Location
Chelmsford
Department
Sidney House Surgery
Advertising Salary
Band 7-8a equivalent
Function
Pharmacist
Careers Site Advertising End Date
11 Oct 2024
About the Role
Sidney House & The Laurels Surgery is looking to welcome a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist into our practice, to play a full and active role within our multi-disciplinary team. The role is offered on a full or part-time basis and the successful candidate will be required to work some of their hours as part of the Extended Access Scheme i.e. between 18:30-20:00 Monday to Friday, or on a Saturday however these hours could be worked remotely.
 
One of the key responsibilities of this role will be to carry out chronic disease reviews, supported by our nursing team.
 
The main responsibilities of the role include:
  • Monitoring patients with complex, long-term conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and COPD, ensuring that medication is optimised, titrated, monitored and complied with.
  • Clinically assessing and treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines, for specific disease areas.
  • Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines and medicine information (e.g. side-effects, dosage).
  • Providing pharmaceutical medication review and health education advice to patients, by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review, as agreed with the practice.
  • Supporting the practice dispensary.
  • Providing clinical advice and expertise on medication.
  • Managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions & medicines reaching review dates.
  • Carrying out structured medicines-optimisation reviews in our care homes.
About the Candidate

We are keen to hear from experienced pharmacists, particularly with experience working in general practice. 

You will have the following qualifications, skills, and experience:

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this.
  • Completion of CPPE pathway.
  • Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Covid vaccination training.
  • Experience of patient consultation.
  • Experience of working with GPs.
  • Good understanding of primary care structure and general practice.
  • Good clinical knowledge.
  • Able to apply clinical knowledge, appropriately, in a variety of practice settings or patient groups.
  • A thorough understanding of management of Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, CVD, Hypertension.
About Us

We are a two-site training practice based in the semi-rural villages of Hatfield Peverel and Boreham, serving a patient population of 11,200. We are a SystmOne Practice with a consistently high QOF achievement and a CQC rating of Good.

We are part of the Aegros PCN with Lt. Waltham & Great Notley, Douglas Grove Surgery and the Beacon Health Group.

Our team is made up of three GP partners, five salaried GPs, a paramedic practitioner, a nurse prescriber, practice nurse, two HCAs, a phlebotomist and dispensers. We are further supported by PCN staff including a pharmacist and physiotherapist, additionally we have a well established non-clinical team of managers, administrators, dispensers and receptionists.

Staff wellbeing is very important to us. We are pleased to support and grow our team members as well as offer the following benefits:

  • Supportive and friendly environment within a well established and knowledgeable team
  • Peer support
  • CPD Support with training and development opportunities for those who wish to develop additional skills
  • 5.6 weeks holiday in addition to all Bank Holidays (pro rata)
  • NHS Pension
  • Study leave
  • Free on-site parking
  • Annual Christmas party and team lunches arranged during the year.

Our staff cannot also be patients at the surgery, so if you are one of our patients would like to apply and are offered the role, you would need to be registered at another GP Surgery before commencing in post.

 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions. 

 

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