Job summary
We are looking for further clinical pharmacists to join the existing PCN teams in East Leeds Collaborative: Seacroft - 1 post, Crossgates - 2 posts and York Rd - 1 post.
The ELC team consists currently of 2 senior and 1 clinical pharmacist and 3 pharmacy technicians, and is supported by 3 Clinical Directors. There are also 3 practice based pharmacists and 1 practice based technician.
These roles are new and exciting, with a real opportunity to develop and use your clinical pharmacy skills in a patient-facing environment. You will have the opportunity to support new initiatives and projects across East Leeds Collaborative as they develop. SEL GP Group is the ideal employer for these roles as you will benefit from peer support from an extended team of 17 pharmacists and 7 technicians, and mentoring from the Head of Clinical Pharmacy.
Pharmacists from any sector and pre-registration pharmacists with experience of general practice are welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacy team aims to provide the best patient care possible. You will work in a patient-facing role, supporting patients to manage long-term conditions effectively through SMR. You will work as part of the MDT and provide support to practices, care homes and patients with medication queries, medicines policies and procedures, QOF/local incentive schemes, prescribing processes, audit and medicines safety.
You will be a great team player, but also capable of independent, autonomous work. You will have excellent inter-personal skills. You will have excellent communication skills and be committed to providing exceptional patient-care. Experience of general practice is desirable but not essential.
About us
South and East Leeds GP Group employs these posts on behalf of our seven member PCNs. We employ an established team of practice-based and PCN-based clinical pharmacists and technicians and are ideally placed to support you in this new role.
You will be supported in your post with mentoring from the Head of Clinical Pharmacy for SEL GP Group, regular pharmacy peer support meetings involving all the PCN and practice pharmacists and technicians working in SEL GP Group and also the Leeds GP Pharmacy Network (80+ members). You will be allocated a GP clinical supervisor and will also have support from the Leeds GP Confederation pharmacy team.
We have very close relationships with specialist and consultant-level pharmacists working in Leeds and so are able to provide high level clinical teaching and support.
All PCN pharmacy staff are required to enrol or (or be exempted from) the CPPE Primary Care Education Pathway.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the South & East Leeds General Practice Group practices with all aspects of medicines optimisation.
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines optimisation across the PCN. This will include structured medication reviews with direct patient contact and may include contributing to:
Management of long-term conditions
Management of medicines on transfer of care
Reviewing systems for safer prescribing
Contributing to repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation and actioning acute prescription requests
Addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients
Minor illness
Contributing to achievement of QOF and locally commissioned quality improvement schemes
Undertaking clinical audit
The specifics of the role in each PCN will be worked up between the post-holder, the PCN and SEL GP Group.
Please see attached job description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the South & East Leeds General Practice Group practices with all aspects of medicines optimisation.
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines optimisation across the PCN. This will include structured medication reviews with direct patient contact and may include contributing to:
Management of long-term conditions
Management of medicines on transfer of care
Reviewing systems for safer prescribing
Contributing to repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation and actioning acute prescription requests
Addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients
Minor illness
Contributing to achievement of QOF and locally commissioned quality improvement schemes
Undertaking clinical audit
The specifics of the role in each PCN will be worked up between the post-holder, the PCN and SEL GP Group.
Please see attached job description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist.
Desirable
- Holds or working towards an independent prescribing qualification Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Successful completion of the CPPE General Practice Pharmacist Training Pathway or Primary Care Pharmacist Education Pathway
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience as a pharmacist in any sector, or experience of working as a pre-registration pharmacist in general practice
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working.
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
Desirable
- Experience of working as a pharmacist in a GP practice or PCN
- Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of PCN pharmacist role
- High level of written communication skills
- Evidence of CPD relevant to the PCN pharmacist role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist.
Desirable
- Holds or working towards an independent prescribing qualification Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Successful completion of the CPPE General Practice Pharmacist Training Pathway or Primary Care Pharmacist Education Pathway
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience as a pharmacist in any sector, or experience of working as a pre-registration pharmacist in general practice
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working.
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
Desirable
- Experience of working as a pharmacist in a GP practice or PCN
- Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of PCN pharmacist role
- High level of written communication skills
- Evidence of CPD relevant to the PCN pharmacist role
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).
