Overview
NHS West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
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Job Summary We are a large PCN of 11 practices and over 103,000 patients. This is an opportunity to join our dynamic team of 12 pharmacists and 3 Technicians. The role will be practice-based, so we would not consider applications from individuals looking for a remote position. This is a really exciting opportunity to join our PCN as an organisation that employs the majority of our Pharmacists and Technicians directly, which enables us to contribute to and support their learning and development under the leadership of an experienced Lead Clinical Pharmacist.
Responsibilities
* Provide a Clinical Pharmacy Service to member GP Practices, including routine medicines reviews.
* Review and reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through timely and effective clinical medication reviews.
* Reconcile patients' medicines after hospital discharge and collaborate with patients and community pharmacists to ensure access to necessary medicines post-discharge.
* Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals, including promoting the repeat dispensing service.
* Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests and medicines at review dates.
* Address medicine queries from patients and healthcare professionals.
* Work with primary care professionals and patients to implement NICE and other evidence-based guidelines.
* Run clinics as needed to meet PCN requirements and contribute to multi-morbidity and multidisciplinary reviews.
* Provide medicines information and training to PCN healthcare professionals and admin staff.
* Act as a source of medicines information for the practice team and patients (e.g., doses, side effects, adverse events, alternatives).
About Us
We are a large and diverse PCN covering Nuneaton and Bedworth in North Warwickshire, with over 60 ARRS staff across our Locality including Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, Mental Health Practitioners, First Contact Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Physician Associates and Nurse Associates alongside Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. We have a dynamic Senior Management Team and Digital/Transformation support to implement initiatives such as Rapid Health, Sleep Station, pain management pathways, Pain Cafes, menopause drop-ins, and a 12-week programme with Sky Blues in the Community.
The Pharmacist and Technician team are led by an experienced Lead PCN Clinical Pharmacist and are supported in training and development. Most Pharmacists work across two member practices.
Job Details
Location: Redroofs Surgery, 31 Coton Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5TW
Salary: £49,184 to £52,463 per year, higher rate for Independent Prescriber
Contract: Permanent | Working pattern: Full-time
Reference: A5583-25-0001
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
* Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and General Pharmaceutical Council registration
* Minimum 2 years post-graduate experience in pharmacy, with at least 1 year in general practice
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Desirable
* Prescribing qualification
* Postgraduate pharmacy qualification or progress toward it
* Awareness of common acute and long-term conditions in general medical practice
* RPS Faculty membership (through foundation) or working toward
Other
* Essential: Full driving licence and access to a car (travel between practices)
Experience
* Essential: NHS/PCN service delivery experience; strong influencing and relationship skills; ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team; effective communication with clinicians, patients, and the public
* Desirable: Supervising staff and empowering a range of clinical professionals to improve cost-effectiveness and quality
Other
* Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required; UK registration of professional status
Other information: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a DBS disclosure will be required. UK registration is essential.
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