Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Pontefract is seeking an Independent Prescriber to join the Pharmacy Team. This role focuses on enhancing patient outcomes through excellent patient care and clinical expertise. Responsibilities include supporting practice teams, conducting appointments, and collaborating with key stakeholders. Candidates must have primary care experience and independent prescribing qualifications. The position offers a competitive salary range of £41,379 to £49,977, depending on experience and skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent clinical knowledge of long-term conditions.
• Ability to communicate complex information effectively.
• Self-motivated and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent patient care via face-to-face and telephone.
• Support practice teams with clinical knowledge of medications.
• Build positive relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent Clinical Knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Project Management

Leadership Experience

SystmOne User

Time management

Confidentiality

Education

Independent prescriber with primary care experience

Job description

As part of our expandingPharmacy Team, you will play a vital role in supporting both patients and practices. The Pharmacy Team is embedded within our broaderAdditional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) workforce, which includes a diverse range of professionals working together to enhance patient outcomes. This multidisciplinary approach ensures that our practices are well-supported and that our communities benefit from coordinated, accessible, and compassionate healthcare.

Main duties of the job

To provide excellent patient care, to improve resilience withinour member practices, and to support practice teams with expert clinicalknowledge of medications. This will be achieved by face-to-face and telephoneappointments, project work around differing long-term conditions as well as CVDprevention, and building positive relationships with key stakeholders.

About us

Pontefract and Knottingley Primary Care Network (PCN) comprisesfour established GP practices: Ashgrove Medical Centre, Friarwood MedicalCentre, Northgate Medical Centre, and Stuart Road Medical Centre.Collectively, we provide high-quality healthcare services to approximately 49,000registered patientsacross the Pontefract and Knottingley district.

Our PCN is committed to delivering integrated, patient-centeredcare by fostering collaboration across practices and within the widerhealthcare system.

Job responsibilities

For the full Job Description and Person Specification of this role, please see the supporting documents attached.

Person Specification

Other

• Self-Motivated
• Adaptable
• Full Driving Licence
• Access to vehicle and business insurance

Qualifications

• Independent prescriber with primary care experience

Experience

• Skills, knowledge and experience
• Excellent Clinical Knowledge of long-term conditions and common
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients/ other professionals)
• Competent in prioritisation.
• Able to work under time pressure and meet deadlines.
• Work effectively independently and as a team member.
• Strong understanding of the importance of confidentiality.Primary Care Experience
• SystmOne User
• Project Management
• Leadership Experience
• Primary Care Experience
• SystmOne User
• Project Management
• Leadership 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.

£41,379 to £49,977 a yeardepending on experience and skills