About this role
Job summary
Blacketts Medical Practice in Darlington is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist to join our team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out a mixture of face to face and telephone reviews with patients as well as answering GP queries and managing medicines optimisation. The post holder will also mentor trainee pharmacists, whilst overseeing and supporting them with tasks such as repeat / acute prescriptions and medicines reconciliation.
About us
We are a successful practice with a list size of around 11,500 patients. We have 5 partners and 2 salaried doctors, an excellent nursing team and a stable, friendly and efficient administration team. We score highly for QOF and were rated "good" in our last CQC inspection. We are a SystmOne practice.
We have spacious purpose-built premises in the centre of Darlington, which also houses private physiotherapy and chiropody services. Our space means that we are able to provide rooms for social prescribers and mental health workers, which enables us to work closely with them to provide excellent patient care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Mentor trainee pharmacist, less experienced staff and be involved in GP trainee teaching.
Provide telephone appointments for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
Work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Design, develop and implement computer searches to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines.
Take a lead on medicines optimisation for the practice.
Review patient requests for repeat prescriptions, review medicines reaching review dates.
Ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required and review and file test results.
Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
Ensure patients are switched to the most cost effective medication.
Answer all medicine related enquiries from GPs, other staff and patients.
The post holder will be expected to:
be responsible for maintaining registration as a pharmacist and complying with appropriate professional codes.
keep up to date with medical / therapeutic evidence and opinion, local and national services, legislation and policy developments.
attend local, regional and national meetings and training courses of relevance.
comply with all organisational and statutory requirements (e.g. health and safety, equal opportunities and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance).
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Completion of degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Independent prescriber or willing to work towards qualification.
Desirable
Completed or working towards CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway.
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills. Excellent clinical knowledge and ability to apply to practice. Ability to work without supervision. Provide specialist advice to other clinicians.
Desirable
Ability to facilitate change.
Experience Essential
Good understanding of Primary Care, ideally the post holder will have worked in primary care. Mentoring and supporting colleagues.
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 Blacketts Medical Practice
Address 63-65 Bondgate
Darlington
DL3 7JR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackettsmedical.com/ (Opens in a new tab)