Job summary
As a Clinical Pharmacist you will work with our current Clinical Pharmacist Team to further develop and manage medicines optimisation services.
You will work in the Trent PCN practice's, and therefore have the opportunity to build up relationships with the primary care team.
You will work together to manage repeat prescription authorisation and reauthorisation, acute prescription requests, management of transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
You will have the opportunity to develop areas of clinical interest in a patient facing role, develop or improve your prescribing skills and improve the management of patients with long term conditions. Mentoring and support will be provided.
You will be supported through your CPPE pathway and also your IP course if needed by our team of Pharmacists.
You will not be working in any practice alone.
Main duties of the job
You
will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to
prescription and medication queries. You will help support the repeat
prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines
reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing
expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social
care needs of patient in the GP practice(s).
You
will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality
improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and
enhanced services.
You
will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy
to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to
healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the
quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion
to deliver excellent service within general practice.
You
will work with the other CPs in our large team being fully supported
throughout.
About us
K2 Healthcare is a GP Federation covering 16 practices:10
in Grantham and surrounding villages and 6 in Sleaford. We cover 130,000+
patients across all sites. We have a team of 12 CPs working for us including 3
senior CPs and 6 pharmacy technicians.
We are also working with Trent Care Network, covering five
practices with a population of 40,000 to provide support and mentorship for
their Clinical Pharmacists as they grow their team. This post will be working
out of the 5 sites and will have the support of all the K2 Team.
Trent PCN have invested heavily in their clinical
pharmacist programme.
The CP Team are all at
different stages of completing their CPPE / IP course and are happy to speak to
you regards their experience with K2 Healthcare.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is a pharmacist, who
acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a
team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by
senior clinical pharmacists who will develop, manage and mentor them.
The post holder will work as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take
responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and
undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with
complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary
support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication
queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute
prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and
systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice
while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP
practice (s).
The post holder will provide clinical
leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some
aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is a pharmacist, who
acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a
team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by
senior clinical pharmacists who will develop, manage and mentor them.
The post holder will work as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take
responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and
undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with
complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary
support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication
queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute
prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and
systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice
while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP
practice (s).
The post holder will provide clinical
leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some
aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary care - desirable but not essential.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- May have completed CPPE Pathway
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary care - desirable but not essential.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilise resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable
- May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- May have completed CPPE Pathway
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).
