Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

5 months ago

Carlisle, United Kingdom North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

Being a clinically led organisation Quality and safety at the heart A positive patient experience every time A great place to work Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Primary Care Networks of GP Practices build on existing primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care for people close to home.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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