Job summary
Do you enjoy working with people, dealing with a variety of challenges and delivering actual benefits to make a true difference?
Would you like to join an expanding clinical pharmacy team who successfully deliver services within the Primary Care Network (PCN) setting?
Are you keen to develop your career in Primary Care whilst being part of a wider team who support each other, learn together and give each other space to try new ideas and different ways of working to ultimately benefit our patients.
Are you good at problem solving and keen to work with patients to find out what matters to them?
If your answers are yes, then this exciting opportunity is for you!
We are looking for a pharmacist to join us in Moreton & Meols PCN. You will join an experienced team that includes GPs, Nurses, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers & Physiotherapists to provide clinical pharmacy services to our local population.
Main duties of the job
You will support this PCN with the delivery of safe, effective systems for medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes through structured medication review.
You will contribute to new ways of working and using the skills that your role can bring to evolving PCN services.
You will be responsible for promoting good practice in line with clinical and operational guidelines and will clinically support the pharmacy technicians with medicines reconciliation post discharge and other medicines projects.
On a day-to-day basis you will spend time within the PCN hub and in GP practices to answer clinical queries from patients, local GPs and clinicians, trusts and other services such as care homes. You will be supported to build strong relationships with community pharmacy and trust pharmacy colleagues.
Ultimately your role will be to support our patients to help them get the most out of their medicines and to play an active part in their own healthcare decisions.
About us
As part of the WUTH Integrated Pharmacy Service that supports three PCNs within Wirral, this role is based within Brighter Birkenhead PCN. There are opportunities to work with colleagues from the other PCN teams as well as having access to the Acute Trust specialists which helps you develop and better understand the full patient journey.
We strive to provide the best possible care for patients whilst creating a safe, caring environment for our staff. Benefits of joining our team:o Being part of a successful, friendly, supportive team.o Wrap around support from the wider pharmacy team.o Opportunity to develop a holistic perspective to support our 'healthcare without boundaries' approacho We have full Primary Care roles and split roles across both settings - you choose.
Employment is via Wirral University Teaching Hospital which brings with it all the benefits of working for an NHS organisation. Staff are supported to develop, take opportunities to learn and to reach their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job overview and attached job description for further information about the role.
Although the job description states this as a split role, we would welcome applications from candidates with a Community/Primary Care background who would like to work solely in Primary Care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job overview and attached job description for further information about the role.
Although the job description states this as a split role, we would welcome applications from candidates with a Community/Primary Care background who would like to work solely in Primary Care.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Master Degree in Pharmacy plus 1 year pre-registration experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Post registration clinical experience in a relevant area of practice
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the wider determinates of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Good motivational skills and the ability to positively promote change in a complex healthcare environment
- Excellent written communication skills
- Produce timely and informative reports
Desirable
- High degree of computer literacy including database searching and manipulation of spreadsheets
Personal attributes
Essential
- Methodical with attention to detail
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
- Ability to articulate and sell the vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN to the MDT
- An appreciation of the nature of General Practice and of Primary Care, including the concept of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Be able to effectively improve and evaluate service quality
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identified deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior or GPs when appropriate
- Ability to prioritise and achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines to achieve targets
- Identify own training needs
- Promotion and evaluation of best practice
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence / motivate / persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations where there may be significant barriers
- Confidence to present cases to large and senior audiences whilst maintaining a clear message
- Demonstrates ability to identify and recommend change service delivery in response to audit results
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- High degree of personal integrity
- Self-motivated, innovative thinker, inspire others
- Reliable, conscientious and supportive
- Able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
- Able to cope well with a busy environment and deal with frequent interruptions and changes in daily routine
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines to complete work
- Evidence of personal insight and sound judgement
- Have empathy with and be sensitive to patients' needs
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to remain positive in the face of adversity and criticism
- Demonstrates the ability to review decisions made in the light of new information
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Master Degree in Pharmacy plus 1 year pre-registration experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Post registration clinical experience in a relevant area of practice
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the wider determinates of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Good motivational skills and the ability to positively promote change in a complex healthcare environment
- Excellent written communication skills
- Produce timely and informative reports
Desirable
- High degree of computer literacy including database searching and manipulation of spreadsheets
Personal attributes
Essential
- Methodical with attention to detail
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
- Ability to articulate and sell the vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN to the MDT
- An appreciation of the nature of General Practice and of Primary Care, including the concept of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Be able to effectively improve and evaluate service quality
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identified deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior or GPs when appropriate
- Ability to prioritise and achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines to achieve targets
- Identify own training needs
- Promotion and evaluation of best practice
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence / motivate / persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations where there may be significant barriers
- Confidence to present cases to large and senior audiences whilst maintaining a clear message
- Demonstrates ability to identify and recommend change service delivery in response to audit results
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- High degree of personal integrity
- Self-motivated, innovative thinker, inspire others
- Reliable, conscientious and supportive
- Able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
- Able to cope well with a busy environment and deal with frequent interruptions and changes in daily routine
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines to complete work
- Evidence of personal insight and sound judgement
- Have empathy with and be sensitive to patients' needs
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to remain positive in the face of adversity and criticism
- Demonstrates the ability to review decisions made in the light of new 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.
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).
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.
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).
