PCN Pharmacist
Posted 19 hours 50 minutes ago by Operose Health
£37,500 - £55,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, Croydon, United Kingdom, CR0 3EW
Job Description
Job Introduction
Job title: Pharmacist
Location: Thornton Road Surgery
Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience
Hours: 37.5
Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience.
At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other - because we CARE.
Caring
We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future.
Ambitious
Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care.
Resourceful
Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services.
Excellence
We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.
Main Responsibilities
As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:
Run daily telephone triage clinics and call in patients for assessment and management where clinically indicated. If prescriber, sign their own prescriptions.
Provide practice based review clinics to those with LTCs or complex health needs including vulnerable people
Review and triage incoming pathology results, contacting patients by phone where indicated
Review and action incoming hospital correspondence, particularly with regards to medicine reconciliation or initiation, liaising with local pharmacies and CCG pharmacist (where indicated) to improve patient outcomes
Lead practice repeat prescription services and deal with queries from reception staff and patients. If a prescriber, then sign the majority of repeat prescriptions
To be participate in home visits to patient with acute and chronic issues
To participate in immunisation initiatives including but not limited to influenza, shingles and pneumococcal disease
To participate in practice smoking cessation services
To be involved in practice administrative tasks - such as completing reports
To provide remote clinical pharmacist access to other local AT Medics practices when required
Liaise with community care colleagues to ensure medicines reconciliation
Respond to Frailty requirements (as defined by BMA) and ensure patients' needs are met appropriately,
Provide clinical medicines advice to care homes and domiciliary care teams
To follow up identified patient groups, targeting better patient adherence with treatment to improve outcomes
Advising patients of the adverse side effect of medication and potential interaction with other medication/treatments
Compliment and co-ordinate practice based public health campaigns with the local community pharmacy public health campaigns
Present to Patient groups any changes to prescribing in line with NICE, best practice or in response to prescribing alerts
The Ideal Candidate
What we look for in new colleagues:
A can do attitude with a real desire to improve patient care and be self-motivated
Ability to work well as part of a team
Excellent communication skills both verbally and written and with a good team ethic
Willingness and ability to develop clinically
GPhC registered Pharmacist
About The Company
We provide local primary care, at scale
Operose Health delivers primary care to over 700,000 registered patients, across 82 locations in 16 ICB areas. We have over 250,000 attendances at our urgent care centres and support some of the most vulnerable people through our specialist GP surgeries.
Our clinical model of localised delivery allows services to concentrate on local health needs, priorities and connections - whilst benefitting from the regional and centralised support that scale provides.
We transform communities and reduce heath inequality
Our patients are our partners and we are committed to empowering and supporting them to lead healthier lives. We use patient feedback, our innovative data systems and scale to adapt services to meet local need, reduce health care inequality and drive integration within our neighbourhoods.
We have a unique offering in the NHS
Through our reach, innovative data systems, scale and determination, we have the capability and insight to support the NHS with access and delivery challenges.
We care
We care about our patients, our people, our communities and neighbourhoods, and the future of primary care. We are led by our values and are a trusted provider in the NHS.
Package Description
How we'll support you:
Annual salary of up to £55,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata.
Support to gain independent prescribing qualification.
1 weeks paid CPD/study leave pro rata per year as well as in house CPD training sessions tailored to meet your needs.
Access to our bespoke learning management system.
The benefits of working with an at scale provider of primary care means that we lots of opportunities for our colleagues to specialise and develop.
Car benefit scheme - specialising in electric vehicles.
Cycle to work scheme.
Travel season ticket loans
Discount cards.
Employee wellbeing services including free yoga videos and employee wellbeing app.
Job title: Pharmacist
Location: Thornton Road Surgery
Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience
Hours: 37.5
Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience.
At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other - because we CARE.
Caring
We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future.
Ambitious
Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care.
Resourceful
Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services.
Excellence
We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.
Main Responsibilities
As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:
Run daily telephone triage clinics and call in patients for assessment and management where clinically indicated. If prescriber, sign their own prescriptions.
Provide practice based review clinics to those with LTCs or complex health needs including vulnerable people
Review and triage incoming pathology results, contacting patients by phone where indicated
Review and action incoming hospital correspondence, particularly with regards to medicine reconciliation or initiation, liaising with local pharmacies and CCG pharmacist (where indicated) to improve patient outcomes
Lead practice repeat prescription services and deal with queries from reception staff and patients. If a prescriber, then sign the majority of repeat prescriptions
To be participate in home visits to patient with acute and chronic issues
To participate in immunisation initiatives including but not limited to influenza, shingles and pneumococcal disease
To participate in practice smoking cessation services
To be involved in practice administrative tasks - such as completing reports
To provide remote clinical pharmacist access to other local AT Medics practices when required
Liaise with community care colleagues to ensure medicines reconciliation
Respond to Frailty requirements (as defined by BMA) and ensure patients' needs are met appropriately,
Provide clinical medicines advice to care homes and domiciliary care teams
To follow up identified patient groups, targeting better patient adherence with treatment to improve outcomes
Advising patients of the adverse side effect of medication and potential interaction with other medication/treatments
Compliment and co-ordinate practice based public health campaigns with the local community pharmacy public health campaigns
Present to Patient groups any changes to prescribing in line with NICE, best practice or in response to prescribing alerts
The Ideal Candidate
What we look for in new colleagues:
A can do attitude with a real desire to improve patient care and be self-motivated
Ability to work well as part of a team
Excellent communication skills both verbally and written and with a good team ethic
Willingness and ability to develop clinically
GPhC registered Pharmacist
About The Company
We provide local primary care, at scale
Operose Health delivers primary care to over 700,000 registered patients, across 82 locations in 16 ICB areas. We have over 250,000 attendances at our urgent care centres and support some of the most vulnerable people through our specialist GP surgeries.
Our clinical model of localised delivery allows services to concentrate on local health needs, priorities and connections - whilst benefitting from the regional and centralised support that scale provides.
We transform communities and reduce heath inequality
Our patients are our partners and we are committed to empowering and supporting them to lead healthier lives. We use patient feedback, our innovative data systems and scale to adapt services to meet local need, reduce health care inequality and drive integration within our neighbourhoods.
We have a unique offering in the NHS
Through our reach, innovative data systems, scale and determination, we have the capability and insight to support the NHS with access and delivery challenges.
We care
We care about our patients, our people, our communities and neighbourhoods, and the future of primary care. We are led by our values and are a trusted provider in the NHS.
Package Description
How we'll support you:
Annual salary of up to £55,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata.
Support to gain independent prescribing qualification.
1 weeks paid CPD/study leave pro rata per year as well as in house CPD training sessions tailored to meet your needs.
Access to our bespoke learning management system.
The benefits of working with an at scale provider of primary care means that we lots of opportunities for our colleagues to specialise and develop.
Car benefit scheme - specialising in electric vehicles.
Cycle to work scheme.
Travel season ticket loans
Discount cards.
Employee wellbeing services including free yoga videos and employee wellbeing app.