Clinical Pharmacist- Prescriber/ Non-Prescriber

Job responsibilities

Clinical Pharmacist- Prescriber/non-Prescriber

Salary:£44,345-£53,045 per annum, FTE

Hours-Full time 37.5 hours per week or Minimum 30hrs per week

Location: Practices of Living Well PCN Southampton

Accountable to: Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Key Responsibilities:

• Review the on-going need for each medicine, review monitoring needs and take the opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Seeking support from senior pharmacist/GP as required.
• Supports medicines reconciliation following patient discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes. Works with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
• Answers all medicinerelated enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients. Suggests and recommends solutions. Provides follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes that are made. Responds to daily anima eConsults, identifying any red flags and underlying serious pathology and takes appropriate action including referring to other members of the primary care team as needed.
• Works as part of the pharmacy services team ensuring that any clinical documents received within the practice are actioned appropriately, particularly those associated with medication changes and monitoring within own scope of practice.

We are looking for one individual to fill this position, either Clinical Pharmacist- Prescriber or Clinical-Non-Prescriber. Please email our recruitment inboxhiowicb-hsi.livingwell-recruitment@nhs.net and we will be able to provide you with the revelant job profile.

Audit & Research

Essential

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in audit / Quality Improvement projects
• Experience of applying evidence to clinical practice

Desirable

• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology

Qualifications

Essential

• Clinical Pharmacist- Prescriber:
• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Independent prescribing qualification and annotation on GPhC register
• Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training / experience
• Clinical Pharmacist- Non -Prescriber:
• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Aptitudes Teaching and training

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• IT literate (EMIS and S1 training will be provided)
• Experience and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of D multi-disciplinary students and qualified staff when
• appropriate
• Will undertake the CPPE Pathway for Pharmacists as part of this role

Attitude/ Commitment

Essential

• Good communication and empathy skills with patients
• Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi- disciplinary team environment to provide and integrated service for patients
• Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
• Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare

Desirable

• Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis

Practical & personal qualities

Essential

• Evidence of continual learning and development
• Understands self (strengths/weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
• UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• Evidence of innovation

Experience

Essential

• Clinical Pharmacist- Prescriber:
• Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training / experience
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidencebased healthcare
• Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience
• Clinical Pharmacist- Non -Prescriber:
• Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training / experience
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidencebased healthcare
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience

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).