Job summary
Located in the picturesque market town
Uppingham, situated just off the A47 Uppingham Surgery is seeking to recruit a
Clinical Pharmacist, supporting our practice team and our 13,000 registered
patients alongside our wider Rutland Health PCN colleagues.
Main duties of the job
What the role involves:
Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and
prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their
carers
Deliver patient facing services and clinics
which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population
and shift workload from other disciplines
Improve patient and carer understanding of,
confidence in, and compliance with their medicines
Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home
visits to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the
multidisciplinary team
Deliver high quality medication reviews and
develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the
elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission)
Improve the safety and quality of prescribing
following hospital admissions and attendance
Improve the quality and effectiveness of
prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against
NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical standards
Develop yourself and the role through
participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities
Provide a clear and active link with community
pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve
patient experience and manage issues
Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to
other clinicians and staff on medicines issues
About us
Benefits of working with Uppingham
Surgery:
Purpose built modern facilities
A highly supportive working environment focusing on your professional
and personal wellbeing
A practice with a patient-first approach to healthcare
Well-established and passionate management and Partnership setup and
active member of Rutland Health PCN
Auto-enrolment into the NHS pension scheme
Be part of our experienced and coherent team everyone has their part
to play
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Objectives
Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice
multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes,
reflect the needs of the practice population and shift workload from other disciplines
Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidence in, and compliance with their
medicines
Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term
conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team
Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans
for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of
admission)
Improve the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and
attendance
Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education
to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical
standards
Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and
service redesign activities
Provide a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in
the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issues
Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicines issues
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Objectives
Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice
multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes,
reflect the needs of the practice population and shift workload from other disciplines
Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidence in, and compliance with their
medicines
Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term
conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team
Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans
for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of
admission)
Improve the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and
attendance
Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education
to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical
standards
Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and
service redesign activities
Provide a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in
the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issues
Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicines issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacist degree and registration with The General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacist degree and registration with The General Pharmaceutical Council.
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
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).
