Job summary
An exciting opportunity to work as a Clinical
Pharmacist in our expanding, supportive and well-run group of practices, in
Oldbury and Langley Primary Care Network (PCN), is now available.
The practices have a clear patient focus
and offer great support for the development of staff, fully supported for the
CPPE program and independent prescribing for chronic disease management.
The PCN prides itself on being innovative
and the practices are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to
continue the delivery of high quality patient care.
Your main base will be at Oldbury Health Centre,
but may be required to cover at other practices within the PCN.
Salary is based on the guidance set out by
NHS England for the ARRS roles and dependent on qualifications and experience.
If you feel you could be a part of our great PCN and practice teams-
please apply by
sending your C.V with a cover letter to
Kal Jassi onbcicb.oldburyandlangleypcn@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
in a patient-facing role.
Qualities
Completion
of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General
Pharmaceutical Council
An
NMP or working towards that qualification.
Minimum
of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice
portfolio.
The
post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards
to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat
prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines
reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing
expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social
care needs of patient in the GP practice (s).
The
post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and
quality improvement and help with some aspects of the quality and outcomes
framework and enhanced services.
About us
Oldbury and
Langley are a network of 11 practices with a combined population of
approximately 54,000 patients.
Our Mission
Statement is:
To deliver
an excellent patient-centric service using innovative technology consistent
with modern general practice
We offer a supportive and innovative working environment and an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their
professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists
in general practice. In this role they will have support from a senior clinical
pharmacist who advise on development and mentor them.
The post holder will work as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facingrole. The post holder will assist with responsibility
for areas of chronic diseasemanagement within the practice and undertake clinical
medication reviews toproactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary support to
general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries.
They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute
prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and
systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice
while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP
practice (s).
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on
medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the
quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
The post holder will ensure that the practice
integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix,
improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage
workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational
efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service
within general practice.
The post holder will be supported to progress in
current role or develop their role to become a nonmedical Prescriber.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their
professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists
in general practice. In this role they will have support from a senior clinical
pharmacist who advise on development and mentor them.
The post holder will work as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facingrole. The post holder will assist with responsibility
for areas of chronic diseasemanagement within the practice and undertake clinical
medication reviews toproactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary support to
general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries.
They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute
prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and
systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice
while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP
practice (s).
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on
medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the
quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
The post holder will ensure that the practice
integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix,
improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage
workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational
efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service
within general practice.
The post holder will be supported to progress in
current role or develop their role to become a nonmedical Prescriber.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
Desirable
- Demonstrate the ability to
- communicate complex and
- sensitive information in an
- understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g.patients)
- In depth therapeutic and
- clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles
- of evidence- based healthcare
- Can plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for Long term Conditions
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
- Ability to mobilise between member practice sites on a regular basis.
Desirable
- Full Driving Licence
- In date enhanced DBS
- Safeguarding adult and
- children level three
- Information Governance toolkit completion
- Immunisation status complete
- Basic life support training
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Membership of the Royal
- Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty Membership
- of the Royal Pharmaceutical
- Society
- Independent Prescriber
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
Desirable
- Demonstrate the ability to
- communicate complex and
- sensitive information in an
- understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g.patients)
- In depth therapeutic and
- clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles
- of evidence- based healthcare
- Can plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for Long term Conditions
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
- Ability to mobilise between member practice sites on a regular basis.
Desirable
- Full Driving Licence
- In date enhanced DBS
- Safeguarding adult and
- children level three
- Information Governance toolkit completion
- Immunisation status complete
- Basic life support training
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Membership of the Royal
- Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty Membership
- of the Royal Pharmaceutical
- Society
- Independent Prescriber
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).