Job summary
East Croydon Medical Centre is eagerly welcoming a Lead
Clinical Pharmacist to become an integral part of our patient-centred care
mission. At East Croydon Medical Centre, you won't just find a job you'll
discover a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with our diverse team of healthcare
professionals, including clinicians, nurses, and administrators, to provide
comprehensive and holistic patient care. As a leader, you will guide and mentor
a team of clerks and Pharmacy Technicians, fostering their professional growth
while overseeing critical pharmacy operations.
If you're a registered pharmacist with leadership experience
and a passion for patient safety and care, we encourage you to apply for the
Lead Clinical Pharmacist position.
Main duties of the job
As the Lead Clinical Pharmacist at East Croydon Medical
Centre, you will oversee and manage a team of clerks and Pharmacy Technicians,
ensuring their professional growth and efficient allocation of resources. Your
role will involve conducting CQC searches and maintaining compliance, reviewing
and implementing prescribing policies, overseeing emergency medication orders,
and managing locally commissioned services claims.
You'll play a crucial part in workload allocation,
prescription management, and conducting quality audits. In addition, you'll be
the point of contact for the Integrated Care Board (ICB) prescribing team,
facilitate clinician inductions, and actively contribute to the medical
centre's quality outcomes framework (QOF) planning.
About us
East Croydon Medical Centre is a progressive healthcare
institution dedicated to providing exceptional medical services to the
community. Situated in a convenient location, we pride ourselves on our
patient-centred approach and commitment to delivering comprehensive and
innovative care. With a collaborative and supportive environment, our medical
centre fosters teamwork among a diverse group of healthcare professionals,
including clinicians, nurses, administrators, and pharmacists.
By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to
contribute significantly to patient care, shape pharmacy operations, and
advance your career through ongoing learning and development. At East Croydon
Medical Centre, we are passionate about making a meaningful impact on the
health and well-being of our patients, and we invite you to be a part of this
fulfilling journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Lead Clinical Pharmacist at East Croydon Medical Centre
plays a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the
pharmacy services within the medical centre. This role involves managing a team
of clerks and Pharmacy Technicians, overseeing various pharmacy-related tasks,
and contributing to the overall patient care and safety provided by the centre.
For further details, please refer to the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Lead Clinical Pharmacist at East Croydon Medical Centre
plays a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the
pharmacy services within the medical centre. This role involves managing a team
of clerks and Pharmacy Technicians, overseeing various pharmacy-related tasks,
and contributing to the overall patient care and safety provided by the centre.
For further details, please refer to the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GP's and general practices.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary careprescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstate 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 mrdicine optimisation issues in core ares for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills.
- 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification.
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GP's and general practices.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary careprescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstate 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 mrdicine optimisation issues in core ares for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills.
- 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification.
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care.
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).