Job summary
An
exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist has arisen within
our team. We are looking for a highly experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join
our friendly team, located in the picturesque village of Godstone, Surrey.
We
demonstrate strong teamwork throughout the practice and pride ourselves on
having a happy workforce. The successful candidate would benefit from being
part of a much wider team of Clinical Pharmacists who sit under the four
Primary Care Networks who sit under Dorking Healthcare.
Main duties of the job
For the new Structured Medications Review
and Optimisation requirements this will include tackling over-medication of
patients, including inappropriate use of antibiotics, withdrawing medicines no
longer needed through NHS-led programmes such as low priority prescribing and
medicines optimisation more widely. For Enhanced Health in Care Homes residents
will benefit from regular clinical pharmacy-led medicines reviews.
About us
The contract for Pond Tail Surgery was taken over by DHC in January 2022 and has gone from strength to strength under their guidance. The team is growing rapidly and we now have a full complement of permanent staff including x3 clinical lead GPs. We are a vibrant and friendly team who are devoted to delivering a high standard of healthcare to our patients.
DHC is a GP Federation, representing 140,000 patients providing a wide range of quality healthcare services including elective care, Talking Therapies, community healthcare and primary care across Surrey. We are registered with the CQC and we are an accredited AQP.
DHC is working at the centre of the local health system to evolve and deliver integrated care and that requires strong partnerships with many organisations. In all of our services, we aim to put the patient at the centre of their care, make sure our services are easy to access by local patients and reduce waiting times for patients.
GP practices have been brought together into Primary Care Networks (or PCNs) to offer services in the local community. There are four PCNs who are part of the DHC Federation, Redhill Phoenix PCN, Dorking PCN, South Tandridge PCN and Integrated Care Partnership PCN. The PCNs are critical to the changing NHS and are the focal point of all locally developed planning and service delivery.
Benefits:
- Competitive salaries
- Be part of a friendly, professional team
- We provide opportunities for training and development
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Pharmacist will have a key role in
supporting delivery of the new Network Contract DES Service specifications.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Pharmacist will have a key role in
supporting delivery of the new Network Contract DES Service specifications.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level of equivalent training/expertise. An appreciation of the nature of GP practices. An understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
Desirable
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Experience
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience
- Experience of working in a similar role before
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Is able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior managers or GPs when appropriate.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Organised, good time management skills and can meet deadlines with minimum supervision.
- Positive approach, calm under pressure.
- Good IT skills, sufficient to use Word, databases and spreadsheets.
- Can produce timely and informative reports.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision to patients.
- Has a can do attitude to daily tasks, adversity and new ways of working.
- Undertakes healthy working with regards to achieve the most efficient way to achieve objectives and tasks.
Desirable
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- Persuasive, can gain acceptance of recommendations and is able to influence/motivate/persuade others to comply with recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
Other factors
Essential
- Willing and able to travel to different DHC/GP sites and to attend meetings, training events etc.
- Able to work in the evenings and at weekends.
Desirable
- Car driver with current UK driving licence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level of equivalent training/expertise. An appreciation of the nature of GP practices. An understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
Desirable
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Experience
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience
- Experience of working in a similar role before
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Is able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior managers or GPs when appropriate.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Organised, good time management skills and can meet deadlines with minimum supervision.
- Positive approach, calm under pressure.
- Good IT skills, sufficient to use Word, databases and spreadsheets.
- Can produce timely and informative reports.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision to patients.
- Has a can do attitude to daily tasks, adversity and new ways of working.
- Undertakes healthy working with regards to achieve the most efficient way to achieve objectives and tasks.
Desirable
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- Persuasive, can gain acceptance of recommendations and is able to influence/motivate/persuade others to comply with recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
Other factors
Essential
- Willing and able to travel to different DHC/GP sites and to attend meetings, training events etc.
- Able to work in the evenings and at weekends.
Desirable
- Car driver with current UK driving licence.
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
