Primary Care Network Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you looking for the next step in your career? A role which allows you to demonstrate your clinical experience and help develop and deliver high quality pharmacy services within primary care.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of 3Sixty Care Partnership, and its member practices, are excited to announce that they are seeking to recruit Senior Clinical Pharmacists across networks of GP practices in North Northamptonshire and expand the existing team.

The 3Sixty Care Partnership is a unique joint venture between a federation of 27 GP practices in Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and East Northants and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We aim to bring health and care professionals together to provide community based prevention programmes and joined up health and care treatment and support for our patients where they live.

3Sixty are working together with the five newly formedPrimary Care Networks(PCNs)to support them to deliver joined-up services which we believe will lead to better quality care, better patient satisfaction and better outcomes.

We are very excited to offer opportunities for Senior Clinical Pharmacists at 8a level to work within our existing team of pharmacy professionals and to be involved in the development of new models of care. These roles will work with the existing team supporting practices in Wellingborough, East Northants, Kettering and Corby.

Main duties of the job

The role involve working in a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role as well as providing primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. As a senior pharmacist within the team, the chosen candidates will use leadership skills to support the development of the existing team and clinical service. Also, the successful candidates will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

Interested applicants will need to have completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, as well as a minimum of 2 years' experience as a pharmacist, working across clinical settings. Applicants will also need to demonstrate a commitment to leadership, learning and development and an ability to adapt to different working environments.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

24 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

270-TF797-CORP

Job locations

Primary Care Networks across Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

NN8 1LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing clinical pharmacy services e.g. hospital, community, primary care or skills for analysing complex patient/medicines information
Understanding of project management and clinical audit
Evidence of continual professional development
Experience of teaching or training staff

Desirable

Managerial experience, including line management
Experience of primary care including general practice
Completion of relevant CPPE Primary Care Pathways
Understanding of relevant IT systems e.g. ePACT, EMIS, SystmOne

Qualifications

Essential

MPharm or Equivalent
Registered with GPhC
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience (e.g. CPPE pathway)

Desirable

Independent Prescribing qualification
Leadership Qualifications

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing clinical pharmacy services e.g. hospital, community, primary care or skills for analysing complex patient/medicines information
Understanding of project management and clinical audit
Evidence of continual professional development
Experience of teaching or training staff

Desirable

Managerial experience, including line management
Experience of primary care including general practice
Completion of relevant CPPE Primary Care Pathways
Understanding of relevant IT systems e.g. ePACT, EMIS, SystmOne

Qualifications

Essential

MPharm or Equivalent
Registered with GPhC
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience (e.g. CPPE pathway)

Desirable

Independent Prescribing qualification
Leadership Qualifications

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.