PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

South Rural PCN have an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to work alongside their team of pharmacists on a part-time basis, for 2 and a half days per weekat their Needham Market Country Practice. The post holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, working in each practice and across the PCN, as well as part of a wider pharmacist network and multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Act as the PCN point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships.
• Liaise with the practices and, where practicable, to standardise the medicines management process across the PCN.
• Consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication.
• Receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians.
• Receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff.
• Provide medication review services for patients in the practice and during domiciliary visits to the local nursing home.
• Manage a caseload of complex patients.

About us

The PCN provides services to 56,000 patients across rural Suffolk. Our PCN includes the following practices: Bildeston Health Centre, Constable Country Medical Practice (East Bergholt and Capel St Mary), Hadleigh Health Centre (Boxford), The Holbrook and Shotley Surgery and Needham Market Country Practice.