About this role
Job summary
Mount Farm Surgery is 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 afull-time basis, Monday-Friday.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas Be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team Be involved in the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme) Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care systemThere may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels
About us Mount Farm Surgery is a modern, efficient, and well-equipped GP surgery in the Moreton Hall area of Bury St. Edmunds. First established in Looms Lane in Bury St. Edmunds, we moved to the Moreton Hall Estate approximately thirty years ago, which was built on the original Moreton Hall farmland at the top of Mount Road (hence the name Mount Farm). The practice currently has just over 16,000 registered patients. Proactive and holistic care: We endeavour to offer proactive care to ensure the best of health for our patients. Often health issues are related to other aspects of a patients lifestyle, and we believe in helping patients improve their overall health and well-being, wherever possible taking the opportunity to prevent illness and not just treat it. We routinely check up on patients with long-term conditions to ensure we are providing effective care. We also run a series of clinics and patient workshops that provide valuable help and support to those dealing with long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council; Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this; Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this; Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
Experience Essential
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 demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals; Ability to recognise priorities when problem-solving and identify deviations from normal patterns, referring to seniors or GPs with confidence, when appropriate; Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct; Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance; Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable; Self-motivated with excellent communication skills; Understand the need for patient confidentiality.
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 Primary Care Careers
Address Lawson Pl,
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP32 7EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)