Job summary Are you a Pharmacist looking to join a forward thinking Primary Care Practice? Do you share our values of being ' inspiring, caring, and working as one team '? Do you want to work in a new and pioneering, integrated healthcare model that joins Primary and Secondary care to improve the healthcare of local residents? Then join us at SWB and support our Summerfield Primary Care Practice We are supporting our newly acquired Summerfield Primary Care GP practice. This exciting opportunity will mean working alongside other members of the primary care team to support medicine optimisation within an extensive and diverse network of GP surgeries for the PCNs. This will be done through various patient facing and non-patient facing clinics. General Practice is constantly changing and it is an exciting time to join us and become part of our ever growing, supportive, and forward thinking Trust to support our goals Main duties of the job The successful applicant will need to share the same high quality values of Trust and the PCNs we work with out of Summerfield GP Primary care practice, working as part of a team which includes GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurse, Physician Associates, and Social Prescribers. In addition to an induction programme and training, further training will be provided if not already completed, through the CPPE training pathway to develop the successful applicants further. After which support is provided for personal continued professional development, which is strongly encouraged. About us Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality. We have three newly emerging strategic objectives: Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live Date posted 18 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 381-CT-7022075 Job locations SWB NHS Trust SUMMERFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE 134 HEATH STREET Birmingham B18 7AL Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails Person Specification Experience Essential Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy degree plus pre-registration training plus relevant experience Significant postqualification experience. Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate Qualifications Essential Independent prescriber or willing to work towards Completed or willing to enrol on to start 18month training pathway (e.g. Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes). Desirable Clinical diploma Communication/Verbal Skills Essential Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety Knowledge Essential In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare. An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices. An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing Good IT skills Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers Safeguarding and other mandatory training Person Specification Experience Essential Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy degree plus pre-registration training plus relevant experience Significant postqualification experience. Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate Qualifications Essential Independent prescriber or willing to work towards Completed or willing to enrol on to start 18month training pathway (e.g. Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes). Desirable Clinical diploma Communication/Verbal Skills Essential Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety Knowledge Essential In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare. An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices. An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing Good IT skills Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers Safeguarding and other mandatory training 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 Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Address SWB NHS Trust SUMMERFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE 134 HEATH STREET Birmingham B18 7AL Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)