Job summary
Market Harborough Pharmacy (Medical Centre based pharmacy), are looking for an experienced candidate with proven clinical pharmacist skills to join our busy practice. We are a GP-led forward-thinking practice, and you will be working with highly trained colleagues.
Salary: £48,000 - £53,000
Full time position with alternate weekends (4 hours on a Saturday)
- Monday - Friday AM shift = 40 hours
- Monday - Friday PM shift = 36 hours + 4 hours on Saturday = 40 hours.
Candidates must have passed CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway and be confident in all pharmacy services.
GP Mentoring support for prescribing course offered (subject to agreement)
New PMR system being implemented to free up pharmacist time.
Main duties of the job
- Check patient prescriptions for accuracy and safety, ensuring no drugs are contraindicated with one another
- Dispense medication to patients
- Ensures legal compliance in the pharmacy, reviewing labels, doses, and procedures
- Secures and inventories controlled drugs to maintain compliance with regulations
- Supervises and trains other pharmacy staff, such as pharmacy technicians and assistants
- Communicates with doctors about prescriptions
- Advises patients on the proper use of prescription medication and answers questions about the drugs
- Discusses side effects and potential adverse interactions of drugs with patients
- Offers various wellness and health-screening services, such as blood-pressure monitoring, vaccine administration, PGD's and diabetes screening
- Manages the pharmacy's inventory, staff, and budget
- Remains apprised of latest pharmaceutical products, developments, and laws
- Uses pharmacy computer system to maintain records and track inventory
- Teaches other healthcare professionals about the prescription of various drugs
- Full involvement in all community pharmacy based services
About us
We are delighted to offer this unique
opportunity to join our growing pharmacy team within the Market Harborough
Pharmacy. We are located within a medical centre setting and have excellent working
relationships with primary care. There is also an opportunity
to support pharmacists in obtaining their prescribing courses. The pharmacy has
recently invested in a new PMR system which hugely frees up pharmacist time and
thus move towards a service based career. Newly qualifieds welcomed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Pharmacist will
directly improve patient care and support the efficient running of a new model
of general practice. You will become the Practice expert in managing long-term
conditions, prescribing arrangements, providing specific advice for those on
multiple medications. This will be very much a patient facing role and there
will be plenty of opportunity to utilise your clinical skills to improve the
health of the local community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Pharmacist will
directly improve patient care and support the efficient running of a new model
of general practice. You will become the Practice expert in managing long-term
conditions, prescribing arrangements, providing specific advice for those on
multiple medications. This will be very much a patient facing role and there
will be plenty of opportunity to utilise your clinical skills to improve the
health of the local community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An undergraduate Masters Degree or equivalent in Pharmacy.
- Membership as practising pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council.
-
- Commitment towards continuing professional development in accordance with requirements of The General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- Pharmacist independent prescriber registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council (preferred) or training to become an independent prescriber.
- Post-graduate qualification to Diploma or Masters level in a recognised area of pharmacy practice or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience of community, hospital and / or primary care pharmacy practice.
Desirable
- Experience or liaison with dispensing practices.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and adaptable to change, with excellent clinical skills and a good level of competence in use of I.T. Candidates should exhibit good organisational skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders including patients, families and carers. The successful candidate will work in our two practices, independently, but also as part of a supportive practice team and Primary Care Network, to deliver safe and effective use of medicines by applying their clinical, pharmaceutical and technical skills to a variety of tasks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An undergraduate Masters Degree or equivalent in Pharmacy.
- Membership as practising pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council.
-
- Commitment towards continuing professional development in accordance with requirements of The General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- Pharmacist independent prescriber registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council (preferred) or training to become an independent prescriber.
- Post-graduate qualification to Diploma or Masters level in a recognised area of pharmacy practice or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience of community, hospital and / or primary care pharmacy practice.
Desirable
- Experience or liaison with dispensing practices.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and adaptable to change, with excellent clinical skills and a good level of competence in use of I.T. Candidates should exhibit good organisational skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders including patients, families and carers. The successful candidate will work in our two practices, independently, but also as part of a supportive practice team and Primary Care Network, to deliver safe and effective use of medicines by applying their clinical, pharmaceutical and technical skills to a variety of tasks.
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).
