PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Conexus Healthcare CIC; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare organization in Wakefield is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care by conducting medication reviews and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must possess a Master's in Pharmacy, GPhC registration, and experience in primary care. The role offers a salary between £38,684 to £49,977 based on experience and skills and includes a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Completion of the Primary care pharmacy education (CPPE) pathway or willing to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structured medication reviews and improve medicine optimisation.
• Provide professional specialist medicines advice to healthcare professionals.
• Work within Pharmacy Hub alongside the Pharmacy Team.

Skills

Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams

Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills

Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately

Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team

Education

Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Trinity HealthGroup PCN is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our current team ofClinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians. The post holder will work alongside theexisting team to support meeting the needs of our patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be undertaking structuredmedication reviews, improving medicine optimisation and safety, supporting carehomes, as well as running practice clinics, as set out in the PCN DES. Part ofthis role will also include working within our Pharmacy Hub alongside thePharmacy Team to provide a safe and effective Pharmacy Service. To provideprofessional specialist medicines advice to GPs, Nurse Practitioners, PracticeNurses, Community Pharmacists, Community Nurses, and other health professionalsto promote the safe, effective, and high quality, cost-effective use ofmedicines in all prescribing decisions for the benefit of the Practice'spatients. You will also be actioning acute prescription requests and conductingmedicines reconciliation.

About us

Trinity HealthGroup is a PCN made up of four practices on the west of the district (TrinityMedical Centre, Maybush Medical Centre, Crofton & Sharlston MedicalPractice and Warrengate Medical Centre). The PCN team currently consists ofClinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Paramedics, Mental HealthPractitioners, Care Coordinators, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, GPAs andSocial Prescribing Link Workers. Our vision is that all our patients shouldhave the same chance at a happy, healthy life. We believe that a sustainable,resilient Primary Care Service working collaboratively with volunteer andcommunity services and social enterprise organisations supports this vision.Our Mission is to add years to the lives of our patients, whilst adding life tothose years.

Job responsibilities

For the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role please see the additional documents attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
• Completion of the Primary care pharmacy education (CPPE) pathway or willing to work towards.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)

Other

• Independently mobile and able to travel across the Wakefield District.
• Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

Experience

• Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team.
• Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public.
• Experience of prioritising workload.
• Experience of using own initiative to solve problems.
• Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN.
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
• Use of SystmOne

Skills and Aptitude

• Skill & aptitude
• Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
• Flexible and cooperative
• Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
• Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills
• Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teamsAble to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload
• Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload

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.

£38,684 to £49,977 a yeardepending on experience and skills