Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

Practice Plus Group; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Career development opportunities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is seeking a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team covering the South Yorkshire Region, including HMP Doncaster, HMP Lindholme, HMP Moorland and HMP Hatfield. The role involves working across all sites with a focus on safe medicines management and optimisation.

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a salary of £51,643 to £57,955 per annum, dependent on experience. The role includes extensive professional development and a comprehensive induction.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist registration with GPhC.
• Non-Medical Prescriber credential.
• Master’s degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly-pharmacy.
• Deliver medicines optimisation strategies and Structured Medication Reviews within prisons.
• Lead and develop the pharmacy team to maintain high clinical standards.
• Promote best prescribing practices and patient engagement in medicines optimisation.

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team covering the South Yorkshire Region.

About The Role

This role covers HMP Doncaster, HMP Lindholme, HMP Moorland and HMP Hatfield which are all located in South Yorkshire and you will be required to work across all sites.

Hours

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, core business hours.

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary of £51,643 to £57,955per annum - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and poly-pharmacy in line with expected standards, ensuring that safe, modern, medicines management and medicines optimisation service are provided to patients.

Deliver the national company strategy around medicines optimisation and Structured Medication Reviews which will be part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on the prison population needs.

Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and support the development of both to ensure high standards of clinical expertise are available locally at each site.

Promote good practice in all prescribing and optimisation decisions while ensuring patient engagement remains as a focus of the medicines optimisation agenda.

Share information relating to medicines optimisation and good evidence-based practices to encourage high standards and sound clinical decision making processes.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there …

we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

Qualifications & Experience Required

• GPhC registered Pharmacist
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Available to newly qualified pharmacists and beyond
• Management and leadership experience
• Procurement and audit experience
• Vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy including pre-registration training
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Ability to work within a busy environment

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.