About the Role

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacist to join our practice team on a full-time basis. This role is an integral part of the clinical team, using and sharing pharmacy expertise to support the GPs and the whole practice in effective medicines management and optimal patient care. To develop the role of practice pharmacist in close collaboration with the partners.

The main responsibilities of the role include;

Medication reviews and optimisation.
Long term conditions medicines management.
Medicines reconciliation.
Adhering to prescribing systems and policies.
Working as part of a team.

For further details, please see attached job description.

Please note, we may close the advert earlier if high applicants are received.

About the Candidate

You will be a qualified pharmacist with strong experience within primary care and have the following skills and qualifications:

Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this;
Qualified independent prescriber, or working towards this;
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS);
Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice;
Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas;
Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general care plans for patients with long-term conditions;
Ability to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals;
Ability to recognise priorities when problem-solving and identify deviations from normal patterns, referring to seniors or GPs with confidence, when appropriate;
Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct;
Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance;
Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable;
Self-motivated with excellent communication skills;
Understand the need for patient confidentiality.

About Us

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is based in the town of Newport Pagnell and we have further sites within the Kingfisher area and Willen areas. We are a large training practice working across the three sites and we have our own PCN - The Bridge.

Our ethos is compassionate care.

Benefits include:

NHS Pension Scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and children’s pension
Ill health benefits
Life insurance
20% employer contribution
Support with eye checks
Health service discounts
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme offering staff a wellbeing app and access to counsellors and helplines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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