Practice Clinical Pharmacist

Beccles Medical Centre is looking to welcome a qualified clinical pharmacist into our busy practice, to play a full and active role within our multi-disciplinary team.  The role is offered on a full- or part-time basis, on a fixed term, 12 month contract. 

• Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• In depth therapeutic & clinical knowledge & understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action, where there may be significant barriers
• Ability to communicate complex & sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
• Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues, in core areas, for long term conditions
• Recognise priorities when problem solving, identifying deviations from the normal pattern, and referring to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing & negotiation skills
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Good IT skills
• Able to obtain & analyse complex technical information
• Produce timely & informative reports
• Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience is desirable 
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience desirable

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.