Pharmacist in Middlesbrough

This post will be based at Crossfell Health Centre, part of the Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network. We are looking for a dynamic pharmacist to join our highly skilled and experienced team. An exciting opportunity has arisen to develop your skills in primary care.

Contracted hours of the role will be Monday-Wednesday 08:30-16:30.

The role offers a varied work agenda providing medicines optimisation support and expert pharmaceutical advice, including:

• Implementation and delivery of prescribing initiatives
• Improving prescribing safety
• Provision of medication reviews

In return for your commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment and actively encourage continuing professional development.

The successful applicant should demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills, with experience in:

• Implementing medicines optimisation
• Quality and patient safety initiatives
• Resolving prescribing issues

You will be a Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council, preferably an Independent Prescriber. You must also be computer literate, organised, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise workload, build key relationships, and confidently interact with a wide range of stakeholders such as GPs, nurses, secondary care clinicians, and patients.

Crossfell Health Centre has 9000 patients, 2 GP Partners, 5 salaried doctors, 3 nurses, 2 HCAs, a General Practice Assistant, and a team of receptionists, secretaries, and admin staff.

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Be a prescriber and work alongside the general practice team.
• Manage care for patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews.
• Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines while addressing public health and social care needs.
• Deliver structured medication reviews to support patients in managing their medications.
• Support integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams.
• Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals across the Primary Care Network.
• Participate in clinical aspects of shared care protocols and clinical research.

• Recognise the roles of colleagues within the organisation.
• Use appropriate communication to gain cooperation from relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships both within and outside the practice.
• Liaise with ICB Medicines Optimisation Team on prescribing matters.

• Experience/awareness of common long-term conditions.
• Minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience in pharmacy.
• Working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
• Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise, and review pharmaceutical care programmes.
• Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.

• Understand the pharmacy role in governance and implement it appropriately.
• Contribute to the workplace vision and improve quality within service limitations.

• Understand national priorities for the team/service.
• Utilise resources effectively and conform to relevant standards of practice.

• Demonstrate characteristics of a role model.
• Engage in continuous professional development.
• Ensure appropriate clinical supervision is in place.

• Critically evaluate and review literature.
• Identify gaps in the evidence base to support practice.

Comply with the Practices Health and Safety policies and report incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.

Co-operate with all policies ensuring equality of employment.

Respect patient confidentiality at all times.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Crossfell Health Centre, Berwick Hills, Crossfell Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 7RL.