About the Role
Two Rivers Medical Centre are looking to welcome a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist into our busy practice, to play a full and active role within our multi-disciplinary team. The role is offered on a full or part-time basis.
- Clinically assessing and treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines
- Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines and medicine information
- Providing pharmaceutical medication review and health education advice to patients, by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review, as agreed with the practice
- Contributing to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations, childhood immunisation and adult immunisation programmes;
- Processing specialist treatment letters
- Supporting practice dispensary
- Processing hospital medication discharge letters
- Acting as a key contact, for all medication related queries
- Undertaking minor ailments triage and directing patients, based on clinical need
- Providing clinical advice and expertise on medication
- Liaising with other providers, such as secondary care, community pharmacy and care or nursing homes, as necessary, to ensure the safe transfer of care
- Being part of a professional clinical network and having access to appropriate clinicalsupervision;
- Managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates
- Reviewing prescribing against local and national targets, and engaging with the wider prescribing team to rectify any issues
About the Candidate
You will be a qualified pharmacist with strong experience within primary care and have the following skills and qualifications:
- Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community)
- Qualified independent prescriber desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice
- Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general care plans for patients with long-term conditions
- Ability to demonstrateaccountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals
About Us
As an Employee of Two Rivers Medical Centre, you will enjoy the following benefits:
- Genuine responsibility from day one
- Work with a strong social purpose
- A competitive salary with increments based on professional development
- Membership of the NHS pension
- Support to guide your personal and professional development
- Excellent training and development opportunitiesWorking in a purpose built facility
- Working in the largest single site GP surgery in Suffolk
- 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing with continual years of NHS service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Pharmacist in Ipswich employer: West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Blandford Medical Centre in Braintree is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment where GPs can thrive. With a strong focus on training and professional development, employees benefit from working alongside experienced partners and trainers, ensuring ample opportunities for growth and learning. The practice's commitment to patient care and community health makes it a rewarding place to contribute meaningfully to the lives of patients.
Contact Details:
West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group Recruitment Team
