Job summary: Primary Care Network (PCN) Clinical Pharmacist
Are you looking for a new challenge with the opportunity to apply your existing knowledge and skills whilst also developing a new skillset?
Do you want to be at the forefront of a new role in the PCN making a difference to patient care?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a PCN Clinical Pharmacist to join our PCN. We are looking to recruit to the post of Pharmacist, to work within our Primary Care Network multidisciplinary healthcare team.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be organised, patient and empathetic. They will have experience of working in health, social care or other support roles including direct contact with people, families, or carers
You will be based at one of the following locations:
* Roslea Surgery
* Riverside Medical Centre
* The Ryan Medical Centre
* Lostock Hall Medical Centre
* New Longton Surgery
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have the ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment is essential.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice (s).
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework, investment and impact fund and enhanced services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
* Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy
* Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
* Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
Desirable:
* Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification
* Clinical Diploma
Experience
Essential:
* Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
* Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
* Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams community groups
* Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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