Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will support the Surgery in meeting its obligations under the PCN Network Enhanced Service and will work alongside the pre-existing team of pharmacists at the Surgery and other pharmacists at the 9 practices within the Network across the Bromsgrove District. The role will be an integral part of the day-to-day Surgery functioning as well as the wider PCN with opportunities for patient facing roles to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines alongside scope for specialist clinics and prescribing. The responsibilities will include conducting Structured Medications Review and Medicines Optimisation to tackle polypharmacy, audit and review of medicines through NHS-led programmes such as Low Priority Prescribing and CCG driven cost saving switching. There will also be a key role in supporting the Enhanced Health in Care Homes agenda for the 90 residents currently registered with the practice with a view to the benefits of both new patient and regular clinical pharmacist led medicines reviews. For an appropriate candidate, there will be potential scope for professional development in evolving skills in independent prescribing and through specialist clinics including asthma/COPD, family planning, diabetes and community based anticoagulant monitoring.

More details of the key roles and responsibilities can be found in the Clinical Pharmacist Job Specification in the attached pdf document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified pharmacist
• PgCert Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in a healthcare setting as a Pharmacist;
• Relevant experience as a pharmacist prescriber

Essential Criteria

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to Continuous Professional Development;
• Flexible approach to work;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills;
• Effective time management skills to balance work and education requirements.

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

St Johns Surgery

Address

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

Worcestershire

B61 0AZ

Employer's website

https://www.stjohnssurgerybromsgrove.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)