Job summary
Great West Road Primary Care Network is a well-established group of eight GP Practices, committed to providing excellent patient centered care for 70,000 patients in the Great West Road area.
We are looking for an advance clinical practitioner (ACP) pharmacist to lead on our cardiovascular disease programmes. You will work closely together with multi-professionals from both the primary care network and general practices with the focus on delivering core services in cardiovascular disease to our local population. In this role you will use your skills in diagnostics and therapeutics, enhanced level consultation, critical thinking with clinical decision-making, and leadership.
Candidate should ideally already be practicing as an ACP. You would have a portfolio which demonstrates the four pillars of advanced clinical practice.
Main duties of the job
We are most interested in candidates with:
- Up-to-date clinical knowledge who understand the nature of primary care prescribing, medication review, and strategies for improving prescribing
- Scope of practice in acute illness and repeat prescribing is desirable
- Scope of practice evidenced in cardiovascular and diabetes management
- The ability to thrive when working in a devolved, flexible, autonomous environment
- You will be practicing at a senior level, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience of influencing others, conducting and managing face to face and remote clinical caseloads in primary care
- Have the personality, skills, attitude and aptitude to work within a fast paced and ever evolving primary care environment
About us
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Infection Control
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full description, please see JD attached
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to:
- Develop and run clinics, managing the whole episode of a patients clinical care, from the time they first present, through to the end of the episode
- Work with practices enabling them to develop and apply systems for safer prescribing
- Develop good relationships between local community pharmacies, and the teams within the PCN
- Be part of the Great West Road Pharmacy PCN team providing peer support along with education and training
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full description, please see JD attached
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to:
- Develop and run clinics, managing the whole episode of a patients clinical care, from the time they first present, through to the end of the episode
- Work with practices enabling them to develop and apply systems for safer prescribing
- Develop good relationships between local community pharmacies, and the teams within the PCN
- Be part of the Great West Road Pharmacy PCN team providing peer support along with education and training
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Post-graduate clinical diploma level or equivalent training/experience or Independent prescriber
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Management/leadership qualification such as Diploma in Management, Master in Business Administration, NHS or CPPE Leadership Academy
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- An extensive understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices and experience of working in a primary care / PCN setting
- Experience of leading and managing staff
- Experience of delivering research projects and influencing changes in practice.
- Experience of identifying training needs and delivering education and training programmes for all clinical staff groups
Desirable
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise, pursue and influence the Hounslow Consortium Clinical Director and exec teams, as well as practice teams.
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Work autonomously
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Post-graduate clinical diploma level or equivalent training/experience or Independent prescriber
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Management/leadership qualification such as Diploma in Management, Master in Business Administration, NHS or CPPE Leadership Academy
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- An extensive understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices and experience of working in a primary care / PCN setting
- Experience of leading and managing staff
- Experience of delivering research projects and influencing changes in practice.
- Experience of identifying training needs and delivering education and training programmes for all clinical staff groups
Desirable
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise, pursue and influence the Hounslow Consortium Clinical Director and exec teams, as well as practice teams.
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Work autonomously
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
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).
