Clinical Pharmacist

Job responsibilities

The pharmacist will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.

The pharmacist will support and work alongside the practice team and across the clinical network. Pharmacist development and mentorship will be supported by PCN Lead Clinical Pharmacist and practice GPs. Pharmacists will be part of the PCN Medicines Team with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working together with the wider Gloucestershire Pharmacy teams.

The pharmacist will undertake clinical structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients including those with complex polypharmacy, potentially developing a specialist area of chronic disease or pain medicines management. The pharmacist will provide primary support to the practice staff for prescription and medication queries. They will support and develop practice repeat prescription systems and lead medicines reconciliation on transfer of care ensuring safe systems for medicines. They will provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care medicines needs of patients in the GP practices.

The pharmacist will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement.

They will ensure that practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise 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 improve pathways so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service.

Qualifications

Essential

• -Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
• -Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• -Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• -Hold a clinical pharmacy MSc or equivalent standard qualification suitable for the post
• -Independent Prescriber / commitment to become an Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• -Experience of working in primary or secondary care
• -Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience (less would be considered for the right candidate)
• -Knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical governance
• -Management of patients with long-term conditions
• -Management of patients with complex needs
• -Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence
• -Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
• -Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice

Desirable

• -Experience of primary care systems

Skills

Essential

• -Ability to assess, implement and evaluate a programme of care
• -Understanding of evidence-based practice
• -Excellent communication and organisational skills
• -Flexibility
• -Excellent IT skills
• -Ability to work proactively within a team
• -Dealing with complex and challenging clinical encounters
• -Knowledge of national standards that inform practices e.g. NICE guidelines
• -Understanding or responsibilities under CQC standards
• -Change management

Qualities

Essential

• -Able to demonstrate enthusiasm
• -An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• -Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• -Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• -Pleasant and articulate
• -Able to work under pressure
• -Able to work in a changing environment
• -Able to use own initiative

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).