Job summary
We are looking to recruit a clinical pharmacist to develop medicines optimisation services within our Wolverhampton North Network (WNN).
The succesful candidate will have a patient facing role in managing long-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess and treat conditions, as well as promoting self care.
The candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience of influencing others and conducting clinical medication reviews.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work as part of a multdisiciplinayr team to develop and run processes for repeat prescription re-authorisation, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescrbing. You will also undertake structured medication reviews for patient in care homes and community.
Experience in General Practice and knowledge of EMIS and Docman 10 is advantegous.
About us
In return we will support to develop the role of the Clinical Pharmacist through a training pathway (currently the CPPE pathway) with support of Gereral Practitioner clinical supervisor and Senior Clinical Pharmacist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by providing direct, and timely medicines expertise. To pro-actively transfer workload relating to medicines optimisation issues from other clinical staff to improve patient care, safety and free up scarce clinical staff to spend more time time on clinical care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by providing direct, and timely medicines expertise. To pro-actively transfer workload relating to medicines optimisation issues from other clinical staff to improve patient care, safety and free up scarce clinical staff to spend more time time on clinical care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specalist area
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Demonstrates understanding of legal, governance and ethical frameworks within which pharmacists and primary/secondary care organisations work
Desirable
- GPhC Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Experience of working in a GP practice / Primary Care Setting
- Evidence of expereince in using Independent Prescribing
- Experience of undertaking evidence reviews
- Experience of clinical audit
- Ability to manage staff especially for clinical supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven verbal and non verbal communication skills
- Excellent clinical knowledge and ability to apply to practice
- Current and valid UK driving licence with access to a car
- Ability to critically analyse complex information and evidence and communicate the findings clearly in simple terms
- Excellent clinical knowledge and ability to apply to practice
- Experience of a patient focused role and consultation skills to apply knowlege in a format patients/carers can
Desirable
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specalist area
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Demonstrates understanding of legal, governance and ethical frameworks within which pharmacists and primary/secondary care organisations work
Desirable
- GPhC Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Experience of working in a GP practice / Primary Care Setting
- Evidence of expereince in using Independent Prescribing
- Experience of undertaking evidence reviews
- Experience of clinical audit
- Ability to manage staff especially for clinical supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Proven verbal and non verbal communication skills
- Excellent clinical knowledge and ability to apply to practice
- Current and valid UK driving licence with access to a car
- Ability to critically analyse complex information and evidence and communicate the findings clearly in simple terms
- Excellent clinical knowledge and ability to apply to practice
- Experience of a patient focused role and consultation skills to apply knowlege in a format patients/carers can
Desirable
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
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).