Job summary
Working across the Primary Care Network comprising
of North Swindon Practice (employing practice) and Ashington House Surgery.
Starting salary of £24.00 per hour plus NHS
Pension
Full-time permanent post, 37.5 hours per week
5 weeks annual leave plus 1 week study leave (pro
rata) plus Bank Holidays
Training practice offering mentorship and support for
professional development, which could include becoming an independent
prescriber or gaining a postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work closely with
our Senior Clinical Pharmacist and will potentially have a patient-facing role, working
directly with patients to promote safe and effective use of medication and
self-care. The role will involve working
as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and run processes for medicines
management on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing
About us
North Swindon Practice (Home Ground Surgery and our branch surgery Crossroads) has one of the largest patient lists in Swindon, currently caring for over 20,000 people. In association with our Partner Practice in Brunel 3 PCN, we are looking for an additional Pharmacist to join our team of Pharmacists/Technicians who can help us develop medicines optimisation services within our Primary Care Network.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder is a Pharmacist who works alongside and supports the general practice
teams within their professional boundaries.
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.
Support
and mentorship will be offered by the practices to enable the Pharmacist to develop
in their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder is a Pharmacist who works alongside and supports the general practice
teams within their professional boundaries.
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.
Support
and mentorship will be offered by the practices to enable the Pharmacist to develop
in their role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent Post graduate diploma or equivalent training/experience. Independent Prescriber (or interest in working towards this qualification).
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- KEY ASPECTS OF THE ROLE:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team in both a back office and patient-facing role.
- Provide pro-active support for effective medicines management for patients suffering from chronic diseases.
- Within the limits of professional competency manage medication for patients with common minor ailments.
- Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
- Provide primary support to practice staff with regard to prescription and medication queries.
- Support the practices repeat prescribing systems and deal with acute prescription requests and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care.
- Implement systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice.
- Provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
- Ensure that the practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacies to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent Post graduate diploma or equivalent training/experience. Independent Prescriber (or interest in working towards this qualification).
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- KEY ASPECTS OF THE ROLE:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team in both a back office and patient-facing role.
- Provide pro-active support for effective medicines management for patients suffering from chronic diseases.
- Within the limits of professional competency manage medication for patients with common minor ailments.
- Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
- Provide primary support to practice staff with regard to prescription and medication queries.
- Support the practices repeat prescribing systems and deal with acute prescription requests and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care.
- Implement systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice.
- Provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
- Ensure that the practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacies to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.
Desirable
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
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).