Job summary
We would like you to join our dynamic and passionate team as a Clinical Pharmacist to provide safe, quality, pharmacy services in primary care, working with a wide range of colleagues within Southbourne Surgery. You will have the opportunity to develop and deliver safe, effective, and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes. In this role you have the potential to help manage general practice workload and significantly improve quality of care and safety for patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant 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 patients in the GP practice.
About us
Southbourne Surgery is located near to Chichester and has easy access to the South Downs. Chichester Harbour is within easy reach as is the picturesque town of Emsworth.
We are committed to providing high quality care to our patients and actively support staff to develop personally and professionally.
We have an established MDT which the successful applicant would join to work alonsgide our established Clinical Pharmacist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription 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 practice (s).
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilize skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription 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 practice (s).
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilize skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
Desirable
- Education, Training and Development:
- Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
Desirable
- Education, Training and Development:
- Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
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).
