PCN Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to work part-time within a multidisciplinary team across rural Suffolk. The role involves assessing patients, managing medicines, and providing medication reviews, contributing significantly to patient care in the community.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist.
• Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines.
• Act as the PCN point of contact for medicine-related matters.
• Provide medication review services for patients.

Skills

Patient Consultation

Medicines Management

Independent Prescribing

Education

Degree in Pharmacy

GPhC Registration

Job description

South Rural PCN has an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to work alongside their team of pharmacists on a part-time basis, for 2 and a half days per week at their Needham Market Country Practice. The post holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, working in each practice and across the PCN, as well as part of a wider pharmacist network and multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Act as the PCN point of contact for all medicine-related matters, establishing positive working relationships.
• Liaise with the practices and, where practicable, standardise the medicines management process across the PCN.
• Consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication.
• Receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians.
• Receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff.
• Provide medication review services for patients in the practice and during domiciliary visits to the local nursing home.
• Manage a caseload of complex patients.

About us

The PCN provides services to 56,000 patients across rural Suffolk. Our PCN includes the following practices: Bildeston Health Centre, Constable Country Medical Practice (East Bergholt and Capel St Mary), Hadleigh Health Centre (Boxford), The Holbrook and Shotley Surgery, and Needham Market Country Practice.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Hold or be working towards CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway.
• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
• Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care.

Qualifications

• Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification.

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 (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.