Nottingham City General Practice Alliance

Clinical PCN Pharmacist- Mary Potter & Radford

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Job summary

Due to expansion and career progression within our teams, we have multiple exciting opportunities for further Clinical Pharmacists to join our organisation.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic pharmacists to work within the following networks within Nottingham city :

- Mary Potter & Radford (PCN 4)

Interviews will be held on Thursday 16th November 2023

If you would like to speak to or shadow any of our team before applying for these roles, or a role in the future please email sarah.partridge9@nhs.net.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place on Wednesday 2nd August (morning) and Thursday 3rd August (afternoon).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a partially patient facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management, clinical medication reviews, supporting the general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will potentially provide support for the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice, while providing clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

About us

Nottingham City General Practice Alliance is a GP federation that operates to support, connect, and represent General Practices in Nottingham city. We are the lead employer for Primary Care Network (PCN) staff, employing on behalf of our member PCNs. We are close to employing over 100 ARRS (Additional Role Re-imbursement Scheme) roles.

We currently employ over 45 Clinical Pharmacists across the city, and our goal is to ensure that all staff are supported to grow and thrive. We have been nationally recognised for our models of supervision, and have recently appeared on the Specialist Pharmacist Service Webinar to share our experiences.

To find out more about our team listen to our Head of PCN workforce, Ankish Patel - The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey: #229 Creating the culture & leading by experience with Ankish Patel on Apple Podcasts

Details

Date posted

02 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - pay is dependent on experience and qualifications

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

PCN Pharm

Job locations

Nottingham City General Practice Alliance

79a Upper Parliament Street

Nottingham

NG1 6LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find the attached the job description and person specification for the main responsivities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find the attached the job description and person specification for the main responsivities for this role.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Demonstrates continued professional development

Desirable

  • Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
  • Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • 2-years' experience of pharmacy within the healthcare setting or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous primary care experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knows and follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to role.

Desirable

  • Understands the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

  • Proficient in use of EMIS / SystmOne
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Demonstrates continued professional development

Desirable

  • Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
  • Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • 2-years' experience of pharmacy within the healthcare setting or equivalent

Desirable

  • Previous primary care experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knows and follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to role.

Desirable

  • Understands the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

  • Proficient in use of EMIS / SystmOne

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham City General Practice Alliance

Address

Nottingham City General Practice Alliance

79a Upper Parliament Street

Nottingham

NG1 6LD


Employer's website

https://www.ncgpa.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham City General Practice Alliance

Address

Nottingham City General Practice Alliance

79a Upper Parliament Street

Nottingham

NG1 6LD


Employer's website

https://www.ncgpa.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Sarah Partridge

sarah.partridge9@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

02 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - pay is dependent on experience and qualifications

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

PCN Pharm

Job locations

Nottingham City General Practice Alliance

79a Upper Parliament Street

Nottingham

NG1 6LD


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