Description
Job Summary
We are looking for Clinical Pharmacists to join one of the primary care networks (PCNs) based in the North of Barnet working across 7 general practices. As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will have an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will need to be self-motivated and able to work on their own, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience of influencing others and conducting clinical medication reviews. Experience in General Practice would be an advantage but is not essential if the applicant is clinically up-to-date and understands the process of a full medication review in the primary care setting. Please note you must have UK registration or a right to work in the UK. We do not provide any form of sponsorship or work visas.
Main Duties of the Job
This will be a patient facing role working across a number of general practices for one of the PCNs in Barnet, managing long-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess and treat conditions, as well as promote self-care. As a clinical pharmacist, you will work within your clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face-to-face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation as well as acute prescription requests while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN.
About Us
Barnet Federated GPs CIC is a not-for-profit organisation putting GPs and healthcare professionals at the forefront of Primary Healthcare provision in Barnet. The Federation is building a large clinical team who will work as one in developing Primary Care Services in Barnet and will support Primary Care Networks. The Federation was formed in 2015 and aims to improve the quality of health in Barnet through sustainable primary care. Its current membership consists of all 48 primary care practices within the borough. Although we are a private company, we hold a strong affiliation to NHS principles.
Date Posted
20 January 2025
Pay Scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference Number
U0003-25-0001
Job Locations
North London Business Park
Oakleigh Road South
Barnet , London N11 1GN
Job Responsibilities
As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes for repeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing with patient-facing roles managing long-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess & treat conditions while promoting self-care. You will be part
of group Primary Care Network clinical pharmacists under supervision; training & mentoring from Senior Clinical Pharmacist.
The Main Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:
- Patient facing Clinical Medication Review
- Patient facing Long-term condition clinics
- Patient facing Care Home & Domiciliary Clinical Medication Reviews
- Management common/minor/self-limiting ailments
- Medicines support
- Medicine information practice staff & patients
- Telephone medicines support
- Unplanned hospital admissions
- Management medicines discharge from hospital
- Signposting
- Repeat prescribing
The Job Description provides full outline responsibilities & requirements for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential:
Completion undergraduate degree pharmacy registration General Pharmaceutical Council.
Minimum 2 years post qualifying
Desirable:
May hold or be working towards independent prescribing qualification.
Clinical Diploma
Experience Essential:
An appreciation nature GPs general practices
An appreciation nature primary care prescribing concepts rational prescribing strategies improving prescribing
Understanding wider determinants health including social economic environmental factors impact communities
Excellent interpersonal influencing negotiating skills
Excellent written verbal communication skills
Good knowledge IT systems including ability use word processing emails internet create simple plans reports
Able obtain analyse complex technical information
Able work pressure meet deadlines
Able gain acceptance recommendations influence motivate persuade audience comply recommendations agreed course action where may significant barriers
Work effectively independently team member
Able identify resolve risk management issues according policy/protocol
Follows professional organisational policies/procedures relation performance management
Desirable:
In depth therapeutic clinical knowledge understanding principles evidence-based healthcare
Is able plan manage monitor advise review general medicine optimisation issues core areas long term conditions
Understand principles research governance
Disclosure And Barring Service Check
This post subject Rehabilitation Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 necessary submission Disclosure made Disclosure Barring Service formerly known CRB check previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration Applicants must current UK professional registration further information please see NHS Careers website opens new window).
Additional Information
Employer Details
Employer Name: Barnet Federated GPs CIC
Address: North London Business Park Oakleigh Road South Barnet , London N11 1GN
Employer's Website: https://barnetfederatedgps.org.uk/ (Opens new tab)