Clinical Pharmacist - Kingsbury Road Surgery

Our Health Partnership

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join our team at Kingsbury Road Surgery.

This role is for 20 hours per week (0.53 WTE) to be worked as 4 hours per day Monday Friday.

The position of clinical pharmacist has an essential role in improving the healthcare we provide to our patients, helping to deliver consistency and excellence in medicines optimisation.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact: Clair.huckerby@ourhealthpartnership.com

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a clinical pharmacist who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, developing and managing medicines optimisation services within our practice, demonstrating improvements in value and patient outcomes and contributing to reducing health inequalities through the safe and appropriate use of medicines

About us

This role will be based at Kingsbury Road Surgery,we are a long established practice which offers a high standard of modern medical care. At Kingsbury Road Surgery we aim to treat all our patients promptly, courteously and in complete confidence. Kingsbury Road Surgery is part of Our Health Partnership.

Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.

We are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 39 sites, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.

The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets and can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services.

Date posted

20 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0300-24-0034

Job locations

Doctors Surgery

273 Kingsbury Road

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 8RD


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of health care practitioners within general practice.

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will perform medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the practice.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of medicines optimisation within the practiceand undertake structured clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement (QI) and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services at practice and PCN level.

The post holder will work with all sectors of pharmacy across the health system and the wider OHP organisation to improve population health. Demonstrating improvement in patient outcomes and working to reduce health inequalities,contributing to improving the efficiency of general practice and delivering a best in class service.

The post holder will be supported to develop their role in line with the OHP workforce strategy, this will include becoming and operating as a non-medical prescriber. This role will be reviewed at least annually, where the Job Description may be updated in line with the needs of the organisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of health care practitioners within general practice.

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will perform medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the practice.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of medicines optimisation within the practiceand undertake structured clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement (QI) and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services at practice and PCN level.

The post holder will work with all sectors of pharmacy across the health system and the wider OHP organisation to improve population health. Demonstrating improvement in patient outcomes and working to reduce health inequalities,contributing to improving the efficiency of general practice and delivering a best in class service.

The post holder will be supported to develop their role in line with the OHP workforce strategy, this will include becoming and operating as a non-medical prescriber. This role will be reviewed at least annually, where the Job Description may be updated in line with the needs of the organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a clinical pharmacist.
  • Involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE and local best practice guidelines.
  • NB: it is anticipated that the level of qualification, skill and competence held will vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out, see person specification for details.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a clinical pharmacist.
  • Involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE and local best practice guidelines.
  • NB: it is anticipated that the level of qualification, skill and competence held will vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out, see person specification for details.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Our Health Partnership

Address

Doctors Surgery

273 Kingsbury Road

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 8RD


Employer's website

https://ourhealthpartnership.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Our Health Partnership

Address

Doctors Surgery

273 Kingsbury Road

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 8RD


Employer's website

https://ourhealthpartnership.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief (Consultant) Pharmacist

Clair Huckerby

Clair.huckerby@ourhealthpartnership.com

+441214221366

Date posted

20 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0300-24-0034

Job locations

Doctors Surgery

273 Kingsbury Road

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 8RD


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