Job summary
Thornton Road Surgery, part of the Bourne Health Partnership, is seeking a proactive and enthusiastic Pharmacist with an Independent Prescribing qualification to join our friendly and supportive team. We would particularly welcome applicants with hospital pharmacy experience and expertise in diabetes management, as the successful candidate will work closely with our nurses and GPs to enhance patient care. This role forms part of a wider pharmacy team working across our associate practices within a Hub model, offering collaborative working and shared learning opportunities. We appreciate the interest of all applicants in this opportunity. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we identify a suitable candidate before the advertised closing date. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job
As the role will develop the successful candidate will take responsibility for areas of Chronic Disease Management and undertake Clinical Medication Reviews, proactively manage patients with complex poly-pharmacy needs. The role would also entail providing primary support to GP staff with regards to prescriptions (this includes repeat prescribing), medication queries, complex clinical queries - please see full job description. There will also be training to manage low-level investigation results following strict protocol and supervision. We will look to provide support to develop and train the candidate to further their skills in their clinical interests. The Pharmacist would have an allocated GP Partner to mentor, support and guide them.

About us
Bourne Health is a leading Primary Care NHS (National Health Service) GP (General Practitioner) Partnership. Thornton Road Surgery, a part of Bourne Health are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Pharmacist with prescribing qualifications, preferably with hospital pharmacy experience, to join our Practice to work closely with our nurses and GPs. The appointed Pharmacist would be part of a wider pharmacy team working with our associate practices within a Hub model.

Job responsibilities

• Carrying out virtual medication reviews when reviewing repeat prescription requests from patients, care homes and pharmacies
• Reviewing and answering clinical medication related queries from GPs, practice nurses and other healthcare professionals
• Answering complex medication related queries from patients
• Liaise with secondary care teams when needed for medication related issues
• Reviewing hospital discharge letters and carrying out medication reconciliation. May also include additional patient consultations when needed after prolonged hospital admissions
• Managing complex medication queries from community pharmacies when these cannot be dealt with by the prescription clerks
• Audits for medication safety with a view to make recommendations to amend practice processes where necessary to improve safety
• Reviewing and processing shared care medication requests from secondary care specialists
• Face to face medication reviews where indicated
• Review and action MHRA medication safety alerts as and when these are received
• Prescribing repeat medications.
• Reviewing acute requests and switching over to repeat meds as appropriate.

This list is not exhaustive, and all team members should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.

Key Relationships
Internal: Members of the Senior Management team, Members of the Partnership Board, Colleagues within The Bourne Health Partnership. External: Suppliers of services, Other GP practices and practice groups, Other external organisations.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Must have completed an accredited Independent Prescribing (IP) course
• Must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Must have a degree in pharmacy (typically an MPharm or equivalent)
• Experience in (or a willingness in) supervising junior pharmacists and/or technicians.
• Experience in chronic Asthma or COPD reviews

Desirable

• Experience in doing diabetic reviews or willing to be trained

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.