PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 2 Clinical Pharmacists within the North Lincolnshire South Primary Care Network (PCN) to join the current PCN pharmacy team.

Main duties of the job

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service.

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a primary care setting.
• Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions 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.
• Provide clinical input on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
• Ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.

About us

North Lincolnshire South PCN is a large, forward-thinking Primary Care Network compromising 6 practices across Scunthorpe and the surrounding area. We recognise the value that this role can bring to our practices and our patients and we look forward to growing our PCN team. Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care; finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients.

The successful candidates must be available to work on a full-time basis with flexibility when required to work across sites within the PCN.

Closing date for applications is: 14th September 2020

Candidates must have access to own transport

Please check the Job Description and Person Specification or email suzy.brocklesby1@nhs.net for more information.