Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care
Band 7
Main area: Pharmacy Grade Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time - Part time may also be considered)
Job ref: 319-6966711JA
Site: Ponteland Medical Group
Town: Ponteland
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/03/2025 23:59
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. This is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare.
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals.
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Job overview
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care (Ponteland / Haydon Bridge & Allendale)
We have a great opportunity for pharmacists wishing to develop their careers as part of our progressive team, with a national reputation for innovation and development. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a diverse and supportive clinical pharmacy team with a proven track record of providing high quality, patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to support medicines optimisation across Northumbria Primary Care's West Northumberland neighbourhood (NPC Ponteland and NPC Haydon Bridge & Allendale practices) to help meet their population needs. This clinical role will involve supporting patients with long-term conditions, medication review and patient facing medicines support to ensure that care is personalised to ‘what matters’ to patients.
Working for our organisation
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages 12 GP practices with around 130,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services within primary care. To provide leadership on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation within primary care, to advise on medicines use and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines. To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management. To manage the care of specific patients, as part of the team. To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility. To undertake teaching and to supervise less experienced pharmacists, technical staff, students etc. To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate. To contribute to collection of clinical key performance indicators.
Person specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
* Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
* Previous pre-registration training
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
* Independent Prescriber, or commitment to achieving this on appointment
* Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or organizations to assist personal and professional development
* Achieved or working towards a postgraduate clinical qualification
Other requirements
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role.
Experience and knowledge
* Knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations
* Experience of supervising staff
* Must have highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
* Published pharmaceutical research
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive.
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