About this role
Job summary Job title: Prescribing Pharmacist Location: CGH Partnership, Basingstoke Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience Hours: 37.5 hours a week Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience. At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other because we CARE. Caring We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future. Ambitious Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care. Resourceful Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services. Excellence We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.
Main duties of the job The Prescribing Pharmacist at Operose Health, located in Basingstoke, plays a critical role in delivering superior primary care by enhancing patient access, clinical outcomes, and overall patient experience. The role involves integration within the practice team to collaborate closely with clinicians, focusing on patient care improvements and cost-effective prescribing decisions. Key responsibilities include conducting telephone triage, managing patients through clinical assessment and management, reviewing and triaging pathology results, addressing the needs of patients with complex health conditions, and leading the practice repeat prescription service. The ideal candidate is expected to be GPhC registered, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrate a strong desire to enhance patient care within a team-oriented environment. The position is permanent, requiring 37.5 hours per week, with a competitive salary of up to £60,000 per annum depending on experience. Additional benefits include structured CPD training and various employee wellbeing services.
About us Operose Health is a prominent healthcare provider committed to delivering high-quality local primary care services at scale. By focusing on improving patient access, clinical outcomes, and patient experiences, Operose Health aims to revolutionize the future of primary care. Their core values emphasize care, ambition, resourcefulness, and excellence, ensuring that employees are empowered to perform at their best. With a professional working environment that encourages compassion, innovation, and life-long learning, Operose Health strives to support the NHS's broader goals and enhance patient outcomes. Their comprehensive approach includes a focus on continual professional development and employee well-being, with an emphasis on creating an inclusive workplace culture that reflects both respect for individual needs and collaborative teamwork dynamics. The organization is especially proud of its ability to offer a wide range of opportunities for specialization and career development within the healthcare sector, making it a desirable workplace for dedicated and ambitious professionals.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job title:Prescribing Pharmacist
Location:CGH Partnership, Basingstoke
Salary:Up to £60,000 depending on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience.
At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other because we CARE.
Caring
We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future.
Ambitious
Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care.
Resourceful
Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services.
Excellence
We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.
Main Responsibilities: As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:
As a member of the practice team, you will work closely with our clinicians to help and improve patient care and make cost effective proscribing decisions. You will run daily telephone triage clinics and call in patients for assessment and management where clinically indicated, as well as review and triage pathology results, contacting patients. Provide practice-based review clinical to those with LTC's and LYCs, or complex health needs. Review and action incoming hospital correspondence, particularly with regards to medicine reconciliation or initiation, liaising with local pharmacies to improve patient outcomes. Lead practice repeat prescription service and deal with queries from reception staff and patients. Also participate in immunisation initiatives.Ideal Candidate: What we look for in new colleagues:
GPhC registered. Excellent communication skills both verbally and written as well as the ability to work well as a part of a team and willingness to develop clinically. A can-do attitude with a real desire to improve patient care. Package Description: How well support you:
Annual salary of up to £60,000 depending on qualifications and experience. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata. 1 weeks paid CPD/study leave pro rata per year as well as in house CPD training sessions tailored to meet your needs. Access to our bespoke learning management system. The benefits of working with an at scale provider of primary care means that we lots of opportunities for our colleagues to specialise and develop. Car benefit scheme specialising in electric vehicles. Cycle to work scheme. Travel season ticket loans Discount cards. Employee wellbeing services including free yoga videos and employee wellbeing app.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GPhC registered; excellent communication skills; teamwork capability; strong desire to improve patient care.
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.
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 Operose Health
Address Operose Health
Basingstoke
RG22 4EH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.operosehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)