Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive PCN (Primary Care Network) Clinical Pharmacist to join our team at Solihull Rural PCN . Working across 2 sites (Balsall Common and Dorridge) you will deliver expert medication management and patient-centered care within a primary care setting. Your expertise will help optimise medication therapies, improve patient outcomes, and support the overall health and well-being of our diverse patient population. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals and make a meaningful difference in community health.
Responsibilities
- The post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working in the GP practices within the PCN. In this role they will be supported by a senior clinical pharmacist and GP leads who will discuss the development of the role and offer mentorship. Their line manager will be the PCN Manager. They will work autonomously and travel between surgeries to ensure that the population of the PCN has equitable access to their service.
- The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team. The Clinical Pharmacist will bring their expertise around medicines and prescribing to assist the team in providing holistic care.
- The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to manage proactively patients with complex polypharmacy. Areas of focus might include CVD, COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, Frailty, etc. (Dependant on experience)
- The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. This may be face to face in surgery, patient’s homes, care homes, via telephone consultation or via online working. They will help 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 patients in the GP practice(s).
- The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
- The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates 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. The post holder will be supported to develop their role, if not already, to become a non-medical prescriber.
Requirements
Professional Registration :
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal College of Pharmacy
Qualifications :
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
- Completed or can demonstrate exemption from CPPE’s Primary Care Pharmacy Education Programme
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
- Full driving license
Pay: From £26,339.73 per year
Work Location: In person
