Experienced General Practice Clinical Pharmacist - Barnet PCN6

Experienced General Practice Clinical Pharmacist - Barnet PCN6

An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative award-winning organisation, integrating the clinical skills of a pharmacist into the general practice/PCN team. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated pharmacists committed to developing their knowledge and skills to improve patient care in general practice.

GL@GP recruits, employs, trains and supports pharmacists working in General Practice to deliver high quality patient services. We currently deliver Practice/PCN Pharmacist services to a number of General Practices and PCNs across Greater London.

We have a reputation for providing pharmacists who are ready to work in general practice by preparing and training them using experienced practice based pharmacists (PBPs) and GP Trainers. We work with the GP partners in the Bromley-by-Bow Health Partnership to enable a training environment for pharmacists.

NB. This position is based in Barnet PCN6. The East London location is our training practice.

For any queries, please only contact GL@GP, NOT the practice/s.

Main duties of the job

Qualifications & Experience for the role:

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
• Evidence of further education in clinical pharmacy is essential e.g. NHS Pathway Training for Practice Pharmacists or a Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
• Evidence of CPD relevant to General Practice is essential

Successful candidates will be part of a team of GL@GP PBPs and technicians who meet 2-3 times a month to train together and to learn from and support each other.

** In your application please state whether you are looking for a full-time/pt-time position, your current notice period and whether you drive.

*Please note we are only able to employ people who have British citizenship/ILR

About us

Green Light is an independent employee owned Group providing GP Practice Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy, Education & Training and Consultancy services.

The GL@GP team is led by a pharmacist, Sharon Hart, who in addition to having experience in a variety of pharmacy sectors, also has experience of leadership development/training and change management. Sharon works to support individual and team development and growth. GL@GP Pharmacists have access to this support and the opportunity to develop their non-clinical skills through formal and informal mentoring and coaching.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is an experienced pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supported and working alongside a team of General Practice pharmacists.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical pharmacy support to the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to achieve the PCN/Practice priorities.

The post holder will provide support to the PCN/practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, ensuring that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies and so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.

Primary duties and areas of responsibility:

• Patient facing Clinical Medication Reviews as per the PCN DES
• Patient facing domiciliary clinical medication review
• Telephone medicines support
• Medicine information to practice staff and patients
• Unplanned hospital admissions
• Signposting
• Information management
• Education and Training
• Public health

*Due to Covid risks patient facing will largely involve managing patients remotely i.e. by phone or video link.

Required skills and attributes

• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships
• Clinical knowledge, skills and experience
• Education, training and development
• Research and Evaluation

Person Specification

Experience

• Working as a pharmacist for 5 years or more post registration
• Experience of working as part of multidisciplinary team and gaining the cooperation of relevant stakeholders to achieve measurable outcomes for patients
• Prioritising and problem-solving well under pressure
• Understands the role of the pharmacist in General Practice.

Qualifications

• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent training/experience
• Independent prescriber

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.