Clinical Pharmacist

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

Haverhill Family Practice is looking to welcome a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist into their busy surgery, to play a full and active role within their multi-disciplinary team. The role is offered on a full or part time basis and this can be discussed at interview.

The post holder will help patients get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in general practice.

Main duties of the job

  • Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using extensive experience and in depth knowledge
  • Delivering and developing pharmacy led medicines optimisation working with general practice and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring practice remains up to date.
  • Leading and promoting, supporting and facilitating medicines optimisation for specialist area in the wider medicines agenda ensuring best value, reduced harm and improved outcomes.
  • Leading and delivering evaluation and audit of service delivery for specialist area in order to ensure a high quality service and to further develop provision.
  • Supporting the prescribing lead with the medicines agenda within the practice.
  • Working to the principles of Medicines Optimisation and relevant up to date national guidelines and evidence base.
  • Providing clinical advice and expertise on medication.

About us

Haverhill Family Practice is a Haverhill based GP Surgery offering a wide range of health services. With a CQC rating of Good and an experienced clinical team, they aim to provide a high standard of medical care and are always fully committed to patient needs.

Date posted

16 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

7956_1

Job locations

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent desirable.
  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification, or equivalent experience, including primary care and at least one other field of pharmacy (community or hospital).
  • Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Good knowledge of NHS medicines optimisation.
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this.
  • Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this.
  • Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable.
  • Self-motivated with excellent communication skills.
  • Understand the need for patient confidentiality.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent desirable.
  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification, or equivalent experience, including primary care and at least one other field of pharmacy (community or hospital).
  • Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Good knowledge of NHS medicines optimisation.
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this.
  • Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this.
  • Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable.
  • Self-motivated with excellent communication skills.
  • Understand the need for patient confidentiality.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Haverhill Family Practice

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

16 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

7956_1

Job locations

Camps Road

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 8HF


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