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Primary Care Pharmacist
The closing date is 06 August 2025
The Senior Pharmacist will undertake clinical medication reviews and patient facing clinics, working in partnership with the patient's GP practice, nurses, care homes, community pharmacists, secondary care and the local authority.
Utilising their prescribing qualification, the role will support the medication needs of the patients as well as educate other healthcare professionals on prescribing and the effective use of medicines.
The successful applicant will need to be self-motivated and able to work on their own, whilst also integrating into a well-established team. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a good working knowledge of primary care and the challenges facing medicines management in the new era.
This is a fixed term role to cover maternity leave and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.
Main duties of the job
* Medicines optimisation working closely with practice management to deliver key prescribing objectives in structured medication review
* Care home clinical services
* Antimicrobial stewardship
* Personalised pharmaceutical care, transfer of care
* Integrated care with community services
* Prescribing safety and governance.
* Audits e.g. High risk drug monitoring
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and training
* Vocational masters degree in Pharmacy (4 years or equivalent) plus one year pre-registration training
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
* Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience.
* A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Job specific experience
* An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
* Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
* Have an understanding and working knowledge of the FP10 data management system (ePACT).
* Experience of co-ordinating complex activities / programmes of care with other professionals and agencies.
* Effective communicator able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information where there may be barriers to understanding.
* Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
* Able to work independently.
Information Technology
* Confident in the use of computer systems, spreadsheets, databases, data collection and coordination, wordprocessing and report writing
* Understanding of information governance, data protection and patient confidentiality in relation to information systems
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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