Job summary
The purpose of the role is to support the Practices and GP Prescribing Leads in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient systems for repeat prescribing and medicines management.
Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy is developing, and we are looking for a motivated individual who isflexible to respond to the developing nature of the role and the needs and priorities of individuals requiring support. Under the direction of the clinical pharmacists, we expect that you will be able to work independently and manage your own workload. You will need excellent communication skills to be able to liaise with patients, primary care staff, community pharmacists and other partners.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the main duties and responsibilities for this role.
About us
There are 5 GP practices that have come
together to form Pendle East Primary Care Network covering a population of
approximately 47, 500 patients.
Our mission in Pendle East is to
strengthen, develop and support local General Practice, to enable the delivery
of high-quality care to local people.
We are building teams within the
PCN to enable peer support and team working both within and across professions.
We have an opportunity to create
something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure,
the relationships, and the potential to create a team that will make a
significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and
to individual lives for patients across Pendle.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Overview and Person Specification document separately for the specifics about this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Overview and Person Specification document separately for the specifics about this post.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
- Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
- Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
- IT skills including MS Word and Excel
Desirable
- Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
- EMIS Web user
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
- Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
- Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
- IT skills including MS Word and Excel
Desirable
- Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
- EMIS Web user
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent
Desirable
- Accuracy Checking Qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Medicines management or dispensing role in the community
Desirable
- Policy / procedure development
- General Practice repeat prescribing systems
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
- Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
- Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
- IT skills including MS Word and Excel
Desirable
- Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
- EMIS Web user
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of pharmacy procedures
- Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics
- Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
- IT skills including MS Word and Excel
Desirable
- Skills in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
- EMIS Web user
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent
Desirable
- Accuracy Checking Qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Medicines management or dispensing role in the community
Desirable
- Policy / procedure development
- General Practice repeat prescribing systems
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).