At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to enhance patient care and optimise medicines management.
- Company: Citrus Health, a dynamic primary care network with a friendly team.
- Benefits: Supportive environment, career development, and opportunity to influence healthcare.
- Other info: Independent travel between practice sites may be needed.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while growing your pharmacy career.
- Qualifications: Higher degree in pharmacy and GPhC independent prescriber registration required.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
The role of a Clinical Pharmacist at Haden Vale Medical Practice is essential for enhancing the quality of care and operational efficiencies. This position requires a motivated and passionate individual dedicated to delivering excellent service within a general practice setting.
We are seeking one enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our team, working alongside our Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacists, and Pharmacy Technicians. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a fulfilling and vital career in primary care within a supportive environment. You will have the opportunity to use your expertise to innovate, advise and influence our medicines management strategy, and implement measures that ensure quality and safety in prescribing. Completion of an independent prescribing course is an essential requirement. While completion of the CPPE pathway is preferred, it is not mandatory, and there is an opportunity to support you through the CPPE pathway.
Main Duties of the Job:
- Prescribing quality improvements and medicines optimization.
- Holistic, patient-centered care within the PCN community.
- Support to the multidisciplinary team and proactive population health education.
Qualifications and Experience:
- A higher degree in pharmacy and registration as a GPhC independent prescriber.
- Evidence of completion of the national training pathway delivered by CPPE for ARRS.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working in General Practice or a PCN.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in influencing others and conducting clinical medication reviews.
Application Details:
- Application Deadline: 31 July 2024
- Required Documents: Please include a CV (maximum of two pages) detailing your suitability for the role and the benefits you can bring to Citrus Health Primary Care Network.
- Interview Schedule: Interviews are expected to be scheduled during the week commencing 12 August 2024.
Contact Information:
- Helen Kilminster, PCN Deputy Clinical Director: helen.kilminster1@nhs.net
- Natalie Dugmore, PCN Digital Transformational & Operational Lead: ndugmore@nhs.net
- Devin Gohil, Senior Clinical Pharmacist: devin.gohil@nhs.net
Essential Qualifications:
- Higher degree in pharmacy
- Registered GPhC independent prescriber
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Patient-facing medicines support
- Structured medication reviews
- Risk stratification
- Long-term condition clinics
- Unplanned hospital admissions
- Repeat prescribing
- Triage
- Medicines safety and quality improvement
- Care home medication reviews
- Domiciliary clinical medication review
- Service development
- Care Quality Commission compliance
- Population and public health campaigns
- Cost-saving programs
- Medicine information for practice staff and patients
- Information management
- Training
- Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
- Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations
- Medicines safety
Working Conditions:
- Independent travel between practice sites may be required.
- Contact with body fluids during clinical practice.
- Disclosure and Barring Service Check required.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient applications are received or if we can appoint before the advertised closing date.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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