About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a full time Clinical Pharmacist to work within theMoseley, Billesley, and Yardley WoodPrimary Care Network (MOBY PCN).
The post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of Health Care Practitioners within general practice and a Primary Care Network (PCN).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will perform medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the PCN.
About us
Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients..
We are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 38 surgeries, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shropshire.
The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services. And it can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of medicines optimisation within the PCN and undertake structured clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex poly-pharmacy.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement (QI) and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services at practice and PCN level.
The post holder will work with all sectors of pharmacy across the health system and the wider OHP organisation to improve population health. Demonstrating improvement in patient outcomes and working to reduce health inequalities across the PCN contributing to improving the efficiency of general practice and delivering a best in class service.
The post holder will be supported to develop their role in line with the OHP workforce strategy, this will include becoming and operating as a non-medical prescriber. This is a new role and will be reviewed at least annually, where the Job Description may be updated in line with the needs of the organisation.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about this position.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GPhC Registered Pharmacist GPhC Independent Prescriber Qualification
Desirable
Minor Ailments certification CPPE Pathway Post Graduate Clinical Qualification
Experience Desirable
Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist Experience working in primary care Broad knowledge of General Practice
Personal Qualities Essential
Polite and confident Flexible and cooperative Motivated Forward thinker High levels of integrity and loyalty Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations Ability to work under pressure
Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills (written and oral) Strong IT skills Clear, polite telephone manner Competent in the use of Office and Outlook Effective time management (Planning & Organising) Good interpersonal skills Problem solving & analytical skills Ability to follow policy and procedure
Desirable
EMIS / Systmone / Vision user skills Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
Other Essential
Flexibility to work outside of core office hours Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check Evidence of continuing professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Our Health Partnership
Address 1st Floor
1856 Pershore Road
Birmingham
B30 3AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://ourhealthpartnership.com/ (Opens in a new tab)