further details of the responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team.
- Medicines management.
- Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public.
- Experience of prioritising workload.
- Experience of using own initiative to solve problems.
- Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Desirable
- Policy / procedure development General Practice repeat prescribing systems.
- Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN.
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
- Use of SystmOne
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
- Completion of the Primary care pharmacy education (CPPE) pathway or willing to work towards.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Skill and Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
- Flexible and cooperative
- Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
- Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills
- Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
- Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload
Other
Essential
- Independently mobile and able to travel across the Wakefield District.
- Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team.
- Medicines management.
- Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public.
- Experience of prioritising workload.
- Experience of using own initiative to solve problems.
- Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Desirable
- Policy / procedure development General Practice repeat prescribing systems.
- Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN.
- Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
- Use of SystmOne
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
- Completion of the Primary care pharmacy education (CPPE) pathway or willing to work towards.
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Skill and Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
- Flexible and cooperative
- Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
- Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills
- Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
- Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload
Other
Essential
- Independently mobile and able to travel across the Wakefield District.
- Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
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).
