Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in St. Ives is looking for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join their team. The ideal candidate will be an independent prescriber with experience in General Practice. Responsibilities include managing medications, providing clinical advice, and supporting the Prescription Team. Both full-time and part-time applications are welcomed. Candidates must hold professional registration with the GPhC and have excellent clinical skills. A driving license is also required for the role.

Qualifications

• Experience in General Practice or Primary Care is essential.
• Commitment to an Enhanced DBS check.
• UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients face to face and via telephone consultations.
• Manage medications and support the Prescription Team with queries.
• Participate in care home ward rounds and manage long-term conditions.

Skills

Independent prescribing

High level of clinical skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Professional registration with the GPhC

Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice

Tools

SystmOne clinical system

Job description

Riverport Medical Practice is looking to appoint an experienced Pharmacist to join our team. Both full-time and part-time applications will be considered for this role.

The ideal candidate will be an independent prescriber, and have experience working in General Practice as a Clinical Pharmacist.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Pharmacist will act autonomously, within their professional scope of practice, providing care for patients face to face and via telephone consultations.

The post-holder will operate within their own sphere of competence, and agreed acceptable limits of practice, to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers, and colleagues.

The successful candidate will use skills, knowledge and competencies, as a qualified Clinical Pharmacist, in order to be responsible and accountable for managing medications, and supporting the Prescription Team with queries and requests.

About us

Riverport Medical Practice is a GMS practice with 13,500 patients. Currently rated 'Good' by CQC, the Practice has three sites in St Ives, Somersham and Fenstanton.

The Practice uses SystmOne clinical system as well as other digital healthcare solutions such as Abtrace.

Riverport Medical Practice has a team of 50 members of staff including GPs, Pharmacists, Nurses, Physician Associates, and Healthcare Assistants.

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.
• Supporting the Prescription Team (Pharmacy Technicians, Prescription Administrators, Dispensers) with medication queries and prescription requests.
• Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.
• Supporting the clinical team with the management of long-term conditions and chronic disease.
• Requesting blood tests, blood pressure, and other monitoring as part of safe medicines management and drug monitoring
• File incoming clinical correspondence to the Practice, and action subsequent tasks or requests as appropriate.
• Participate in the care home ward rounds.
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details.
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
• Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous role in General Practice or Primary Care
• High level of clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
• Works effectively both independently and as a member of the team
• Experience managing care home ward rounds
• Experience managing long-term conditions
• Understanding of national and local achievement indicators and criteria such as QOF

Personal

• Commitment to an Enhanced DBS check
• UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate good team work
• Evidence of self-directed learning and personal development plan

Qualifications

• Hold a professional registration with the GPhC
• CPPE pathway completion
• Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice (achieved or working towards this or equivalent post-graduate qualification)
• Experience in General Practice

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.