Community Health Specialist Pharmacist

Provide Healthcare; Colchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC is seeking a passionate Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Team in a role focused on safe, effective use of medicines and governance across health and social care services.

You will provide expert advice, support medicines optimisation, and help lead Non-Medical Prescribing and Sexual Health Services, while collaborating with a range of professionals to improve patient safety and care pathways.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience with significant Community Health Services experience
• Experience of working on wards
• Evidence of working across systems
• Experience in governance and risk management for medicines

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist pharmacy advice to health and social care teams, supporting the safe, effective and person-centred use of medicines.
• Support medicines optimisation, medicines safety and good governance across our services.
• Lead and develop pharmacy support for Sexual Health Services and Non-Medical Prescribing.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to identify medicines-related risks and find practical ways to improve safety and care.
• Lead and contribute to quality improvement, audit and service evaluation.
• Help develop and improve care pathways so that medicines optimisation is considered at every stage of care.
• Support learning and development for colleagues involved in prescribing and medicines management.
• Build positive relationships across health and social care, working with colleagues and partners to support innovation and service improvement.

Skills

Minimum 3 years experience inCommunity

Experience of working on wards

Evidence of working across systems

Experience in medicines governance

Job description

Make a difference to the safe and effective use of medicines across health and social care

We are looking for a passionate and forward-thinking Pharmacist to join our friendly Pharmacy Team.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you can use your pharmacy expertise to make a real difference to patient safety, quality of care and the way medicines are used across health and social care services.

Working alongside a wide range of health and social care professionals, you will provide specialist pharmacy advice, support teams to get the best from medicines and contribute to the development of safe, effective and person-centred services.

You will also have opportunities to lead and develop key areas of practice, including Non-Medical Prescribing, Sexual Health Services, medicines governance, patient safety and quality improvement, while contributing to new ways of working and service development.

We welcome applications from pharmacists with a range of backgrounds and experience. You do not need to have worked in every area covered by the role. We are looking for someone who brings enthusiasm, curiosity, sound professional judgement and a commitment to improving care.

If you are looking for a role with variety, autonomy and the opportunity to grow while making a meaningful difference, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As part of our Pharmacy Team, you will:

Provide specialist pharmacy advice to health and social care teams, supporting the safe, effective and person-centred use of medicines.

Support medicines optimisation, medicines safety and good governance across our services.

Lead and develop pharmacy support for Sexual Health Services and Non-Medical Prescribing.

Work collaboratively with colleagues to identify medicines-related risks and find practical ways to improve safety and care.

Lead and contribute to quality improvement, audit and service evaluation.

Help develop and improve care pathways so that medicines optimisation is considered at every stage of care.

Support learning and development for colleagues involved in prescribing and medicines management.

Build positive relationships across health and social care, working with colleagues and partners to support innovation and service improvement.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

Person specification

Skills and knowledge

• Evidence in Application
• Minimum 3 years experience with significant Community Health Services experience
• Experience of working on wards
• Evidence of working across systems
• Experience in governance and risk management for medicines

Governance and Risk management

• Evidence of medicines safety and review
• Evidence of presentation skills

FURTHER INFORMATION:

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

Checking progress on your application?

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Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

SuccessfulApplicant:

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.