Pharmacist

One Medical Group • Full-time • United Kingdom, England, Milton Keynes • £48k / year • 1w ago

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at Midlands Primary Care Hub which includes 2 practices in the area: Whitehouse Surgery and St. Neots Health Centre. The post holder will support both practices . However, they will be based at Whitehouse Surgery in Milton Keynes.

The post holder will be part of the wider clinical hub team and will work as an expert advisor for medicines, repeat prescriptions, medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care aspects of the multidisciplinary team workload.

The job holder will have to:

Provide services to patients that are registered with the Hub
Provide information and support to patients on the following:
o Medicines Information – General advice requests
o Pharmaceutical advice
o Repeat Prescriptions
Provide support to our primary care sites and assist with prescribing and high-risk drug management audits as service requirements
Use critical thinking and effective communication skills to assess accurately the caller’s needs (establish the level of information required, their existing level of knowledge and other issues including social, cultural and economic factors)
Prescribe appropriately for patients requiring urgent prescriptions using access to summary care record information to ensure accurate re-prescribing
Communicate information and pharmaceutical advice to callers in a clear and understandable manner, adapted to the needs of the individual
Identify and appropriately action clinical risks for health and medicines queries in line with professional responsibility
Identify child and adult protection issues arising from health and medicines information calls, and action these in line with protocols
Record in a timely manner a true and accurate record of the information and advice given, and to complete an electronic record of the call event using the appropriate clinical system
Actively access specialist information by using electronic databases i.e., BNF etc. ensuring accurate advice is given at all times.
Actively communicate with colleagues to assist service delivery

Therefore, the successful candidate must:

Be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Have successfully completed CPPE General practice pharmacist pathway
Be a Non-Medical Prescriber
Maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development
Have extensive experience of working within a primary care setting
Be able to provide patient care through both face to face and remote consultations
Be able to effectively manage workload and support our services with Pharmacy related tasks

System used: SystemOne

Why join us?

Our Benefits;

33 days annual leave (inc. Bank holidays), which rises with length of Service (pro rata for part time)
NHS pension
Extra day of leave per year for work anniversary
Enhanced Maternity, Maternity Support (Paternity), Adoption pay
Special and Significant Event Leave
Family friendly employment policies
Continued personal and professional development
Participation in OMG’s refer a friend scheme
Internal wellbeing support through OMGs Wellbeing Advisors
Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
Eye care scheme – free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
Cycle to work scheme
Access to NHS Discounts

About OneMedical Group

OneMedical Group was founded in 2004 on the idea that there is a better way to care for communities. Our mission of ‘Improving Lives’ is underpinned by our core values of ‘Putting People First, Working Together for a Better Future’. We are committed to NHS values and reducing health inequalities.

We believe in delivering services that improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities, making sure primary care, as the foundation of the NHS, can thrive. Our focus is on services that help our patients and their families adopt and sustain healthy behaviours, that improve health and quality of life, and lead to better health outcomes.

For job-related queries or an informal chat, you can contact Reema Caddies, our Head Pharmacist, either by email at ReemaCaddies@onemedicalgroup.co.uk or on the phone: 07769 935980 or Katherine Fricker, our Clinical Lead ANP, at KatherineFricker@onemedicalgroup.co.uk

Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.