We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at Minehead Medical Practice. With extensive experience of working within a primary care setting, the post holder will provide expert support to our GP practices, as well as high-quality patient care consultations. The full-time for us is 40 hours per week. This is a part-time job, 30 hours per week.
The Pharmacist will efficiently work as an expert advisor for medicines, repeat prescriptions, medicines optimization, and pharmaceutical care aspects of the multidisciplinary team workload.
The job holder will have to:
* Provide services to patients that are registered with the Hub
* Provide information and support to patients on the following:
o Medicines Information – General advice requests
o Pharmaceutical advice
o Repeat Prescriptions
* Provide support to our primary care sites and assist with prescribing and high-risk drug management audits as service requirements
* Use critical thinking and effective communication skills to assess accurately the caller’s needs (establish the level of information required, their existing level of knowledge and other issues including social, cultural, and economic factors)
* Prescribe appropriately for patients requiring urgent prescriptions using access to summary care record information to ensure accurate re-prescribing
* Communicate information and pharmaceutical advice to callers in a clear and understandable manner, adapted to the needs of the individual
* Identify and appropriately action clinical risks for health and medicines queries in line with professional responsibility
* Identify child and adult protection issues arising from health and medicines information calls and action these in line with protocols
* Record in a timely manner a true and accurate record of the information and advice given and to complete an electronic record of the call event using the appropriate clinical system
* Actively access specialist information by using electronic databases i.e., BNF etc. ensuring accurate advice is given at all times.
* Actively communicate with colleagues to assist service delivery
Therefore, the successful candidate must:
* Be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Have successfully completed CPPE General practice pharmacist pathway
* Be a Non-Medical Prescriber
* Maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development
* Have extensive experience of working within a primary care setting
* Be able to provide high-quality patient care consultations
* Be able to effectively manage workload and support our services with Pharmacy related tasks
* 25 days / 200 hours / 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays, which rises with the length of service (pro-rata for part-time)
* NHS Pension with 20.6% Employer Contribution
* Extra day of leave per year for work anniversary
* Enhanced Maternity, Maternity/Paternity Support, Adoption pay
* Special and Significant Event Leave
* Family-friendly employment policies
* Continued personal and professional development
* Participation in OMG’s refer a friend scheme
* Internal wellbeing support through OMGs Wellbeing Advisors
* Employee Assistance Program run by award-winning Health Assured
* Eye care scheme – free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
* Cycle to work scheme
* Access to NHS Discounts
About OneMedical Group
OneMedical Group was founded in 2004 on the idea that there is a better way to care for communities. Our mission of ‘Improving Lives’ is underpinned by our core values of ‘Putting People First, Working Together for a Better Future’. We are committed to NHS values and reducing health inequalities.
We believe in delivering services that improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities, making sure primary care, as the foundation of the NHS, can thrive. Our focus is on services that help our patients and their families adopt and sustain healthy behaviors, that improve health and quality of life, and lead to better health outcomes.
Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Somerset Local Medical Committee
Crown Medical Centre
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Taunton
Somerset
TA2 8QY
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