CLINICAL PHARMACIST

Job summary

CLINICAL PHARMACIST x 2

DURATION/HOURS: negotiable between 20 and 37.5 hrs per week

Unique opportunity to join an expanding Pharmacy team to serve the population at South Hardwick PCN.

We serve a patient population of approx. 68,000 patients over 9 surgeries

You will be part of a dynamic team, committed to develop the role of a clinical pharmacist in an expanding field of General Practice to its maximum potential.

We are looking for enthusiastic, forward-thinking, motivated pharmacists committed to applying their pharmaceutical knowledge and skills to improve patient care in General Practice.

Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses the ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the health system.

The Clinical Pharmacy service in General Practice model complements existing teams within the practice (GP, nurses , health care assistant, prescriptions teams) and third parties attached to practices ( medicines management , community teams…)

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting , integrating and working with existing practice’s teams

This post would require both , to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, but also individual clinical decision making around your caseload of patients.

The main areas of responsibility would be to perform Medication Reviews for chronic disease conditions, patients with complex polypharmacy and PCN priorities for contractual services ( Direct Enhanced services ,QOF), Incentive schemes and support practices with implementation of CQC recommendations.

The post holder will be involved in supporting General Practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, and if necessary, to be involved with improvement of existing systems.

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 utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.

You must be willing to enrol and complete the CPPE Primary Care Pathway (Nationally delivered-18M training plan) or equivalent qualification and have or be willing to complete your independent prescribing qualification.

About us

South Hardwick Primary Care Network is a group of nine forward thinking and progressive practices who have developed friendly and effective working relationships with each other. We have a positive, supportive and open culture and are committed to providing the best service to our patients through collaboration both internally and with external partners.

South Hardwick is a mix of former mining communities, suburbs and rural communities to the south of Chesterfield. We have ambitious plans to develop the PCN and are planning to expand the existing team and develop innovative new ways of delivering primary care services collectively to improve the health outcomes of our patients. The Clinical Pharmacy Team will play fundamental role in supporting these ambitions and will become an integral part of the South Hardwick Team