Primary Care Careers

Pharmacist - maternity cover

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Job summary

South Uttlesford PCN is looking to welcome a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist into our busy practice, to play a full and active role within our multi-disciplinary team. The role is offered on one years fixed term contract to cover maternity leave on a full-time basis for 37.5 hours per week. This is anexciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacist to join us working across two sites, Stansted and Angel Lane Surgery.

Main duties of the job

  • Managing long-term condition clinics to review the ongoing need for each medication.
  • Undertaking clinical medication and care home medication reviews.
  • Providing telephone medicines support.
  • Assisting with unplanned hospital admissions, review of medications and reconciling of medications.
  • Repeat prescribing.
  • Identification of high risk patients.

About us

We formed our primary care network, to work together to enable us to operate more efficiently and ensure that a greater proportion of our resource is focused on clinical care and improved access.

Our PCN covers 4 practices across west Essex: Peacock Surgery, Angel Lane Surgery, John Tasker House supporting 54,000 patients.

Details

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

28416

Job locations

New Street

Dunmow

Essex

CM6 1BH


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

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this.
  • Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this.
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).

Desirable

  • IP and CPPE desired

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
  • Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas.
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct.
  • Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance.
  • 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

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this.
  • Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this.
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).

Desirable

  • IP and CPPE desired

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
  • Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas.
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct.
  • Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance.
  • 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

New Street

Dunmow

Essex

CM6 1BH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

New Street

Dunmow

Essex

CM6 1BH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

South Uttlesford PCN

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

28416

Job locations

New Street

Dunmow

Essex

CM6 1BH


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