Primary Care 24

Deputy Head Medicine Management

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Job summary

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Do you have a degree in Pharmacy and are a Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council? Are you available for a 6-month fixed term contract? Would you like to work for an expanding social enterprise? As the Deputy Head Medicines Management you will work to develop and deliver the medicines management and medicines safety agenda within Primary Care 24 (PC24).

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work with clinical colleagues to ensure the highest standards of care are provided for all registered and temporary patients and will work across the organisation to become a core member of the team of healthcare professionals.

About us

Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. We follow agenda for change and offer an NHS Pension.

The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.

This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Date posted

19 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£58,012 to £68,552 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0368-24-0037

Job locations

PC24 Primary Care Hub

28-30 Sefton Street

Litherland

L21 7LD

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a Clinical Pharmacist working in General Practice and the out of hours setting including:

Develop, produce, and implement medicines policies and procedures.

Develop, produce, and implement medicines management strategies to ensure compliance with CQC, QoF, legislation and local quality frameworks.

Develop, produce, and implement clinical audit in relation to medicines.

Incorporate the objectives of medicines optimisation into every day general practice, including the aims of national and local strategies.

Lead, plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the services.

Undertake clinical structured medication reviews and repeat prescribing when necessary.

Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals and intermediate care, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes, and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need.

Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g., those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).

Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through practice computer searches, including risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both.

About you

Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience
An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
Experience of medication review, face to face and remotely
Experience of repeat prescribing and prescribing for long term conditions within competency
Experience and knowledge of developing and undertaking clinical audit

Whats on offer?

6 Month fixed term contract
£58,012 - £68,552 per annum, DOE
Based in Litherland with travel required across Liverpool & Sefton
Hybrid working optional
NHS pension scheme
27 days annual leave per annum
Casual dress working environment
Ride to work scheme
Long service awards