Clinical Pharmacist post at Haydock Medical Centre, one of the St Helens practices run by Modality Partnership, a large GP super-partnership. The work centres on medicines optimisation and patient-facing pharmaceutical care across primary care, including prescribing where the post-holder is qualified and support for patients with long-term conditions. The post is part-time at 23 to 25 hours a week and works alongside a multidisciplinary team and the divisional boards. Applicants need GPhC registration with no practice restrictions, and an independent prescriber qualification or willingness to work towards one.
What the job involves
- Clinically assessing, diagnosing and prescribing, where qualified
- Optimising medicines and improving prescribing safety
- Supporting medication reviews and structured medicines optimisation
- Delivering patient-centred pharmaceutical care for patients with specific disease areas and long-term conditions
- Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes
- Contributing to service development and innovative working practices
- Working with divisional boards and the National Modality Business Support Team on strategic priorities
What’s required
Qualifications
- MPharm or equivalent recognised pharmacy qualification
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification, such as a Clinical Diploma or equivalent
- Independent Prescriber qualification, or willingness to work towards it subject to service requirements
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- PCPEP qualification, or evidence of working towards completion
- Qualification or training in long-term condition management, medicines optimisation or prescribing
Registration & licences
- GPhC registration as a pharmacist, with no restrictions on practice
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and patient-facing consultation skills
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Effective multidisciplinary team working, problem-solving, leadership, customer service, diplomacy and discretion
- Competent in IT and specialist clinical systems
- Knowledge of medicines optimisation, prescription drug legislation, clinical governance in primary care, and mathematical and scientific knowledge
- Understanding of long-term condition management, plus knowledge of local and national healthcare priorities
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK, and mandatory vaccination evidence (Hepatitis B, MMR, varicella)
Other
- One reference from current or most recent employer, and any employment gap of six weeks or more declared
- Evidence of CPD relevant to clinical pharmacy practice, with a flexible, organised, proactive and accountable approach
What’s offered
- NHS pension scheme
- Minimum 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata
- Employee discounts and benefits scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Education and career development pathways
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Flexible working options and wellbeing initiatives
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