Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Clinical Pharmacists to join the North Solihull Primary Care Network (full time and part time considered). Following the career progression of two colleagues, we are looking for two enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Pharmacists to join our Primary Care Network (PCN) in North Solihull. This is a pivotal role in improving patient care, supporting GP practices, and optimising the use of medicines across our population and you will be contributing to the delivery of high quality care across six GP Practices serving a patient population of 40,000.
As a Clinical Pharmacist within our PCN, you will work across a group of GP practices, supported by experienced GPs and multi-disciplinary team that includes GPs, nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, social prescribing and more. You will play a vital role in managing long-term conditions, carrying out structured medication reviews, and supporting safe prescribing. You will also be given the opportunity to run pharmacist-led clinics and, where appropriate, manage minor illnesses.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working in the GP practices within the PCN. In this role they will be supported by a GP lead who will discuss the development of the role and offer mentorship. They will work autonomously and travel between allocated surgeries to ensure that the population of the PCN has equitable access to their service.
- The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team. This will include roles such as GPs, nurses, HCAs, physiotherapists, paramedics, social prescribing link workers, Health and Wellbeing Coaches and administrative staff. The Clinical Pharmacist will bring their expertise around medicines and prescribing to assist the team in providing holistic care.
- The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to manage
About us
North Solihull Primary Care Network consists of 11 practices located in various sites across Chelmsley Wood, Smithswood, Kingshurst, Sheldon, Marston Green and Castle Bromwich.
As a PCN, we cover a total population of over 80,000 patients with our purpose being to enable GP practices to work together in a collaborative way to develop and deliver network-based services that respond to the needs of the local population. Our aim is to sustain real improvements in both the care of our patients and our working lives.
We pride ourselves on providing excellent clinical support and care to our practice colleagues and patients and with this in mind we are committed to the development of our teams. Training and educational events form part of the support on offer to ensure you can reach your potential and our patients get the best care available.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to further enhance our PCN team. If this is you, apply now!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and workingin the GP practices within the PCN. In this role they will be supported by a GP Lead / Mentor and GPleads who will discuss the development of the role and offer mentorship. They will work autonomouslyand travel between surgeries to ensure that the population of the PCN has equitable access to theirservice.
- The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team. This will include roles such as GPs,nurses, HCAs, physiotherapists, paramedics, social prescribing link workers, Health and WellbeingCoaches and administrative staff. The Clinical Pharmacist will bring their expertise around medicinesand prescribing to assist the team in providing holistic care.
- The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practiceand undertake clinical medication reviews to manage proactively patients with complex polypharmacy.Areas of focus might include CVD, COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, Frailty, etc.
- The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription andmedication queries. This may be face to face in surgery, patients homes, care homes, via telephoneconsultation or via online working. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal withacute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for saferprescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and socialcare needs of patients in the GP practice(s). They may run minor ailment clinics in surgery asappropriate for a pharmacy led clinic.
- The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvementand manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
- The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to helputilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manageworkload.
- The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivationand passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. The post holder may be supported todevelop their role, if not already, to become a non-medical prescriber.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and workingin the GP practices within the PCN. In this role they will be supported by a GP Lead / Mentor and GPleads who will discuss the development of the role and offer mentorship. They will work autonomouslyand travel between surgeries to ensure that the population of the PCN has equitable access to theirservice.
- The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team. This will include roles such as GPs,nurses, HCAs, physiotherapists, paramedics, social prescribing link workers, Health and WellbeingCoaches and administrative staff. The Clinical Pharmacist will bring their expertise around medicinesand prescribing to assist the team in providing holistic care.
- The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practiceand undertake clinical medication reviews to manage proactively patients with complex polypharmacy.Areas of focus might include CVD, COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, Frailty, etc.
- The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription andmedication queries. This may be face to face in surgery, patients homes, care homes, via telephoneconsultation or via online working. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal withacute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for saferprescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and socialcare needs of patients in the GP practice(s). They may run minor ailment clinics in surgery asappropriate for a pharmacy led clinic.
- The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvementand manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
- The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to helputilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manageworkload.
- The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivationand passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. The post holder may be supported todevelop their role, if not already, to become a non-medical prescriber.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Other
Essential
- Safeguarding adult and children level three
Desirable
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Skills
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
Desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Other
Essential
- Safeguarding adult and children level three
Desirable
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Skills
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
Desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
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).
