Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced
Clinical Pharmacist to join our growing PCN team in a senior role. The role is primarily
based in the heart of St Albans City Centre, recently rated as one of the best
places to live and work in the UK by The Sunday times. You will be an integral
part of the primary care team, working alongside our GPs, Clinical Director, PCN
Manager and Practice teams to provide specialist pharmaceutical support and
safe, effective prescribing.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within their clinical
competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing expertise in
clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication
reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of
care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription
authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while
addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP
practices that make up the PCN.
About us
Abbey
Health Primary Care Network believes in excellent care at the heart of the
community. It comprises of 2 practices, The Maltings Surgery in St Albans, and Summerfield
Health Centre in London Colney. Our
vision is to forge a strong relationship between our multidisciplinary teams
and the wider community in order to optimise the health and well-being of the
population.
The Maltings
Surgery is one of the largest NHS GP practices in St Albans with a growing
population of over 17000 patients. It is a progressive practice whose ethos focuses around
three aims: staff and patient wellbeing, managing our workload safely and
practice sustainability. We encourage personal development and a culture
of support including mentoring and supervision. Our values are really important
to us and are embedded in everything we do for both our staff and our patients.
Four pillars underpin our values and they are teamwork, respect, quality and
community.
Summerfield Health Centre is
located in London Colney, one of the biggest villages in Britain with a population of nearly
10,000 residents. London Colney has a lively and cosmopolitan community.
Summerfield Health Centre has recently moved into a new, fit for purpose, health
centre that creates a hub of community
services. The surgery pledge that we promise to
listen, to respond and treat our patients equally and with respect by providing
an accessible professional service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced pharmacist who can
provide strategic support to the pharmacy provision in the PCN and work with
our various providers and stakeholder to ensure we have a cohesive systems and
processes across the network. The post holder will provide services in line
with the fulfilment of the PCN DES e.g., SMRs as well as any local medicine
incentive schemes.
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 be asked to supervise a junior
pharmacist.
The post holder will also 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 practices.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for
areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical
medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced pharmacist who can
provide strategic support to the pharmacy provision in the PCN and work with
our various providers and stakeholder to ensure we have a cohesive systems and
processes across the network. The post holder will provide services in line
with the fulfilment of the PCN DES e.g., SMRs as well as any local medicine
incentive schemes.
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 be asked to supervise a junior
pharmacist.
The post holder will also 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 practices.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for
areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical
medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years experience as a Pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care.
- Experience of working in GP practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Completed independent prescribing qualification.
- Completed CPPE course.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years experience as a Pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care.
- Experience of working in GP practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Completed independent prescribing qualification.
- Completed CPPE course.
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).
