About this role
Job summary
The South Hams Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for another motivated and experienced clinical pharmacist to join our growing pharmacy team.
We offer a competitive salary and working flexibility, as well as the opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a diverse committed workforce ensuring the quality of our services to our patients are to a high standard.
After a 3 monthly probation period, you will be the third pharmacist looking after 30,000 patients over 5 surgeries.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with the surgeries and act as point of contact in the practice for all medicines related queries for health care professionals and patients. To ensure the safe prescribing of medicines through maintaining CQC standards, carrying out prescribing audits and supporting other clinicians with medication queries. To undertake medication reviews, structured and polypharmacy reviews of patients. To facilitate good working relationships between the practice and Community Pharmacies and Hospital Pharmacies. To support the practice in delivering on Prescribing Indicators, Prescribing Budget, QOF and Locally Commissioned Services. Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety, and cost effectiveness of prescribing. Where appropriate, review pathology results for patients on known medicines. To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality and safety of prescribing and undertake medication audits.
About us
South Hams Primary Care Network is an exciting NHS collaboration between 5 GP Surgeries: Chillington Health Centre; Dartmouth Medical Practice; Modbury Health Centre; Norton Brook Medical Centre and Redfern Health Centre. Both Modbury and Chillington Health Centres are dispensing practices.
Job description Job responsibilities
If you're a Pharmacist who loves making a real difference to patients lives, someone who enjoys working closely with people, building long term relationships, and using your clinical skills to genuinely improve health outcomes - then you might be exactly who were looking for.
At South Hams PCN, were proud to create an environment where excellent clinical care is matched with a genuinely supportive culture. Were committed to giving our Pharmacists real autonomy, trust, and the space to grow - whether thats developing confidence in primary care, refining existing clinical skills, or expanding into new areas of practice. Here, your ideas are welcomed, your expertise is valued, and your contribution makes a meaningful impact from day one.
You will play a key role in delivering high-quality patient care by managing all aspects of medication, including medication reviews, and drug monitoring. Working closely within a multidisciplinary clinical team, you will combine strong clinical judgement with patient facing care to ensure safe, effective, and timely prescribing. This role offers autonomy, a manageable patient list, and the opportunity to contribute to service development within a
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge Essential
1. In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare 2. Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities 3. An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing 4. Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports 5. Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions 6. Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information 7. Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers 8. Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol. 9. Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/ procedures and codes of conduct
Qualifications Essential
1. Qualified Pharmacist and registered with GPhC. 2. Independent Prescriber. 3.Three years minimum post-registration experience. 4. Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
Desirable
1. Diploma or equivalent post-graduate qualification. 2. Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA) 3. Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience Essential
1. To be a qualified Clinical Pharmacist with a minimum of three years. 2. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 3. Ability to work independently and as part of a team and performed effectively under pressure. 4. To be part of the planning, developing, and supporting the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality and safety of prescribing. 5. Be highly motivated with excellent clinical timekeeping. 6. Ability to consistently observe and comply with all appropriate statutory requirements in relation to Child and Adult Safeguarding and to be familiar with the reporting process should this be required. 7. Contribute to the summarising of patient records and SNOMED-coding patient data.
Desirable
Experience of working in primary care or GP Practice.
Personal Qualities Essential
1. Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities 2. Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations, e.g. CCGs) 3. Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary 4. Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals 5. Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines 6. Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision 7. Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks 8. Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues 9. Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure 10. Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines 11. High level of written and oral communication skills 12. Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative 13. Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety
Other Essential
1. Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions 2. Adaptable. 3. Self-Motivation. 4. Safeguarding and other mandatory training. 6. Ability to work flexibly with the ability to travel between sites.
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 South Hams Primary Care Network
Address Norton Brook Medical Practice
Cookworthy road
Kingsbridge
TQ7 1AE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southhamspcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)