Clinical Pharmacist

The clinical pharmacist plays a crucial role in a multi-disciplinary team, managing chronic disease areas, conducting medication reviews, and offering guidance on prescriptions. They provide clinical leadership, support quality improvement, and collaborate with the community and hospital pharmacy for enhanced patient care. Our client: a GP partnership, employs a diverse team to meet the growing demand for primary care.

• Main Objectives:


The Clinical Pharmacist will work within their competencies to:

• Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines


• Provide support on medicine related issues to the whole practice team


• Be a point of contact for patients regarding medication queries


• Link between pharmacists (community, hospital and service commissioner)


• Support medication reviews


• Enhance continuity of care for patients


• Provide lead on audits and target reviews
  
  We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and professional individual with a good clinical background, who is organised and confident, to work face to face with patients, to work independently and as part of our growing team., Essential


• Self-motivated and proactive


• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change


• Excellent time keeping and prioritisation


• Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others


• Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response


• Works effectively independently and as a member of a team


Other

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours


• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check


• Safeguarding adult and children level three


• Immunisation status


Skills and Knowledge

• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare.


• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)


• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.


• Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems (desirable) and Microsoft office packages (essential)


• 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 seniors or GPs when appropriate


• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines


• Produce timely and informative reports


• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers


• Work effectively independently and as a team member


• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision


Desirable

• Experience of working within a GP Practice


• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing, Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (Or equivalent)


• Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience


• Independent prescriber or undertaking training


• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council


Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society


• A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society


Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience


Desirable

• Recent General Clinical Pharmacy Activity relevant to Primary Care


• Previous experience of providing prescribing advice or support in primary or secondary care


• Experience of delivering patient clinics or services


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.

£45,000 - £52,600 a year - Permanent, Part-time, Full-time