WBC is asmall network of 3 closely located GP practices in Hereford City. WBC is highperforming with an established PCN Pharmacy team and motivated staff. We areseeking an experienced Pharmacist to lead our team.
We are looking for a candidate whois:
* Keen to develop, manage and mentora team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
* Motivated to work as part of thePCN Leadership Team
* Interested in supporting the networkspopulation health priorities, requirements of the PCN Directed EnhancedService and emerging Neighbourhood Health agenda.
We can offer you:
* Clinical leadership and peersupport from experienced Pharmacists within the PCN and countywide
* Established working relationshipswith general practice teams who are forward looking
* Pharmacy Technician support andconsistent processes
* Opportunities to develop yourclinical practice
*Interviews are expected to take place on 23/10/2025*
Main duties of the job
As a member of themulti-disciplinary team, you will be expected to provide prescribing advice andsupport to practice clinicians, staff, and patients. This includes prescriptionand medication queries, medicines policies and procedures, QOF and localincentive schemes, audit, and medicines safety.
Clinical work at the individual practices will includemedication reviews, minor illness consultations and reviews post discharge.
You will have individual supervisionfrom a GP and PCN Prescribing Lead and be partof an established team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. In Herefordshire we take a collaborativeapproach across system partners e.g. other practices, PCNs, care homes andthe Acute Community Trust.Todiscuss the role, ask questions or arrange an informal visit please contact WBCLead Pharmacist, Damsel Kuriakose damsel.kuriakose1@nhs.net
*Full Job Description and Person Specification attached*
About us
WBCPrimary Care Network includes 3 Hereford city - based practices; WargraveHouse Surgery, Belmont Medical Centre and Cantilupe Surgery. As a small network,we work closely together to understand the shared needs of our patientpopulation and directly implement new ways of providing excellent patientcare.
PrimaryCare Network staff are employed by Taurus Healthcare on their behalf. Taurus wasestablished in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 200,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned bythe partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus isfocused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients.
Herefordshire is a very special place to live and work. This beautiful,green county is uniquely placed with providers across the system committed toworkingtogether to improve the health and wellbeing of Herefordshire people andprovide more joined up care closer to home.We are OneHerefordshire.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an experienced pharmacist, who acts withintheir professional boundaries, to develop, manage and mentor a team ofpharmacists and pharmacy technicians to include regular clinical supervision, 1 to 1support and development. They will be anon-medical prescriber and have completed the Centre for Pharmacy PostgraduateEducation *CPPE* National Pathways and supervisor courses.
They willwork within theirclinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinaryteam to provide senior expertise and clinical leadership in medicines optimisation andquality improvement across the PCN. This willinclude structured medication reviews with direct patient contact and may include contributing to:
* Enhancing Healthin Care Homes
* Management of long-termconditions
* Management of medicines on transfer of care
* Reviewing systems forsafer prescribing
* Contributing to achievement of National and Local Contracts (e.g. IIF,QOF, CEIF, QI)
* Undertaking clinical audit
* Contributing to repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation
* Actioning acute prescription requests
* Addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients
*Please see full job description attached*
Person Specification
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience
* Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
* In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare and strategies for improving prescribing in primary care, particularly for long term conditions
* Demonstrate good IT skills, with experience of spreadsheets, databases and reporting functionality
* Able to influence/motivate/persuade others with an empathic / reassuring manner, where there may be significant barriers
* Demonstrates a clear understanding of best practice and legal requirements relating to prescribing and medicines storage
* Ability to manage a team and provide individual clinical support and mentorship
* Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
* Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
* Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building
* relationships across a variety of organisations
* Experience of investigating complaints and medication incidents
* Demonstrates leadership experience and previous experience of supervising and mentoring more junior staff
Qualifications
* Holds, or working towards, an independent prescribing qualification
* Successful completion of the CPPE
* Evidence of CPD and study beyond registration in line with requirements for revalidation and demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning
* Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience of working at an advanced level
* Successful completion of the Clinical supervisor training for CPPE national training pathways
Other
* Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
* Adaptable
* Work effectively independently and as a team player
* Self-motivated
* Safeguarding and other mandatory training
* Immunisation status
* Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes
Qualities and Attributes
* Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
* Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
* Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
* Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
* Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure
* Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety
* Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
Professional Registration
* MPharm & registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacist
* Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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.
£55,188.02 to £59,516.49 a yearPro rata and based on experience
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