PCN Practice Based Pharmacist

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the well established Pharmacy Team at Turton Primary Care Network.

Main duties of the job

• Joining a team of 7 Clinical Pharmacists.
• Main priority of the role will be to support with medicines-related activity such as completing medication reviews, SMR's, carrying out QOF work, medicines optimisation, CQC audits.
• Supported by PCN Manager, Clinical Director, Lead Pharmacist and wider clinical workforce.

About us
Overview of your organisation

Turton PCN are excited to announce that we are recruiting an additional Clinical Pharmacist to join our well established and friendly team. Our PCN consists of 6 practices and we have approx 45,000 patients. We have a supportive organisational culture that champions continuous learning and development for all staff.

Job responsibilities
Job Description:

The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by a senior clinical pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice (s).

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non- medical prescriber and utilise this role once it has been achieved.

Qualifications
Essential

• Essential Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Registered with GPhC.
• Specialist knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma & Qualification.
• Evidence of recent CPD.
• Independent Prescriber status or a commitment to undertake the course.
• Must hold a UK drivers licence and have access to a car.
• At least 2 years post registration experience in a hospital, community or general practice setting.
• Experience of working with clinicians and multidisciplinary/multi-agency work.
• Experience in undertaking clinical audit.

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).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.