Primary Care Network - Senior Clinical Pharmacist
The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich. Greenwich has 7 primary care networks (PCNS) with list sizes of between 30-80,000 patients. The Post holder will work for Valentine Health Partnership, part of Valentine Primary Care Network.
Your normal hours of work will be between 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
The postholder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
Main Responsibilities
1. Proactively manage patients with co-morbidities.
2. Provide support to general practice staff regarding prescription and medication queries.
3. Support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, and conduct medicines reconciliation on transfer of care.
4. Provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practices.
5. Provide leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
6. Manage aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will preferably be an independent prescriber (not essential) and has experience of working in primary care. Responsibilities include:
1. Hold patient-facing reviews and provide medicine support.
2. Manage medicines in discharges from hospital.
3. Hold long-term conditions clinics.
4. Be a centre of medicines information for practice staff.
5. Support and adhere to repeat prescribing processes.
6. Support medicines safety and local/national guidelines.
About Us
Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and has a not-for-profit ethos, reinvesting all surplus into developing our staff and supporting our GP Practices.
Why work for Greenwich Health?
* We are a local organisation owned by our local GP Practices.
* We offer competitive remuneration and benefits including:
o Occupational sickness pay entitlement
o Counselling services
o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
o Cycle to Work Scheme
o Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare
* We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers.
* Ongoing support and mentorship.
* A working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness, resulting in high staff retention rates.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
Experience
* Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience.
* In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of evidence-based healthcare principles.
* An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices.
Professional Registration
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
* Member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Other
* Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to various audiences.
* Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and negotiating skills.
* Accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, necessitating a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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