Clinical Pharmacist

We are looking for an experienced pharmacist to join our Clinical Pharmacy team in the Wyre Forest Network of Independent Practices PCN. The successful candidate will become part of an established team, which includes clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainees. They will work in a dynamic environment where we encourage continual professional development through regular clinical supervision and peer support. We are looking for full time, however we will consider job share.

The salary range is £47,810-£54,710, dependent on experience. Interviews will be on Wednesday 11th February.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and will be expected to develop a patient-facing role over time. You will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the network practices and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non‑medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.

Wyre Forest Network of Independent Practices grew out of a mutual respect and vision of how primary care could work collaboratively without merger and was formalised in February 2018, when the group of practices signed an MoU to work in a mutually supportive manner. This pre‑dated the Network Enhanced Service (by some 18months) and meant that we had already developed a strong ethos of joint working, collaboration and trust.

We have a lead Clinical Pharmacist and we continue to expand the Network Pharmacy team, which currently comprises 6 Clinical Pharmacists and 4 Pharmacy Technicians.

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to support practices within the network:

• Provide expertise in clinical medicines management
• Provide face to face structured medication reviews especially for patients with polypharmacy; people in care homes and those with multiple co‑morbidities
• Management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing
• Manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation
• Acute prescription requests
• Manage long term conditions
• Provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit
• Contributing to achievement of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and local quality improvement schemes
• Addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN.
• The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non‑medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.

The duties listed are not exhaustive, which options are deployed will be decided by the individual practices within the PCN, in conjunction with the clinical pharmacist. It is however mandated by NHS England that this role is patient facing in nature.