Job summary
IUC Pharmacists
DHU Healthcare is extremely pleased to announce that we
have been awarded a brand new NHS 111
Contract in the West Midlands,
this is a fabulous opportunity to join our CQC
Outstanding award winning team!
DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest
company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including
urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We operate 365 days a year, 24
hours a day across a wide geographical area including Derbyshire, Northamptonshire;
Nottinghamshire; Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland; Lincolnshire,
Milton Keynes, Bath, North East Somerset,
Swindon and Wiltshire a population totalling around ten million. A socially conscious
organisation, we provide compassionate,
safe, high-quality care to our
patients and the communities we serve and offer a supportive work environment
to our 2,000 people. You can find out more about us at Our profile :: DHU
Healthcare
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Provide a professional, courteous
and efficient telephone service consistent with DHU standards to callers
seeking medicines information, pharmaceutical advice and repeat prescriptions
Respond to a wide range of health
and medicines information enquiries across telephone and digital channels, the
majority of which are non-routine and necessitate a rapid response to new
situations and a prompt grasp of the callers needs
Use critical thinking and
effective communication skills to assess accurately the callers holistic needs
(establish the level of information required, their existing level of knowledge
and other issues including social, cultural and economic factors), at all time
working with respect and with a non-judgmental manner
If the holder of a prescribing
qualification prescribe appropriately for patients requiring urgent
prescriptions using access to summary care record information to ensure
accurate re-prescribing
About us
Values, behaviors and principles
The post
holder is expected to lead by example in terms of role modelling the behaviors
associated with our values.
We are always:
Compassionate we show kindness, consideration
and understanding in everything we do and demonstrate our caring nature to
our patient, people and communities
Accomplished we are available day and night
a response, adaptable, professional NHS partner, providing the best advice,
care and treatment for every individual
Respectful we recognise the value that
individual and team difference bring welcoming views, listening, being
honest, and learning from others experiences
Encouraging we believe everyone matters, so we
inspire confidence in other promoting speaking up, fostering career-long
learning and development, and supporting improvement ideas
Diversity
DHU believe our workforce should be as diverse as
the range of services we offer, and the communities we serve. We are committed
to valuing and encouraging diversity throughout our workforce, regardless of
age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy
and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. As part of our mission we are dedicated to
eliminating discrimination
Job description
Job responsibilities
IUC Pharmacists
DHU Healthcare is extremely pleased to announce that we
have been awarded a brand new NHS 111
Contract in the West Midlands,
this is a fabulous opportunity to join our CQC
Outstanding award winning team!
DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest
company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including
urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We operate 365 days a year, 24
hours a day across a wide geographical area including Derbyshire, Northamptonshire;
Nottinghamshire; Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland; Lincolnshire,
Milton Keynes, Bath, North East Somerset,
Swindon and Wiltshire a population totalling around ten million. A socially conscious
organisation, we provide compassionate,
safe, high-quality care to our
patients and the communities we serve and offer a supportive work environment
to our 2,000 people. You can find out more about us at Our profile :: DHU
Healthcare
DHU Healthcare can offer you additional benefits:
Our people matter to us. We value them through
a coaching culture offering
staff engagement, wellbeing support,
career progression and inspirational visible leadership.
Choosing DHU gives you access to a generous
benefits package that includes the NHS pension scheme, NHS continuous service recognition (for holiday and sickness
entitlements), Westfield Health Membership (direct access to GP and counselling services,
CT and MRI scans, hospital treatment insurance and cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy
care) and opportunities for on-going professional development. You
will also enjoy free tea and coffee and free
parking! You can find out more here: What DHU offers you : DHU Healthcare
We have an exciting opportunity to join our clinical Pharmacy team and the wider IUC / CAS team. You will work as an expert resource for medicines, toxicology, medicines optimisation and
pharmaceutical care aspects of the multidisciplinary team workload.
As part of our Pharmacy team you will support the safe and effective management
and use of medicines, while
meeting all statutory,
regulatory and NHS
requirements, supporting the implementation of care pathways and
liaising with other agencies and healthcare providers as necessary. Contributing to
reductions in medicine-related GP
and acute care referrals by
supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines through shared
decision-making, education and
reassurance; identifying and addressing medicines-related issues,
undertaking minor ailments triage
and providing self-care advice.
You will maintain high
quality standards and governance and work to ensure the most appropriate
patient journey. Pro-actively contribute
to the evaluation and development of
this role in a new clinical environment.
To work as fully integrated members of
the clinical multi-disciplinary IUC team,
having access to
other healthcare professionals, specialist
medicines resources, service
record systems, access
to admin/office support and
training/development opportunities and will undertake unsocial hours.
We invest in our employees giving you the opportunity to undertake Pathways training
/ Potential opportunity to attend a prescribing
course.
This role is supported by a robust clinical and managerial leadership structure which will encourage professional development
for those seeking to expand their clinical
experience.
Clinicians will benefit from a full
supervision package and opportunities for group reflection, development
and mentoring will be available.
We provide a 3 day induction on site plus
ongoing development throughout your DHU
Career!
Please Include in your application which site you wish to be considered for
Job description
Job responsibilities
IUC Pharmacists
DHU Healthcare is extremely pleased to announce that we
have been awarded a brand new NHS 111
Contract in the West Midlands,
this is a fabulous opportunity to join our CQC
Outstanding award winning team!
DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest
company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including
urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We operate 365 days a year, 24
hours a day across a wide geographical area including Derbyshire, Northamptonshire;
Nottinghamshire; Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland; Lincolnshire,
Milton Keynes, Bath, North East Somerset,
Swindon and Wiltshire a population totalling around ten million. A socially conscious
organisation, we provide compassionate,
safe, high-quality care to our
patients and the communities we serve and offer a supportive work environment
to our 2,000 people. You can find out more about us at Our profile :: DHU
Healthcare
DHU Healthcare can offer you additional benefits:
Our people matter to us. We value them through
a coaching culture offering
staff engagement, wellbeing support,
career progression and inspirational visible leadership.
Choosing DHU gives you access to a generous
benefits package that includes the NHS pension scheme, NHS continuous service recognition (for holiday and sickness
entitlements), Westfield Health Membership (direct access to GP and counselling services,
CT and MRI scans, hospital treatment insurance and cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy
care) and opportunities for on-going professional development. You
will also enjoy free tea and coffee and free
parking! You can find out more here: What DHU offers you : DHU Healthcare
We have an exciting opportunity to join our clinical Pharmacy team and the wider IUC / CAS team. You will work as an expert resource for medicines, toxicology, medicines optimisation and
pharmaceutical care aspects of the multidisciplinary team workload.
As part of our Pharmacy team you will support the safe and effective management
and use of medicines, while
meeting all statutory,
regulatory and NHS
requirements, supporting the implementation of care pathways and
liaising with other agencies and healthcare providers as necessary. Contributing to
reductions in medicine-related GP
and acute care referrals by
supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines through shared
decision-making, education and
reassurance; identifying and addressing medicines-related issues,
undertaking minor ailments triage
and providing self-care advice.
You will maintain high
quality standards and governance and work to ensure the most appropriate
patient journey. Pro-actively contribute
to the evaluation and development of
this role in a new clinical environment.
To work as fully integrated members of
the clinical multi-disciplinary IUC team,
having access to
other healthcare professionals, specialist
medicines resources, service
record systems, access
to admin/office support and
training/development opportunities and will undertake unsocial hours.
We invest in our employees giving you the opportunity to undertake Pathways training
/ Potential opportunity to attend a prescribing
course.
This role is supported by a robust clinical and managerial leadership structure which will encourage professional development
for those seeking to expand their clinical
experience.
Clinicians will benefit from a full
supervision package and opportunities for group reflection, development
and mentoring will be available.
We provide a 3 day induction on site plus
ongoing development throughout your DHU
Career!
Please Include in your application which site you wish to be considered for
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Qualification as independent non-medical prescriber
- Completion of or studying for postgraduate clinical qualification
- Consultation skills for pharmacy practice -CPPE
- Answering medicines related questions in practice -CPPE
Working Base
Essential
- Please Include in your application which site you are wishing to work at
- Derby
- Chesterfield
- Oldbury
- We do have remote vacancies available, for these you need to be out of the local areas stated above
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Qualification as independent non-medical prescriber
- Completion of or studying for postgraduate clinical qualification
- Consultation skills for pharmacy practice -CPPE
- Answering medicines related questions in practice -CPPE
Working Base
Essential
- Please Include in your application which site you are wishing to work at
- Derby
- Chesterfield
- Oldbury
- We do have remote vacancies available, for these you need to be out of the local areas stated above
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).
