PCN Pharmacist

NHS; Brandon; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Brandon is seeking an experienced PCN pharmacist to join on a part-time basis. The role offers flexible hours and the opportunity to work remotely or on-site, focusing on patient medication reviews and health education. Ideal candidates must be qualified pharmacists with at least 2 years of experience. Additional benefits include a competitive salary and 27 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Membership of the NHS pension

27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Support for personal and professional development

Excellent training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with 2 years (or equivalent) experience.
• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• NMP, or working towards NMP.

Responsibilities

• Clinically assessing and treating patients.
• Providing pharmaceutical medication review and health education advice.
• Contributing to public health campaigns.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medication review

Leadership

Public health campaigns

Education

Qualified pharmacist

Diploma in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy practice

Tools

Electronic records and systems

Databases

Job description

Lakenheath Surgery located in Brandon are seeking an experienced PCN pharmacist to join us on a part-time basis for 16-28 hours per week. We are open to the successful applicant working remotely or in surgeryoverseeing our reauthorisations, medication reviews, clinic letters etc. We are really flexible to hours worked and are open to some of the hours worked to be on an evening or a weekend. This is a new role and although initially part-time, it can possibly offer more hours from April next year.

Main duties of the job

• Clinically assessing and treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines, for specific disease areas.
• Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines and medicine information (i.e. side-effects, dosage) across the practice.
• Providing pharmaceutical medication review, and health education advice, to patients at the designated practices by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review, as agreed with the practice.
• Providing leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
• Contributing to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations, childhood immunisation and adult immunisation programmes.
• Acting as a key contact in the practice, for all medication related queries.
• Supporting improvements in clinical care, through practice-based audits and implementing change.

About us

Lakenheath Surgery provides patient services from its current location in the High Street, Lakenheath. The premises, a former residential dwelling was re-designed purposefully into the well-equipped GP practice we see today and is partner owned. There is also ample on site, disabled and street parking.

• Genuine responsibility from day one.
• Work with a strong social purpose.
• A competitive salary with increments based on professional development.
• Membership of the NHS pension.
• Support to guide your personal and professional development.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing with continual years of NHS service.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with 2 years (or equivalent) experience.
• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• NMP, or working towards NMP.
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy practice.

Experience

• Confident in use of electronic records and systems; databases and spreadsheets.
• Leadership activities in previous work.
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience.
• Primary care experience.

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.