PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Bosvena Health

The closing date is 30 April 2025

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Job summary

This is an appointment for a Clinical Pharmacist on a fixed term 12 month contract to work within our well established PCN pharmacy team across the Network Area. The role will be based between the neighbourhood's, responding to the needs of the member practices. The post holder will e a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, providing clinical support within the PCN and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams in general practice. In this role they will receive appropriate clinical supervision. You will ensure that the practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise the skills mix within teams, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. Manage elements of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services such as Quality Improvement. Perform a patient facing role to include undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy in a variety of settings including the surgery, patient homes and residential care, and with a view to meeting the demands of new workstreams in primary care. Represent the PCN to strategic partners, as part of a team, on medicines optimisation and quality improvement. Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice. Be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber if required.

Main duties of the job

Medication reviews

Working with Care homes

Being part of a large MDT

Working on patient safety and quality issues

About us

3 Harbours Bosvena is a PCN covering 43,500 patients based in central Cornwall. We have a well established PCN Pharmacy team who cover our 4 practices. We have a diverse population, with pockets of deprivation. We are always working on Health Inequality and Health Management projects and looking at new ways of working to innovate and improve care for our patients.

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

52 weeks

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A1380-25-0005

Job locations

Bell Lane

Bodmin

Cornwall

PL31 2JJ


Fowey River Practice

Rawlings Lane

Fowey

Cornwall

PL23 1DT


Middleway Surgery

Middleway

St. Blazey

Par

Cornwall

PL24 2JL


Lostwithiel Medical Practice

North Street

Lostwithiel

Cornwall

PL22 0EF


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Be a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, providing clinical leadership within the PCN and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams in general practice. In this role they will receive appropriate clinical supervision.

Ensure that the practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.

Manage elements of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services such as Quality Improvement

Perform a patient facing role to include undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy in a variety of settings including the surgery, patient homes and residential care, and with a view to meeting the demands of new workstreams in primary care.

Represent the PCN to strategic partners on medicines optimisation and quality improvement.

Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice.

Be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber if required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Be a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, providing clinical leadership within the PCN and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams in general practice. In this role they will receive appropriate clinical supervision.

Ensure that the practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.

Manage elements of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services such as Quality Improvement

Perform a patient facing role to include undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy in a variety of settings including the surgery, patient homes and residential care, and with a view to meeting the demands of new workstreams in primary care.

Represent the PCN to strategic partners on medicines optimisation and quality improvement.

Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice.

Be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber if required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree in pharmacy and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

Essential

  • Have experience and awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree in pharmacy and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

Essential

  • Have experience and awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bosvena Health

Address

Bell Lane

Bodmin

Cornwall

PL31 2JJ


Employer's website

https://www.bosvenahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bosvena Health

Address

Bell Lane

Bodmin

Cornwall

PL31 2JJ


Employer's website

https://www.bosvenahealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

PCN Pharmacy Team Lead

Ronan Sheehan

ronan.sheehan@nhs.net

01208872589

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

52 weeks

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A1380-25-0005

Job locations

Bell Lane

Bodmin

Cornwall

PL31 2JJ


Fowey River Practice

Rawlings Lane

Fowey

Cornwall

PL23 1DT


Middleway Surgery

Middleway

St. Blazey

Par

Cornwall

PL24 2JL


Lostwithiel Medical Practice

North Street

Lostwithiel

Cornwall

PL22 0EF


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