Junior Pharmacist

Job summary

This exciting new role provides the opportunity to work with the General Practice and Primary Care Network teams alongside a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to support the delivery of pharmacy services in general practice.

You will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, pharmacy team delivering medicines management across a PCN with the support of a named pharmacist. The team comprises supervising pharmacists, lead clinical pharmacist, and GP to support the team and individuals.

You will be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews, to proactively manage people with polypharmacy and multi-morbidities.

You will have the opportunity to attend meetings at practice, PCN, and ICB level, deliver training to practice and pharmacy team colleagues, mentor students and junior colleagues, and develop innovative services in response to local gaps in healthcare. Clinical supervision and mentorship will be provided.

Main duties of the job

You will be key in supporting the delivery of SMRs in the PCNs. Your role will impact on the patients medication journey, focusing on de-prescribing, improving quality of care, and reducing medicines-related admissions. You will manage long-term conditions, support hospital discharge prescribing arrangements, provide specific advice for those on polypharmacy, and support the practices to develop the clinical pharmacist role. You will support the prescription team and ensure pharmacists in the network, and other local networks, collaborate ideas and support each other.

You will be enthusiastic and adaptable to change, with excellent clinical skills, and a good level of competence in the use of IT.

You should exhibit good organisational skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders including patients, families, and carers.

You will be comfortable working independently and as part of multiple teams as described.

About us

Trust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) is a federation of 16 local GP practices located in and around Bradford. Our aim is to shape the future of primary care, delivering the highest quality healthcare services to the people of the city, providing local access points for a developing range of core and non-core services.

Our NHS is changing. At TPC, we are working together to meet the challenges of providing high quality primary care services alongside this evolving care landscape.

Each member practice retains total independence whilst collaborating in the further development of local primary care services. The objective is to put our patients at the heart of everything we do, maximising available resources and skills to ensure we provide a relevant and responsive service designed around what people really need. TPC is all about sustaining excellence in primary care in the long-term to the benefit of all our user groups.

Due to significant growth in the last year or so, TPC is now further developing its organisational infra structure and responding to new service development opportunities. TPC already holds contracts for the delivery of Dermatology and Minor Surgery services, and the provision of clinicians into the Bradford Enhanced Access Service. We have a Pharmacy Hub with clinicians working on behalf of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and offering a Warfarin service to practices.