Sherborne PCN Clinical PharmacistNHS

Job summary

This vacancy is for an experienced, caring Pharmacist to join our friendly, established team in Sherborne.

As a Pharmacist you will provide expert clinical advice on medicines and polypharmacy. Ensuring the provision of safe, modern medicines and personalised care. Taking a proactive role in medicines optimisation, in line with contractual obligations and expected standards. Support the repeat prescription service and undertake medication reviews. Deliver an integrated, safe, cost effective and high-quality pharmacy service, as part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on our population needs.

Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to maintain a good working environment.

Advertised as full time, there is some scope for the right candidate to work reduced hours across three or four days.

Main duties of the job

Work closely with the GPs and other healthcare staff to promote good practice in all prescribing decisions, to develop and implement improved medicines management. Helping to reduce waste whilst maintaining the focus on patient safety and well-being.

Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that patients and colleagues are appropriately informed. You would be expected to be responsible for an area of chronic disease management.

Support the general practice staff with prescription and medication queries and help to enable partnership working with community pharmacies and secondary care.

The post holder will help to recognise and improve processes, supporting the team to continue to deliver excellent healthcare. Analysing data to produce reports and recommendations to support population health management, helping the team to complete projects through to a successful and timely conclusion.

Job description

The skills required for this role include a positive attitude to collaborative working, with a focus on providing the best quality care, timely and effectively.

You will possess the ability to deliver complex and sensitive information appropriately to patients, and deliver educational sessions/information to other healthcare professionals. Adaptable, with excellent communication skills and a proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

The successful candidate will be able to work on their own initiative, organising workload, and work well as part of a team.

Used to working in a busy environment, able to cope well with change

Understanding of the need for confidentiality and adherence to policies

This post is for 30 hours per week across four days, although there may be some scope for the right candidate

Salary will be according to experience

About us

You will need to be flexible and used to working independently, whilst forming part of a wider team. Sherborne has a team of three Prescribing Pharmacists, and three Pharmacy Technicians who work the majority of their week at one of our three practices, serving a total patient list of approx. 25,000. You will be contributing directly to the ongoing health needs in our community, in this vital patient facing role.

Employed by the Sherborne Area Primary Care Network, the successful applicant will work primarily at one practice, to support the delivery of care to all our patients.