PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist

pharmaceutical support to all practices of the PCN including working with members

of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective

prescribing.

Moving between practices, the role will have a patient facing element either face

to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription

management and structured medication reviews. This will also include the

management and review of patients with polypharmacy.

The post holder will need to be proactively involved in quality improvement and

audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

There will also be the requirement for the post holder to contribute to the

provision of out of hours/extended hours/improved access services.

The post holder will be supported to help develop the role and work to improve the

care and outcomes for the patients across South 1 PCN.

To play a pivotal role in the delivery of high quality primary health care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Pharmacist

Desirable

• Prescriber

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Walsall South 1 PCN

Address

151 Wednesbury Road

Walsall

West Midlands

WS1 4JQ

Employer's website

https://www.ambarmedical-lowerfarm.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)