Practice Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading practice in South Manchester is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care and operational efficiencies. The role involves collaboration within a dynamic team, providing clinical leadership, and improving the quality of healthcare services. Candidates should have prior pharmacy experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge.
• Understanding of primary care prescribing issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input on medicines related issues.
• Support repeat/acute prescription requests.
• Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

IT Literate

Negotiating

Education

Independent prescriber or working towards

Job description

We have a vacancy for a Clinical Pharmacist at Benchill Medical Practice in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.

The hours are 30 per week.

The practice population is diverse and varies in demographics so the breadth of health care need is wide. This makes working in general practice interesting and no day is the same.

We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to work as part of dynamic and forward-thinking practice team. You will also be part of a wider supportive network of Senior Pharmacists, Pharmacists and Technicians across the South Manchester Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

Main duties of the job

You will be embedded within the practice team providing clinical leadership on medicines related issues, quality improvement and supporting aspects of the national and practice based enhanced services, quality and outcomes framework and local targets.

The role is pivotal to improving quality of care and operational efficiencies in the practices so you will need to be motivated and passionate with the drive to continually improve and learn, to develop and deliver an excellent service.

You will be working along side another Clinical Pharmacist, supporting colleagues with with medicine related queries and tasks.

About us

We are proud to be apart of the NHS and our mission is to provide safe, efficient healthcare for our patients and their families, andto ensure that everyone working within our practice is happy in their work and feels valued and supported by the team.

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical input on medicines related issues, qualityimprovement, supporting aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and locallycommissioned services.

Support repeat/acute prescription requests, medicinesreconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.

Provide face to face patient clinics.

Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate health careprofessional for the appropriate care linking in with social prescribing modelsto support broader health and well-being needs.

Support integration with community and hospital pharmacy tohelp utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcareand help manage the practice workload.

The specific tasks will be agreed and identified by the practice. You will be part of the practiceteam but also provided with peer support and education via the South Manchester Pharmacists and Technicians across 22 practices.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience
• Independent prescriber or working towards/willing to work towards independent prescribing qualification

Experience

• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding of primary care and the diversity that exists between general practices
• Understanding of primary care prescribing issues and strategies for improving prescribing
• Can plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
• Commitment to continuing professional development / education
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines and refer to a senior pharmacist and/or GP where appropriate
• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers

Skills

• Can communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• IT literate

Qualities

• Pro-active and self-motivated
• Resilient
• Adaptable
• Hard working, reliable and resourceful
• Personable

Analytical and Planning skills

• Produce timely and informative reports
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Able to work with minimal direction

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.

Depending on experienceSimilar to AfC band 7