Pharmacist

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking a clinical pharmacist to join their friendly team. This role offers the chance to work closely with patients and staff, addressing medication-related issues and ensuring high-quality prescribing practices. With ample opportunities for professional growth and development, you will be supported by experienced pharmacists and GPs. Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with six weeks of annual leave, study leave, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. If you are passionate about patient care and looking for a rewarding position in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Six weeks annual leave

Study leave

Birthday off

Daily coffee for clinicians

Fresh fruit deliveries

Staff outings

Bike to work scheme

Hedena running club

Qualifications

• Proven experience in primary care is essential.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with medication-related queries.
• Support general practice staff with prescriptions.
• Conduct structured medication reviews.

Skills

Patient care

Medication management

Clinical audit

Chronic disease management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

CPPE trained or equivalent

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join our incredibly friendly practice, based in Oxfordshire.

You will be working solely for Hedena Health and join our existing team of two pharmacists. As a practice, we are innovative and forward-thinking and determined to deliver the best care to our patients. Here you will find ample opportunities to grow, obtain additional skills, diversify your working day, and progress through the organisation. You will be supervised regularly and continuously supported by our senior clinical pharmacist and GP line manager.

Competitive salary offered, negotiable depending on experience and skill set. Six weeks annual leave per year with one week study leave plus your birthday off each year.

Wellbeing is at the forefront of our workplace strategy. This is promoted through initiatives such as daily coffee for clinicians in our well-stocked coffee room or our lovely outdoor Quad, an annual Away Day, fresh fruit deliveries, staff outings, bike to work scheme, homemade cakes, and a Hedena running club.

Main duties of the job

The pharmacist will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in:

• Assisting patients with medication related problems and queries
• Providing support to general practice staff in relation to repeat prescriptions and medication queries
• Working with the prescribing team on safety and quality of the practice prescribing
• Medicines reconciliation including requests for new medication (e.g. on discharge summaries/outpatient letters) and reviewing repeat medications for newly registered patients
• Support with completing necessary training such as independent prescribing if not already qualified
• Scope to further develop skills in areas of interest (e.g. respiratory, diabetes, minor illness)
• Carry out structured medication reviews for all patient cohorts
• Undertake clinical audit to support patient care and safety
• Participate in contracts related work helping the practice to achieve targets for QOF, IIF, and the prescribing incentive scheme
• Assist with chronic disease diagnosis, management, and reviews (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, CKD, hypercholesterolaemia) subject to experience and training

About us

With 28,000 patients, Hedena Health is one of Oxford's largest providers of Primary Healthcare services. From 3 sites in the Headington area, the group runs team-based care to ensure the best for our patients.

Job responsibilities

Role Outline

The pharmacist will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in:

• Patient-facing roles - assisting with medication related problems and queries
• Staff-facing roles - providing support to general practice staff in relation to repeat prescriptions and medication queries
• Prescribing team roles - working with the prescribing team on safety and quality of the practice prescribing

Practice supervision

• Every month each pharmacist will have blocked time for supervision provided by the senior clinical pharmacist
• Day-to-day supervision will be provided by the senior clinical pharmacist or the practitioner leading the acute hub (if pharmacist is trained in minor illness)
• Additional support and training provided by GP line manager

Specific Duties

The working day will be 9 hours, with 30 minutes for lunch as well as 45 minutes for coffee (30 minutes AM session and 15 minutes PM session). The morning will be from 08:30 to 13:00 and the afternoon from 13:30 to 17:30.

A typical day (when all pharmacists are in) will be structured as follows:

• 1st half - Two hours blocked for dealing with repeat prescription requests (where the admin team have been unable to issue the prescriptions due to alerts or because the medication is out of date/authorisations). The rest of the session involves routine appointments (e.g. pre-booked medication reviews) or reviewing blood test results (subject to training blood tests ordered by the pharmacists e.g. for DOAC/DMARD monitoring or diabetes reviews)
• 2nd half Routine appointments e.g. for pre-booked medication reviews. Depending on experience and skill set, sessions may be allocated solely for chronic disease reviews (e.g. diabetes). One pharmacist is allocated an entire session to work off the triage list (subject to training) actioning quick wins or urgent tasks and allocating routine appointments where necessary (e.g. for routine medication reviews which cannot be done from remote review of notes)
• One session a week blocked for contracts related work. Admin sessions also provided to work on audits.
• If trained in minor illness, pharmacists may be allocated sessions to work on the acute list seeing or calling patients with acute illnesses seeking same day medical attention. Sessions supervised by the emergency practitioner leading the session.
• There will also be ad hoc meetings with the prescribing lead on practice prescribing issues to be agreed in advance

Person Specification

Experience

• Proven experience working in primary care.
• N/A

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• CPPE (or equivalent) trained or already on the pathway
• N/A

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.