Job Title: Primary Care – Practice Based Clinical Pharmacist
Annual Salary: Competitive – based on experience
Hours: Full Time/Part Time – up to 37.5 hours per week
Term: Permanent
Accountable To: Clinical Pharmacist and/or GP Clinical Supervisor
Location: Midsomer Norton/Radstock for 3 Valleys Health Primary Care Network

Traditional Values, Modern Thinking

3 Valleys Health Primary Care Network is a group of 8 general practices covering circa 68k patients living in rural and semi-rural North-East Somerset and within easy commuting distance of Bath, Bristol and Wells.

Currently we have a well-established and experienced team of 10 Clinical Pharmacists and 7 Pharmacy Technicians working within the PCN.  Each colleague is embedded in one or two practices only and at the same time they are part of a bigger PCN supportive peer group which meets regularly. There are opportunities to develop areas of special interest and participate in PCN projects within the role.

We would like to expand our Pharmacy team further and have a vacancy in the Midsomer Norton/Radstock area.

Successful candidates will be enrolled on the PCPEP Primary Care Education Pathway and subsequently an Independent Prescribing course (if not already qualified) and be mentored by a GP.

For more information about 3 Valleys Health please visit our website: www.threevalleyshealthpcn.co.uk and contact PCN Manager helen.harris3@nhs.net or Senior Clinical Pharmacist Joel.Hirst@nhs.net

Job Summary

The post holder is an experienced qualified pharmacist acting within their professional boundaries.

The post holder will work within a multi disciplined team to provide support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practice/s.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership in the GP Practice on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The postholder will be working towards or utilising their non-medical prescribing qualification.

The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies and therefore requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

Main Duties/Skills

Patient facing long-term condition clinics

Patient facing/telephone clinical medication review and support

Patient facing care home/residential clinical medication reviews

Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments

Differential/ Undifferential diagnosis

Medicine information to practice staff and patients

Management of medicines at discharge from hospital

Repeat prescribing

Risk stratification

Service development

Information management

Medicines Quality Improvement programs

Medicines safety

Care Quality Commission Medicines Management guidance and leadership

Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations

Education and Training

For full detailed information please see the job description.