Job summary
Burwell Surgery is a well-regarded dispensing
and training village practice. Situated within easy reach of Cambridge and the
A14. Burwell has plenty of facilities to serve the local residents and has a
real sense of community. The premises offer plenty of on-site parking for
staff.
We are looking to recruit
a Clinical Pharmacist to work 22.5 to 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
To provide medicines management support to patients and GPs and to manage the Clinical Pharmacist Team workload within Burwell Surgery.
We are a SystmOne practice and we use AskmyGP as our online access system.
About us
At Burwell Surgery
we pride ourselves in being a happy and friendly place to work, with plenty of support. A GMS practice with 9,600 patients. We are a member of Cambridge GP Federation,
Cambridge and Peterborough ICB and South Ely PCN. We have a high QOF achievement and for many years, we have received excellent patient survey results, which we are very proud of.
We have an excellent Admin and Nursing Team and other team members include Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, First Contact Physiotherapist, Social prescriber and Health Coaches. We are a Research active practice
and as a Training practice we offer a range of training for both Medical
Students and GP Registrars.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
duties and responsibilities:
- Support
Pharmacy Technician
- Clinical
medication review
- Patient-facing
clinics for people living with long-term conditions
- Receive
on-the-day referrals for patients needing advice and guidance
- Management
of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
- Provide
medicine information to practice staff and patients
- Signposting
- Repeat
prescribing
- Offer
support, education and training to others
- Reducing
unplanned hospital admissions
- Management
of medicines after discharge from hospital
- Safety
netting
- Risk
stratification
- Information
management and service development
- Medicines
quality improvement and medicines safety
- Undertake
clinical audits of prescribing in areas to ensure compliant with CQC standards
- Communicate
key updates to Practice colleagues
- Support
Practice Systems for recording concerns
- Support
implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations
WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS
All Burwell
Surgery staff, PCN and community teams, suppliers and patients.
OTHER
This job
description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the duties and
responsibilities may vary from time to time in the light of changing
circumstances and in consultation with the jobholder. Training can be provided
where needed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
duties and responsibilities:
- Support
Pharmacy Technician
- Clinical
medication review
- Patient-facing
clinics for people living with long-term conditions
- Receive
on-the-day referrals for patients needing advice and guidance
- Management
of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
- Provide
medicine information to practice staff and patients
- Signposting
- Repeat
prescribing
- Offer
support, education and training to others
- Reducing
unplanned hospital admissions
- Management
of medicines after discharge from hospital
- Safety
netting
- Risk
stratification
- Information
management and service development
- Medicines
quality improvement and medicines safety
- Undertake
clinical audits of prescribing in areas to ensure compliant with CQC standards
- Communicate
key updates to Practice colleagues
- Support
Practice Systems for recording concerns
- Support
implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations
WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS
All Burwell
Surgery staff, PCN and community teams, suppliers and patients.
OTHER
This job
description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the duties and
responsibilities may vary from time to time in the light of changing
circumstances and in consultation with the jobholder. Training can be provided
where needed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have completed an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy.
- Have registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Must hold, or be willing to work towards, an Independent Prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- Have formal qualification(s) in relevant Pharmaceutical / Pharmacological area.
- Be up to date with Safeguarding and other mandatory training.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years experience as a Pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
- Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action, including when there may be significant barriers.
- Demonstrates personal accountability, and is able to recognise personal limitations and ask for support / refer to more appropriate colleagues when necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have completed an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy.
- Have registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Must hold, or be willing to work towards, an Independent Prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- Have formal qualification(s) in relevant Pharmaceutical / Pharmacological area.
- Be up to date with Safeguarding and other mandatory training.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years experience as a Pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
- Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action, including when there may be significant barriers.
- Demonstrates personal accountability, and is able to recognise personal limitations and ask for support / refer to more appropriate colleagues when necessary.
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).