Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Primary Care Network
- Grade
- NHS Afc: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: Less than full time hours will be considered. minimum 15 hours per week
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6266648
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carlisle PCN
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Carlisle PCN
NHS Afc: Band 8a
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Broad clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge.
- • A detailed understanding of the nature of GPs, general practice and primary care prescribing.
- • Relevant specialist knowledge.
- • Demonstrable understanding of current issues within pharmacy and the NHS.
- • Continuing professional development evidenced by portfolio.
- • Computer literate.
Desirable criteria
- • IT including spreadsheet and database packages.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MPharm or equivalent.
- • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- • Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving this.
- • Postgraduate clinical diploma
Desirable criteria
- • RPS Membership
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy or primary care pharmacy.
- • Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
- • Presenting data in a variety of formats and to a wide range of groups.
- • Tutor or mentor to staff
Desirable criteria
- • Undertaking appraisal.
Skills & aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to make judgements based on conflicting data using critical appraisal skills.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes
- Able to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Able to work accurately to deadlines
- Ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to identify and manage risk.
- Able to motivate others
Desirable criteria
- Coaching skills.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to travel between sites as required.
- Ability to participate in 7 day working rota.
- Basic Life Support training
- Driving licence / able to travel independently of public transport
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Paul Fieldhouse
- Job title
- Clinical Director of Pharmacy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825907349
- Additional information
PCN recruitment contacts:
Email: [email protected]
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