Community Pharmacy Integration Pharmacist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Surrey Heartlands Medicines Optimisation Team.This is a new role which is available initially for a one - year fixed term period, with the intention to review longer term.

We are looking for a forward thinking project manager to work with our Community Pharmacy Clinical Lead, to optimise the use of community pharmacy services within Surrey Heartlands. This role will support the integration of community pharmacy services, enabling in particular, the range of clinical services included within the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework to be fully utilised in order to help manage overall demand in general practices and urgent care settings.

As the NHS enters a period of recovery following the Covid pandemic, community pharmacy is well placed to support the system in opening up access to a range of clinical and preventative services and supporting actions to mitigate against health inequalities.

For this to happen equitably across Surrey Heartlands expert project management to support the roll out of the community pharmacy clinical services is critical to realise the full potential of the nationally agreed contract for local populations. Surrey Heartlands ICS is committed to integrating community pharmacy and optimising the use of its services for the benefit of local people. Can you help us achieve this?

Main duties of the job

Given the breadth and cross-system nature of community pharmacy clinical services, this role has been developed to undertake implementation actions, to enable the roll out, uptake and embedding of new and recently commissioned clinical services.

The role will focus on integrating community pharmacy clinical services (e.g. GP and A&E referrals into the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS), Discharge Medicines Service (DMS), smoking cessation service, Hypertensive case-finding service) into PCNs and the acute sectors, and increasing referrals into pharmaceutical services from these sectors where needed. As such the post-holder will be required to lead on integration activities to promote community pharmacy's role and the importance of pharmaceutical services. This will include the development of associated policies.

You will be responsible for leading the implementation and roll out of the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder sites and will provide professional support to the community pharmacists participating in the pilot.

The post-holder will work alongside the Community Pharmacy Clinical lead, South East Regional Chief Pharmacist and South East Regional Integration Lead.

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. There may be expectations to line manage staff members.

About us

Surrey Heartlands is a partnership of organisations working together - with staff, patients, their carers, families, and the public - to support people to live healthier lives. Surrey Heartlands developed into an Integrated Care Board (ICB) since July 2022, working through 4 Integrated, dynamic, and sustainable partnerships (ICP's) , each working together to deliver a shared vision across Surrey. ICP's aim to improve how local services are designed and co-ordinated for efficiency and benefit to the patient and service users. Each partnership is based on co-operation with our component partners, and focusing on local population needs, priorities and decision making.

The 4 ICP's are known as:

• North West Surrey Alliance
• Guildford and Waverley Alliance
• Surrey Downs Health and Care
• East Surrey Place

We have an ambitious vision for transformation and continuous improvement of health and care across our footprint and to deliver our objectives we need a team of capable, collaborative professionals who share the same vision. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome all applications, especially those from underrepresented communities, including people with a disability, and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.