Clinical Pharmacist - North West PCN inDoncaster inDoncaster PUBLISHED TUE 3 DEC 2024

Would you like to work as a pharmacist in general practice joining the newest and most exciting branch of the pharmacy profession?

We are looking to recruit Clinical Pharmacists who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role in the Primary Care Networks (PCN). Doncaster has six PCNs; Central, East, North, North West, South, and 4Doncaster. The role will be working within a great team including a senior pharmacist who will provide clinical supervision and day to day support and four pharmacy technicians. The role involves all aspects of pharmacist support including liaison with community pharmacy.

This role will be based working within The North West Primary Care Network.

For information on the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education please see; Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway

We are seeking pharmacists educated to degree level, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), possessing a Masters Degree (MPharm) or equivalent.

You will need to be flexible in your approach to work as the role will be working primarily across the Primary Care Network, within various practices; providing pharmacy services, including;

• Optimise the use of medicines
• Support the PCNs with regards to prescription and medication queries
• Improve the safety and quality of prescribing
• Providing support and education to patients on self-management and ensure referral to appropriate healthcare professionals if required
• Implement and manage the repeat prescribing process for practice and patient request

This is is an exciting opportunity in which you will gain experience and make a real impact. This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within the Primary Care Networks.

Further details can be found in the attached job description.

About us

Working within North West PCN, as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. Take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy

Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. Support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice(s)

Support the practice integrate 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 so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

Please note that if you are successful, the pre-employment health check will require evidence of vaccination status or exemption, where appropriate, and your vaccination status will be retained as part of your employment health record.