Clinical Pharmacist / Independent Prescriber (ARRS) - Somerset PCN

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist / Independent Prescriber to enhance patient care within a dynamic primary care network. This role involves providing clinical support, optimizing medication use, and ensuring compliance with national guidelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in clinical pharmacy, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team. With a commitment to equality and flexible working arrangements, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on patient health in a supportive environment. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to sustainable healthcare practices.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Salary sacrifice schemes

Flexible working

Agile home/office working

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with at least 2 years of primary care experience.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support and lead on medicines optimisation.
• Conduct patient medication reviews and support prescribing targets.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy experience

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

GPhC registration as a pharmacist

Certificate or MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice

CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education pathway

Tools

EMIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist / Independent Prescriber (ARRS) - Somerset PCN

Symphony Healthcare Services is currently recruiting for a Clinical Pharmacist / Independent Prescriber to join the team within the South Somerset West (SSW) Primary Care Network (PCN) - which covers Buttercross Health Centre in Somerton (base), Hamdon Medical Centre in Stoke Sub Hamdon, Martock Surgery, South Petherton Medical Centre and Crewkerne Health Centre.

You will provide Pharmacy services to the SSW PCN, which will include supporting, promoting and implementing high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective and safe use of medicines.

This role also includes patient medication reviews, helping the practice achieve prescribing targets and supporting the implementation of national and local guidance in order to improve patient care.

This post is ARRS funded and 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 up to full time (37.5 per week) but part time hours will be considered, along with job share requests.

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 the surgeries within the South Somerset West PCN 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.
• 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 welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

Symphony offers an NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes, 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
• Previous 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 and 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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working