GP Practice Based Pharmacist

NHS; Usk; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to join their team. The role requires running clinics and supporting GP practices, with a focus on delivering excellent patient care. Candidates should have a Master's in Pharmacy and be registered with GPhC. This position offers competitive salary and a supportive work environment promoting professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent required.
• Registered with GPhC essential.
• Desirable to have independent prescriber status.

Responsibilities

• See patients registered with Usk Surgery and Wye Valley Practice.
• Support other GP practices in the North Monmouthshire NCN.
• Work in local Wellbeing Hubs.

Skills

Experience in running clinics

Independent prescriber status

Experience primary care role working with GP practices

Ability to communicate and influence

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent

Registered with GPhC

Job description

Monmouthshire North GP Cluster (NCN) is looking to recruit an experienced Pharmacist who will join our NCN, as part of an award-winning organisation and one of the largest Health Boards in Wales.

We are a cluster of 7 GP Practices across the North Monmouthshire area which serves a population of c.55,000.

Monmouthshire has it all - a mix of beautiful market towns and award-winning rural areas within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Not only are the GP Practices of Monmouthshire a great place to work, Monmouthshire is an amazing place to live with brilliant country primary and secondary schools, a fantastic welcoming community ethos and easy transport routes to Cardiff, Bristol, Bath and Gloucester to name but a few.

For some time, our practices have been diversifying their teams to include a range of Health Professionals of varying skills and expertise, and we are delighted to be able to further enhance that ethos by recruiting a Pharmacist. Our practices are used to training healthcare professionals and are keen to use this skill set to help support our campaign.

The Pharmacist will have the opportunity to develop and enhance their skill set with regular personal appraisals. To thrive in this challenging, exciting, and demanding role you will require commitment, resilience, and an eagerness to succeed. You will need to have confidence to communicate and influence groups and individuals at all levels while remaining committed to providing excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

Rota/Working hours

As per Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, you are required to work 33.75 hours per week (excluding meal breaks). These hours are to be worked Monday to Friday and will not include weekends and bank holidays.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Please read the attached job description and person specification for the full details of this post.

The post-holder will primarily be required to see patients registered with Usk Surgery and Wye Valley Practice. However, there will be a requirement for you to support other GP practice populations in North Monmouthshire NCN. The role will involve working in the main, out of GP practices, but as the important work around delivering care on a Place-Based basis, you will also be required to work from local Wellbeing Hubs

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click 'Apply now' to view in TRAC.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
• Registered with GPhC
• Specialist knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma and qualifications (e.g. clinical, community ,therapeutics) or equivalent
• Independent prescriber status
• Experience primary care role working with GP practices
• Experience in running clinics

Experience

• Experience in running clinics
• Experience primary care role working with GP practices
• Independent prescriber status

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.

£56,514 to £63,623 a yearper annum/pro rata