Pharmacist

Primary Care Careers; Olney; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Cobbs Garden Surgery in Olney, Buckinghamshire, is recruiting a qualified clinical pharmacist to join our multi-disciplinary team on a part-time basis for 2–3 days per week.

The successful candidate will provide clinical pharmaceutical care, medicines optimisation, and lead on medication reviews, education and public health initiatives such as flu vaccinations.

You will work with a supportive team and have opportunities for ongoing professional development within a committed primary care network.

Qualifications

• Degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Personal Professional Indemnity Insurance.
• Excellent clinical and medication knowledge.
• Experience in GP practice pharmacy or similar settings.

Responsibilities

• Clinically assess and treat patients using medicines knowledge.
• Provide specialist medicine information and reviews.
• Lead medicines optimisation and quality improvement within the team.
• Contribute to public health campaigns including flu vaccinations.
• Run medicines-focused clinics as part of patient care.
• Carry out medicines-optimisation reviews in care homes.
• Support improvements in clinical care through audits and implementing change.
• Act as a key contact for medication-related queries.
• Involve in care planning including mental health and end-of-life care.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medication knowledge

GP practice experience

Communication skills

Adaptable

Education

Degree in pharmacy

GPhC registration

Indemnity insurance

Job description

Cobbs Garden Surgery is looking to recruit a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist, to play a full and active role within our multi-disciplinary team. This role is offered on a part-time basis for a minimum of 2-3 days per week.

The practice believes a pharmacist is a key member of the clinical team and the successful candidate would be rewarded with a competitive salary.

Main duties of the job

• Clinically assessing and treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines, for specific disease areas;
• Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines & medicine information;
• Providing pharmaceutical medication review and health education advice to patients, by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review;
• Providing leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement;
• Contributing to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations.
• Acting as a key contact, for all medication related queries;
• Supporting improvements in clinical care, through practice-based audits and implementing change;
• Running clinics where medicines are the main interventions;
• Conducting care-planning, including mental health, admission avoidance schemes and end-of-life patients.
• Carrying out structured medicines-optimisation reviews in care homes;
• Contributing to the reduction of medicine wastage within practice.

About us

We are a friendly practice based in the historic market town of Olney in north Buckinghamshire. We believe strongly in teamwork and individualised patient care. We look after nearly 9,000 patients in Olney and the surrounding villages. You will be supported by our team of 4 doctors, 2 ANPs, 3 practice nurses, healthcare assistant, a physiotherapist, social prescriber, healthcare assistant, reception and admin team.

The partnership encourages and supports staff development throughout our services and works closely with the training hub to ensure staff are aware of development and training opportunities within BLMK. We have an excellent PCN, Patient Participation Group and local charity who we work closely with. We are planning to build a new surgery and extend the range of services we can provide for our local community.

Qualifications

• Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
• Will hold Personal Professional Indemnity Insurance;

Experience

• Excellent clinical and medication knowledge;
• Understanding and experience of working as a pharmacist in a GP practice setting, with a confident approach;
• Experience of undertaking medication reviews;
• The commitment to continue to learn and develop;
• The ability to be adaptable and flexible
• Self-motivated with excellent communication skills;
• Understand the need for patient confidentiality.

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.

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