Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

Sharnbrook Surgery in north Bedford are looking to welcome a senior clinical pharmacist to our team, on a part time basis for 16 hours a week. Our core hours are from 8am to 6.30pm, so the successful candidate will need to be able to work between these times and cover for holidays and sickness as required. Working within an experienced multi-disciplinary team, this key role will seek to improve patients health outcomes by providing direct, accessible and timely clinical medicines.

Main duties of the job

  • Review the ongoing medicine plan for patients with single or multiple problems where medicine optimisation is required (COPD/asthma).
  • Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for nurses and/or GP.
  • Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice.
  • Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.

About us

Sharnbrook Surgery is a rural dispensing GP surgery in the village of Sharnbrook in north Bedfordshire, with over 6000 patients. We aim to provide the highest quality healthcare to our patients. We commit to provide effective and efficient care in a sensitive, considerate and confidential manner. Our care delivery systems make the best use of all available resources.

Date posted

11 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8886

Job locations

Templars Way

Sharnbrook

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK44 1PZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards attainment.

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of an on-going commitment and undertaking of continuing professional development to maintain advanced theoretical and practical therapeutic knowledge.
  • Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in primary care working within a GP surgery is desirable.
  • Undertaking, completed or can demonstrate exemption from CPPEs primary care pharmacy education programme.
  • Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience, or equivalent.
  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.

Desirable

  • Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA).
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards attainment.

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of an on-going commitment and undertaking of continuing professional development to maintain advanced theoretical and practical therapeutic knowledge.
  • Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in primary care working within a GP surgery is desirable.
  • Undertaking, completed or can demonstrate exemption from CPPEs primary care pharmacy education programme.
  • Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience, or equivalent.
  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.

Desirable

  • Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA).
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

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

Templars Way

Sharnbrook

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK44 1PZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Templars Way

Sharnbrook

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK44 1PZ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Sharnbrook Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

11 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8886

Job locations

Templars Way

Sharnbrook

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK44 1PZ


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