Senior Clinical Pharmacist GP with Management Responsibilities

Moss Healthcare Harrogate

The closing date is 05 May 2025

Job summary

This is a key appointment for the practice, you will be responsible for our Pharmacy Team with oversight and responsibility for other Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians who work both physically in the practice and remotely. You will support the practice prescription clerks, although their day-to-day line management responsibilities lay with another manager in the practice. You will be physically based in the practice at our main site, which is located on Kings Road, Harrogate and, due to the role having management responsibilities this is an in-person role rather than remote.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies with ongoing support and supervision from the multi-disciplinary team. The role will provide 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, and acute prescription requests for patients.

The post holder will be critical in supporting the delivery of Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) specifications and will help lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice to improve the quality of patient care.

You will support the ongoing development and training needs of those within your team to maximise the team's effectiveness.

You will work with our GP Partner prescribing lead; to support the practices work and you will represent the practice in any PCN or area wide Integrated Care Board prescribing forums.

About us

Moss Healthcare is a large GP practice in the centre of the beautiful town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. We have a patient population of over 20,000 patients with our main surgery on Kings Road in Harrogate town centre. We have one branch, 2 miles from the main site, at the Jennyfields Health Centre. We are one of four practices within the Heart of Harrogate Primary Care Network (PCN).

We have an extensive multi-disciplinary team that includes seven GP partners and four Salaried GPs and a regular cycle of GP registrars. The surgery is a teaching and training practice, so it supports numerous trainee doctors and medical students throughout the year.There is a team of practice nurses, healthcare assistants, advanced nurse practitioners, first contact physiotherapists, mental health practitioners, social prescribers as well as clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and prescription clerks.There is a Business Manager who is supported by an Operations Team, including both receptionists, administrators and medical secretaries.

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A1461-25-0001

Job locations

28-30 Kings Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 5JP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job purpose

This is a key appointment for the practice, you will be responsible for our Pharmacy Team with oversight and responsibility for other Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians who work both physically in the practice and remotely. you will support the practice prescription clerks, although their day-to-day line management responsibilities lay with another manager in the practice. You will be physically based in the practice at our main site, which is located on Kings Road, Harrogate and, due to the role having management responsibilities this is an in-person role rather that remote.

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies with ongoing support and supervision from the multi-disciplinary team. The role will provide 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, and acute prescription requests for patients.

The post holder will be critical in supporting the delivery of Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) specifications and will help lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice to improve the quality of patient care.

You will support the ongoing development and training needs of those within your team to maximise the team's effectiveness.

You will work with our GP Partner prescribing lead; to support the practices work and you will represent the practice in any PCN or area wide Integrated Care Board prescribing forums.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job purpose

This is a key appointment for the practice, you will be responsible for our Pharmacy Team with oversight and responsibility for other Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians who work both physically in the practice and remotely. you will support the practice prescription clerks, although their day-to-day line management responsibilities lay with another manager in the practice. You will be physically based in the practice at our main site, which is located on Kings Road, Harrogate and, due to the role having management responsibilities this is an in-person role rather that remote.

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies with ongoing support and supervision from the multi-disciplinary team. The role will provide 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, and acute prescription requests for patients.

The post holder will be critical in supporting the delivery of Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) specifications and will help lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice to improve the quality of patient care.

You will support the ongoing development and training needs of those within your team to maximise the team's effectiveness.

You will work with our GP Partner prescribing lead; to support the practices work and you will represent the practice in any PCN or area wide Integrated Care Board prescribing forums.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • GPhC Registration

Desirable

  • You'll be able to provide excellent customer and patient care.
  • Drive and ambition to ensure the practice meets business targets.
  • You'll have proven leadership skills in a fast-paced practice environment.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • GPhC Registration

Desirable

  • You'll be able to provide excellent customer and patient care.
  • Drive and ambition to ensure the practice meets business targets.
  • You'll have proven leadership skills in a fast-paced practice environment.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

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

Moss Healthcare Harrogate

Address

28-30 Kings Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 5JP


Employer's website

https://www.mosshealthcare-harrogate.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Moss Healthcare Harrogate

Address

28-30 Kings Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 5JP


Employer's website

https://www.mosshealthcare-harrogate.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Cheryl Flint

cheryl.flint2@nhs.net

01423706871

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A1461-25-0001

Job locations

28-30 Kings Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 5JP


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