Newport Pagnell Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacist to join our practice team on a full-time basis. This role is an integral part of the clinical team, using and sharing pharmacy expertise to support the GPs and the whole practice in effective medicines management and optimal patient care. To develop the role of practice pharmacist in close collaboration with the partners.
Main duties of the job
* Medication reviews and optimisation.
* Long term conditions medicines management.
* Adhering to prescribing systems and policies.
* Working as part of a team.
About us
Newport Pagnell Medical Centre working across three sites, two in Newport Pagnell and one based in Willen. Our three sites form one PCN, The Bridge. We are a training practice with over 30,000 patients. We have multidisciplinary teams and offer patients a wide range of services.
Benefits include:
* The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
* Life insurance
* Family benefits including an adult dependants pension and childrens pension
* Ill health benefits
* Support with eye checks.
* Access to an Employee Assistance Programme offering staff a wellbeing app and access to counsellors and helplines.
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Post‑qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this
* Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this
Experience
* Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long‑term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice;
* Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas;
* Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general care plans for patients with long‑term conditions;
* Ability to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals;
* Ability to recognise priorities when problem‑solving and identify deviations from normal patterns, referring to seniors or GPs with confidence, when appropriate;
* Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct;
* Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance;
* Non‑judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable;
* Self‑motivated with excellent communication skills;
* Understand the need for patient confidentiality.
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.
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