Primary Care Careers

Pharmacist

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Job summary

Little Waltham Surgery are looking to welcome a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist into our busy practice, to play a full and active role within our multi-disciplinary team. The role is offered on a part-time basis for 22 hours per week across 2 days. You will be working closely with the superintendent pharmacist and pharmacy manager.

For further information please contact Juliet on 01245 360253 or email: juliet.mungai-kimani@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

  • Clinically assessing & treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines, for specific disease areas;
  • Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines & medicine information.
  • Providing pharmaceutical medication review & health education advice to patients, by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review.
  • Contributing to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations, childhood & adult immunisation programmes;
  • Processing specialist treatment letters;
  • Supporting practice dispensary;
  • Processing hospital medication discharge letters;
  • Acting as a key contact, for all medication related queries;
  • Conducting care-planning, including mental health, admission avoidance schemes, & end-of-life patients.
  • Undertaking minor ailments triage & directing patients.
  • Capturing relevant patient health information at all consultations including contributing to the quality outcomes framework;
  • Delivering on and/or overseeing relevant aspects of the PCN Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
  • Taking a central role in the clinical aspects of shared-care protocols, clinical research with medicines & liaison with specialist pharmacists;
  • Being part of a professional clinical network & having access to appropriate clinical supervision;
  • Managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions & medicines reaching review dates;
  • Reviewing prescribing against local & national targets, and engaging with the wider prescribing team to rectify any issues.

About us

We are a 2 site friendly training practice with over 20,000 patients. You will be supported by our team of 10 doctors, 3 nurse practitioners, paramedic, nurses, healthcare assistants, receptionist and admin team.

Details

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

7419

Job locations

30 Brook Hill

Little Waltham

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 3LL


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this;
  • Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this;
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice;
  • Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas;
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general care plans for patients with long-term conditions;
  • Ability to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals;
  • Ability to recognise priorities when problem-solving and identify deviations from normal patterns, referring to seniors or GPs with confidence, when appropriate;
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct;
  • Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance;
  • Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable;
  • Self-motivated with excellent communication skills;
  • Understand the need for patient confidentiality;
  • Knowledge of local services.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this;
  • Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this;
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice;
  • Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas;
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general care plans for patients with long-term conditions;
  • Ability to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals;
  • Ability to recognise priorities when problem-solving and identify deviations from normal patterns, referring to seniors or GPs with confidence, when appropriate;
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct;
  • Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance;
  • Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable;
  • Self-motivated with excellent communication skills;
  • Understand the need for patient confidentiality;
  • Knowledge of local services.

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.

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.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

30 Brook Hill

Little Waltham

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 3LL


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

30 Brook Hill

Little Waltham

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 3LL


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Little Waltham Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

7419

Job locations

30 Brook Hill

Little Waltham

Chelmsford

Essex

CM3 3LL


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