Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care
- Grade
- TBC as per ARRS salary scales of NHSE
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- CHR - 7325123
- Employer
- Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Various Doncaster GP Practices
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- TBC as per ARRS salary scales of NHSE
- Closing
- 17/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacist
TBC as per ARRS salary scales of NHSE
Job overview
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. Take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
Main duties of the job
Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. 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 patient in the GP practice(s)
Support the practice integrate 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
Working for our organisation
The employer for this vacancy will be Connect Healthcare Rotherham Community Interest Company (CIC) is a federation of 28 GP practices in Rotherham. The organisation is led by a Board of representatives from general practice in the Borough, with executive leadership from a Medical Director on a part-time basis. However this post will be on behalf of and working with Doncaster East PCN
Our Vision
We are a GP-led organisation and aim to provide services for direct patient care and to support GP practices. We will be a patient-centred, working collaboratively across general practice and with partners to provide high-quality services, positive working experiences for our staff, and to secure the sustainability of general practice in Rotherham
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification details attached to this job advert
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Master’s degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Independent prescriber
- Completion of Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE)
- Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience gaining independent prescribing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years post- qualification experience
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Desirable criteria
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare
Skills/Competencies
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- IT literate
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ • Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable criteria
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
Disposition and Attitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to show kindness and compassion
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrates co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines
- Ability to adapt and change approach as circumstance dictates
- Persistence and ability to keep going in difficult situations and with complex and uncertain pieces of work
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- “Can do” attitude, able to maintain positivity in the face of adversity
- Good time keeping
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to work flexibly across days of the week
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha White
- Job title
- Practice Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01405812121
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