We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join our team at Kingsbury Road Surgery.
This role is for 20 hours per week (0.53 WTE) to be worked as 4 hours per day Monday to Friday.
The position of clinical pharmacist has an essential role in improving the healthcare we provide to our patients, helping to deliver consistency and excellence in medicines optimisation.
If you have any questions about this role, please contact: Clair.huckerby@ourhealthpartnership.com
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking for a clinical pharmacist who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, developing and managing medicines optimisation services within our practice, demonstrating improvements in value and patient outcomes and contributing to reducing health inequalities through the safe and appropriate use of medicines.
Job Description
The post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of health care practitioners within general practice.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will perform medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the practice.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of medicines optimisation within the practice and undertake structured clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement (QI) and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services at practice and PCN level.
The post holder will work with all sectors of pharmacy across the health system and the wider OHP organisation to improve population health, demonstrating improvement in patient outcomes and working to reduce health inequalities, contributing to improving the efficiency of general practice and delivering a best-in-class service.
The post holder will be supported to develop their role in line with the OHP workforce strategy, this will include becoming and operating as a non-medical prescriber. This role will be reviewed at least annually, where the Job Description may be updated in line with the needs of the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
Experience
* Experience working as a clinical pharmacist.
* Involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE and local best practice guidelines.
* NB: it is anticipated that the level of qualification, skill and competence held will vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out, see person specification for details.
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
Doctors Surgery
273 Kingsbury Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 8RD
Employer's website: Our Health Partnership
Job Type
Part-time
Benefits
* Company pension
Schedule
* Day shift
Licence/Certification
* GPhC (required)
Work Authorisation
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location
In person
Application deadline: 07/10/2024
Reference ID: ASP PCN CP
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