Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Carlisle PCN inCarlisle inCarlisle PUBLISHED FRI 4 OCT 2024

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic advanced level Pharmacist to facilitate and lead pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and foundation level pharmacists within Carlisle Primary Care Network (PCN).

We are looking for someone with extensive, up to date clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience, able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. The applicant will need to have excellent communication, clinical and negotiation skills, as well as experience of supervising other staff, providing education and training.

The candidate would ideally have or be working towards a non-medical prescribing qualification and have completed the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP). They must have at least 2 years' experience of working in primary care and be able to support GP practices to achieve optimum health outcomes for their patients. Competence in undertaking structured medication reviews, particularly in frail and elderly patients, those with complex or multiple co-morbidities, and for residents in care homes, is essential.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• The leadership and proactive development of specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients within the Carlisle PCN.
• Providing specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients within the Carlisle PCN and developing services in line with appropriate national standards.
• The post holder will be involved in local incentive schemes, provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit and well as long-term condition clinics and managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework
• Providing expert and highly specialised pharmaceutical information and advice to medical and nursing staff, other health professionals and patients, both within the Trust and externally as appropriate.
• To work as an independent prescriber to ensure patient medication is optimised for each patient and to undertake structured medicines reviews with patients
• Providing clinical training, guidance, support and supervision of junior pharmacists, pre-registration trainees, other Pharmacy staff and other PCN staff as required.
• Promoting the medicines optimisation agenda by leading specific audit and research projects and provide support to others.
• Evaluating and expanding the role of pharmacy services within North Cumbria and in particular within the PCN as well as delivering the required medication safety and governance agendas.

About us

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

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• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

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Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability