Job summary
Clinical Pharmacist - Cheadle Medical Practice
We are looking for an engaged, positive, friendly, hard-working and resilient individual to join our team at Cheadle Medical Practice.
We're working in an area with a very busy day-to-day operation, so we need someone flexible and resilient. We operate a unique system of triage designed to protect GPs from unnecessary workload, and are looking for a pharmacist to help support this system on a day to day basis by completing medication reviews. Ideally you will be a prescriber who can assist with other prescribing admin, and this will supplement the work being done by our PCN-level pharmacy team.
We are flexible on working days and full-time or part-time, but would be looking for someone who can work on a Thursday and Friday as a minimum.
In our PCN, we have access to a Pharmacy Hub, First Contact Physio, Social Prescriber, Care Coordinator and Visiting Service, as well as Workflow Optimiser and Medical Reports Lead to help reduce GP workload.
Main duties of the job
It is a requirement of the role to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Primary care experience would be an advantage, however, is not essential. Flexibility, enthusiasm and good clinical knowledge are essential.
Successful candidates will be supported in terms of clinical learning and professional development through access to a GP clinical supervisor other clinical pharmacists and pharmacists with experience of working in a PCN role.
You will need to register and complete a formal education pathway for GP practice based pharmacists such as the Centre of Postgraduate Pharmacy Education course.
About us
Cheadle Medical Practice sits in a desirable area close to junction 2 of the M60. Our PCN has delivered one of the best performing vaccination programmes in the region, and we have very high rates of QOF achievement.
We have around 11,750 patients on our list, so we are a busy practice. Our partners and management team are highly focused on using technology to allow colleagues across the building to work smarter, and this is an ongoing journey for us.
We are a training practice so have experience in helping to guide newer members of the profession through the early stages we also have a number of highly experienced colleagues so the role would be suitable for someone at any stage in their career.
We are not utilising agencies for this or any other vacancy and we do not give permission for our contact details to be used for marketing purposes as per GDPR.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Pharmacists can undertake many roles to improve patient care and to optimise the use of medicines including the following:
- Carry out structured medicines optimisation reviews in care homes
- Review prescribing against local and national targets and engage with Practice prescribing teams
- Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions
- Conduct NHS Health Checks on completion of appropriate training.
- Conduct care planning
- Review and act on Pathology results.
- Monitoring patients with complex long term conditions ensuring that medication is optimised
- Provide clinical advice and expertise on medication.
- Work across interfaces of care liaising with other providers i.e. secondary care, mental health and community pharmacy
Job description
Job responsibilities
Pharmacists can undertake many roles to improve patient care and to optimise the use of medicines including the following:
- Carry out structured medicines optimisation reviews in care homes
- Review prescribing against local and national targets and engage with Practice prescribing teams
- Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions
- Conduct NHS Health Checks on completion of appropriate training.
- Conduct care planning
- Review and act on Pathology results.
- Monitoring patients with complex long term conditions ensuring that medication is optimised
- Provide clinical advice and expertise on medication.
- Work across interfaces of care liaising with other providers i.e. secondary care, mental health and community pharmacy
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Relevant specialist knowledge
- Demonstrable understanding of current issues within pharmacy and the NHS
- Continuing professional development evidenced by portfolio.
Desirable
- IT including spreadsheet and database packages
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to make judgements based on conflicting data using critical appraisal skills
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes.
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to work accurately to deadlines.
- Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to identify and manage risk.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving this.
- Postgraduate clinical diploma
- RPS Membership
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy or primary care pharmacy.
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Relevant specialist knowledge
- Demonstrable understanding of current issues within pharmacy and the NHS
- Continuing professional development evidenced by portfolio.
Desirable
- IT including spreadsheet and database packages
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to make judgements based on conflicting data using critical appraisal skills
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes.
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to work accurately to deadlines.
- Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to identify and manage risk.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving this.
- Postgraduate clinical diploma
- RPS Membership
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy or primary care pharmacy.
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
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).
