PCN Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a permanent contract 18.75 hours with a 2 weeks rota as detailed below.

Week 1

Monday - 9-1245 (Featherstone)

Wednesday - 9-5pm (Featherstone)

Friday - 9-5pm (Selly Park)

Week 2

Wednesday - 9-5pm (Featherstone)

Thursday - 9-1245 (Featherstone)

Friday - 9-5 pm (Selly Park)

We are a Federation that serves approximately 450,000 patients across over 60 GP Practices and 9 Primary Care Networks.

This role is pivotal to improving quality of care and operational efficiencies which requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice as outlined in the NHS Long-Term Plan 2019 and GP Contract 2019.

The role will involve working on central Federation services and services within Primary Care Networks and their practices.

Person SpecificationEssential

• Structured Medication Reviews (SMR)
• Long-term conditions (LTCs) management
• Patient-facing role
• Care Home Medication Reviews
• Complex Polypharmacy management
• Elderly and frail patients care
• End of Life Care management and pathway (QOF)
• Quality Improvement Prescribing Indicators (QOF)
• Learning disabilities or autism reviews (Stop Over Medication Programme, STOMP)
• Specialist expertise of medicines
• Lead on person-centered Medicines Optimisation
• Lead on local Anti-Microbial Stewardship (AMR) within the PCN
• QOF contribution and Enhanced Services
• Lead on integrating Pharmacy teams across Primary Care, Community and Hospital as part of the wider healthcare team to improve patient outcomes
• Central role in clinical aspects of Shared Care protocols (ESCA), Specialist Drugs Checklists (RiCADs), high-risk drug monitoring, and clinical research of medication

Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm
• Mandatory GPhC registration
• Evidence of recent management and leadership development (e.g. Mary Seacole)
• Post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification (e.g. clinical diploma, MSc, other post-graduate clinical modules) or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Willing to enrol and complete CPPE Primary Care Pathway (18-month training programme), if not already completed
• Willing to consent to apply for enhanced DBS disclosure
• Minimum 2-years post-registration experience in Primary Care Pharmacy sector or 4-years in any other sector of Pharmacy

Desirable

• RPS Member
• ACP (Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice)
• Familiarity with GP Clinical IT Systems
• Experience of effective partnership and working with internal and external stakeholders

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• * MPharm
• * Mandatory GPhC registration
• * Evidence of recent management and leadership development (e.g. Mary Seacole)
• * Post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification (e.g. clinical diploma, MSc, other post-graduate clinical modules) or equivalent experience
• * Independent Prescribing Qualification
• *Willing to enrol and complete CPPE Primary Care Pathway (18-month training programme), if not already completed
• *Willing to consent to apply for enhanced DBS disclosure
• * Minimum 2-years post-registration experience in Primary Care Pharmacy sector or 4-years in any other sector of Pharmacy

Desirable

• * RPS Member
• * ACP (Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice)
• * Familiarity with GP Clinical IT Systems
• * Experience of effective partnership and working with internal and external stakeholders

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South Doc Services

Address

West Heath Medical Centre

194-196 West Heath Road

Northfield

Birmingham

West Midlands

B31 3HB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://southdocservices.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)