Pharmacist - Martock & South Petherton, Somerset
Symphony Healthcare Services is currently recruiting for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the team at South Petherton Medical Centre and Martock Surgery.
You will provide Pharmacy services, which will include supporting, promoting and implementing high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective andsafe use of medicines.
This role also includes patient medication reviews, helping thepractice achieve prescribing targets and supporting the implementation ofnational and local guidance in order to improve patient care.
The salary for this post will be between £53,523 and £58,465 per annum, (pro rata for part time hours).
Starting salaries will be offered based on experience.
The hours available for this post are 22.5 per week, working pattern/days will be discussed at interview stage.
Main duties of the job
As a Symphony Clinical Pharmacist, you will:
* Provide sessional clinical support to Martock and South Petherton Surgeries as an independent pharmacist prescriber, seeing patients and leading on medicines optimisation.
* Support the surgery to improve medicines reconciliation on discharge, formulary compliance, repeat prescribing management and medication reviews.
* Support Symphony and Somerset ICB plans to reduce medicines waste in primary care.
* Interpret and provide complex medicines information to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
* To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, rational, effective and economical use of medicines.
About us
Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS) was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 16 practices across Somerset providing care for over 100,000 patients.
Symphony has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR, finance, corporate and strategic management matters).
Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do.
Symphony welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony are committed to equality of opportunity for all.
Symphony offers a NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to home / office-based working (where applicable).
We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached JD for full duties and tasks associated with this role.
Please read this document in full before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GPhC registration as a pharmacist
* Certificate or MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent experience)
* Completion (or exemption) of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education pathway
Experience
* At least 2 years of primary care experience
* Clinical Pharmacy experience
* Knowledge and understanding of Primary Care
* Previously experience of working within integrated healthcare organisations or teams
* EMIS - knowledge of system
Personal Qualities
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team
* Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required
* Good time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively
* Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
* Ability to communicate effectively with members of the public and other healthcare professionals
* Ability to train other members of staff
* Ability to use Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook
* Excellent Communication and influencing skills
* Professional appearance & demeanour
* Adaptable to change flexible in accepting new procedures and policies
* Ability to demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated
* Progressive and continuing professional development
* Hold current UK driving licence and be able to drive between practices (as required)
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.
£53,523 to £58,465 a yearStarting salary will be based on previous experience.
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