Job Summary
CBC Health Federation is seeking proactive and dedicated Medicines Optimisation Pharmacists to join our dynamic Pharmicus team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in enhancing the quality of general practice and improving patient outcomes across the Northeast. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about supporting GPs and other healthcare professionals, optimising medication use and ensuring the highest standards of patient safety.
Do you have a passion for learning and development in a primary care environment?
Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with a range of healthcare professionals?
Good organisational skills, a proactive, flexible, and team-oriented approach to work?
An understanding of medicines optimisation or a keen interest in primary care?
Why Join Us?
Full Training Provided: No prior experience in primary care required; we will equip you with the skills and knowledge to excel in this role.
Career Development: Opportunities to grow.
Supportive Environment: Work within a collaborative and supportive team, where your input and development are valued.
Impact: Play a vital role in ensuring safe, effective prescribing and the delivery of high-quality patient care across primary care settings.
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
Interviews are planned for 25th March 2025.
Please contact us on 0191497 7710 for more information.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached Job Description for more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC Health Federation.
About Us
Community Based Care Health Federation Ltd are based on Team Valley serving Primary Care in Gateshead and the wider Northeast footprint. As a not-for-profit provider we reinvest any surplus to improve services for our patients in Gateshead and support our GPs and Primary Care Networks to deliver the highest quality services.
As a provider of high quality clinical and non-clinical services we are a respected and proud company that puts patients at the heart of what we do, whilst valuing and supporting our staff to grow and develop. We have company values developed by our staff that underpin our work and the way we work together, and we have a staff culture club to ensure the voice of our staff is heard at Board level and throughout the senior management team.
Many of our roles are available with the NHS pension scheme and transferable service is recognised from previous NHS employment as appropriate. We offer competitive rates of pay and out of hours enhancements and have a fully integrated reward and recognition system. We have just been awarded our Silver "Better Health at Work Award" where we have demonstrated our commitment to supporting our workforce to keep well at work.
Date posted
26 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £39,405 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
E0154-25-PHA6
Job locations
Building 7 Queens Park, Queensway, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0QD
Job Description
Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC Health Federation.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
1. Interest in Primary Care Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation
2. Good verbal and written communication skills
3. Competent user of Microsoft Office programmes and e-mail
4. Good level of interpersonal skills
5. Basic knowledge of therapeutics, especially medicines used in primary care
6. Good level of analytical skills
7. Time management
8. Professional and discreet
9. Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role
10. Able to work under pressure
11. Self-motivated with good organisational skills
12. Commitment to further training and self-development
Desirable
1. Experience of working in primary care or general practice
2. Experience of using GP clinical systems
3. Post graduate qualification e.g. Clinical diploma or equivalent specialist knowledge
4. Able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting
5. Experience of delivering medicines optimisation / management support
6. Understanding of primary care working and NHS organisational structures
7. Knowledge of local and national medicines optimisation related priorities
Qualifications Essential
1. UK accredited MPharm degree or OSPAP qualification
2. Professional knowledge acquired through pharmacy degree (4 years) plus
3. 1 year pre-registration training and experience
4. 52 weeks of foundation training in England, Scotland or Wales signed off as satisfactory by a designated supervisor
5. Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
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.
Employer details
Employer name
CBC Health
Address
Building 7 Queens Park, Queensway, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0QD
Employer's website
http://www.cbchealth.co.uk/
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