We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed, and motivated senior pharmacist to join our established Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Team (PCCPT) in Dudley Place. As a team we are committed to the development of primary care pharmacy. We have been established for over 20 years developing primary care pharmacy services to meet the needs of our practices and patients in Dudley. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide medicines optimisation and prescribing support activities within the PCCPT delivering on a comprehensive workplan which will include the PCN DES, Black Country ICB work streams and strategic PCN initiatives. The post holder will contribute to safer patient care through provision of clinical audits, regular review and monitoring of patients based on clinical need. The post holder will act as an advisory resource to practices in relation to medicines optimisation, medicines waste, medicines adherence, admissions avoidance and repeat prescribing. Prior experience of working in General Practice or a similar clinical role would be ideal. We have a strong emphasis on team working, supporting each other to professionally develop and meet our key objective of improving the health and wellbeing of our local population. If you have a passion for providing patient centred healthcare and are committed to developing as a senior clinical pharmacist we would really like to hear from you The duties and responsibilities are intended to be indicative but not exhaustive of the responsibilities of the post holder. PCCPT will develop flexible work programmes to meet the needs of our practices and population, as such the requirements of the job may develop and change The post offers candidates the opportunity to become involved in a wide range of patient facing activities such as chronic disease management, structured medication reviews, medicines reconciliation, safer prescribing initiatives as well as our work to support population health interventions to address health inequalities. You will be required to Undertake clinical structured medication reviews with patients taking high risk drugs (within scope of professional practice) and review for ongoing need and appropriate monitoring, making recommendations to senior staff/GP as appropriate. Arrange suitable follow up appointment(s) to monitor the effect of any changes implemented. Although we support flexible working opportunities our primary care clinical pharmacist roles are predominately practice based to ensure we are working closely with our multidisciplinary teams. You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as experience of influencing others and conducting clinical medication reviews. At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace. As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise. As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise. Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values. Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk) For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hitesh Patel Job title: Pharmaceutical Adviser - Head of PCN Services Email address: hitesh.patel15nhs.net Telephone number: 01384321979 Please contact Hitesh Patel if you require further information regarding this post