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Form of workAbout the Role
EAST:MK Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our practice team on a full-time basis, for 37.5 hours per week over 5 days, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis, across the 4 surgeries that make up the PCN - Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery.
Our Clinical Pharmacist will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) within the PCN, ensuring safe, evidence based, and cost-effective prescribing. You will also be responsible for offering support to general practice staff in relation to prescription and medication queries as well as conducting medicines reconciliation on transfer of care.
Responsibilities of the role will include:
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
- Take on responsibility for areas of chronic disease management, working proactively with other healthcare professionals across the organisation and PCN area.
- Support the delivery of the new Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
- Conduct structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
- Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and practice teams.
- Improve prescribing practices across the PCN.
- Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as clinical audits.
- Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues.
- Assist with delivery of enhanced health-in-care-homes initiatives.
About the Candidate
We are keen to hear from experienced pharmacists, particularly with experience working in general practice. All applicants need to be committed to improving health and putting patients first. Key qualities will be the ability to build effective relationships with patients, GPs, nurses, community pharmacists, hospital and practice staff, and to work effectively as part of a team.
Essential:
- Vocational 4-year master's degree in pharmacy.
- 1 year’s pre-registration training.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Covid vaccination training.
- Good critical appraisal skills.
- 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.
Desirable:
- Postgraduate diploma/MSc in clinical or community pharmacy, or equivalent.
- Non-medical prescriber registration.
- Advanced assessment and history taking skills or be willing to enrol in a current training pathway to develop these.
- Post-registration experience in primary, secondary or community pharmacy.
- Experience of clinical pharmacy.
- Knowledge of GP clinical computer systems.
About Us
EAST:MK PCN covers a total population of approximately 52,000 patients, across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes: Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery.
Our overarching objective is to deliver the highest standard of care. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the NHS, public and community services to make as much of an impact to improving patient access and care. Patient-centred care is a firm belief in our network, and we are looking for energetic and proactive individuals that will enjoy working in a vibrant team.
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.
