NhsJobs Kingston Upon Thames

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Primary Care to work

as a Clinical Pharmacist in our Churchill, Canbury, Orchard and Berrylands

Primary Care Network (CCOB PCN). We care for approximately 50,000 patients in

four practices across the borough of Kingston; this role would be based at

Canbury Medical Centre and Berrylands Surgery.

This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic

Pharmacist with excellent communication skills to join us in our PCN. The

successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within our

practices and liaise with external healthcare professionals from community and

hospital settings. The PCN can also offer support within a wider pharmacy team

including prescribing clerks, pharmacy technicians and another clinical

pharmacist employed across our practices.

The role will have a strong patient facing focus, with the

successful candidate undertaking the following areas of work:

Medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex

poly-pharmacy

Responsibility for areas of chronic disease management,

dependent on experience

Provide support on prescription and medication queries,

providing clinical guidance to the pharmacy technicians and prescribing clerks.

Provide clinical leadership on medicines quality improvement

Contribute to managing some aspects of the quality and outcomes

framework

Work with Kingston CCG pharmacists on the local medicines

optimisation framework

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and

operational efficiencies so requires self-motivation and passion to deliver

high quality patient care within general practice. The successful candidate

will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills

together with a good working knowledge of primary care.

You will need to have a combination of at least two years post

registration experience, a degree level qualification, Registration with the

GPhC and Professional Indemnity membership. You will also need sound clinical

knowledge and computer literacy.

We can offer a range of benefits to the successful candidate

including six weeks annual leave, membership of the NHS Pension scheme and a

competitive salary. The practices have a strong record of supporting further

training and development for staff. If you think you have the right experience

and are up to the challenge we would be very keen to hear from you. Informal

visits and discussion about the role can be arranged, please contact Joanna

Hoppe ([email protected])

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Primary Care to work

as a Clinical Pharmacist in our Churchill, Canbury, Orchard and Berrylands

Primary Care Network (CCOB PCN). We care for approximately 50,000 patients in

four practices across the borough of Kingston; this role would be based at

Canbury Medical Centre and Berrylands Surgery.

This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic

Pharmacist with excellent communication skills to join us in our PCN. The

successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within our

practices and liaise with external healthcare professionals from community and

hospital settings. The PCN can also offer support within a wider pharmacy team

including prescribing clerks, pharmacy technicians and another clinical

pharmacist employed across our practices.

The role will have a strong patient facing focus, with the

successful candidate undertaking the following areas of work:

Medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex

poly-pharmacy

Responsibility for areas of chronic disease management,

dependent on experience

Provide support on prescription and medication queries,

providing clinical guidance to the pharmacy technicians and prescribing clerks.

Provide clinical leadership on medicines quality improvement

Contribute to managing some aspects of the quality and outcomes

framework

Work with Kingston CCG pharmacists on the local medicines

optimisation framework

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and

operational efficiencies so requires self-motivation and passion to deliver

high quality patient care within general practice. The successful candidate

will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills

together with a good working knowledge of primary care.

You will need to have a combination of at least two years post

registration experience, a degree level qualification, Registration with the

GPhC and Professional Indemnity membership. You will also need sound clinical

knowledge and computer literacy.

We can offer a range of benefits to the successful candidate

including six weeks annual leave, membership of the NHS Pension scheme and a

competitive salary. The practices have a strong record of supporting further

training and development for staff. If you think you have the right experience

and are up to the challenge we would be very keen to hear from you. Informal

visits and discussion about the role can be arranged, please contact Joanna

Hoppe ([email protected])

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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.

What is the salary for this clinical pharmacist role in Kingston Upon Thames?

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at Churchill Medical Centre is Negotiable (per hour). Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Kingston Upon Thames varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

Does Churchill Medical Centre have other pharmacy roles open in the UK?

Yes — PharmSee currently tracks 2 open pharmacy vacancies from Churchill Medical Centre across the UK. Browse all Churchill Medical Centre roles on PharmSee to compare locations and salaries.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Kingston Upon Thames?

PharmSee is currently tracking 2 active pharmacy vacancies in Kingston Upon Thames across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Kingston Upon Thames pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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