Job summary
Modality Partnership
Walsall Division has a full-time vacancy for a Clinical Pharmacist on a fixed
term contract for 1 year. The postholder will be a high performing Pharmacist
and will be responsible for providing pharmaceutical care to patients, ensuring safe and effective medication use, working across a
dynamic Primary Care Network of six passionate General Practices within the
West of Walsall. We have a dedicated, enthusiastic team of health care
professional comprising of different skills, and specialities including
Physiotherapists, Paramedics, a Pharmacist Technician, Social Prescribers and a
Health Well-Being Coach.
We are seeking dedicated
postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
This job is
suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working in
an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering key organisational priorities
and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services provided
within Primary Care to improve patient care.
As an employee with
us you can benefit from:
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8
days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Education and career pathways
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Flexible working
Wellbeing support and initiative
If you are interested in learning
more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
The role is an all-rounded,
hands-on Clinical Pharmacist role; the postholder will need to confidently evidence
and utilise key skills such as effective communication, ability to work as part
of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and
treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease
areas. The postholder will work in collaboration with local divisions (including
Divisional Boards) and the National Modality Business Support Team to deliver innovative
ways of working to meet the strategic aims of the organisation.
The role is not
a regular 9am-5pm job and is not a pure pharmacist patient facing role; the job
requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the postholder will be
required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are
completed.
About us
We are one of
the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and
with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique,
we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the
implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the
organisation. Your job is to work directly with key stakeholders to help us to
harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient and
staff satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of clinical
skills to make sustainable changes within Primary Care.
All employees
are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We
are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways
and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Modality
Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring
equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with
the Equality Act, 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love
this job if you have a passion for integrating clinical pharmacy skills into
primary care, and you are driven to find and implement solutions to improve the
day to day working environment. You will learn more because you will improve
the way we work from the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams
to influence service improvement.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations.
For
recruitment to this role, you will be required to provide full Hep b
vaccination evidence, titre level and/or booster evidence. MMR and Varicella
vaccination evidence/status
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love
this job if you have a passion for integrating clinical pharmacy skills into
primary care, and you are driven to find and implement solutions to improve the
day to day working environment. You will learn more because you will improve
the way we work from the ground up whist working closely with leadership teams
to influence service improvement.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations.
For
recruitment to this role, you will be required to provide full Hep b
vaccination evidence, titre level and/or booster evidence. MMR and Varicella
vaccination evidence/status
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified pharmacist PgCert Pharmacist
Knowledge
Essential
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
- May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
- Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- S1/EMIS Skills
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist
- Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
- Broad knowledge of General Practice
Vaccination history
Essential
- Able to provide full Hep b vaccination evidence, titre level and/or booster evidence.
- MMR and Varicella vaccination evidence/status
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- Forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified pharmacist PgCert Pharmacist
Knowledge
Essential
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
- May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
- Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- S1/EMIS Skills
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist
- Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
- Broad knowledge of General Practice
Vaccination history
Essential
- Able to provide full Hep b vaccination evidence, titre level and/or booster evidence.
- MMR and Varicella vaccination evidence/status
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- Forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
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).
