Job summary
The Prescribing Support Team is a high performing, experienced and well established team who work across all GP practices in Wolverhampton Place.
We are now looking for a highly motivated primary care pharmacist to work in the Prescribing Support team (BCICB Pharmacy team).
The team leads on Wolverhampton place prescribing projects and works with the wider Black Country ICB pharmacy teams to develop medicine and prescribing services and strategies.
You will be working at PCN and practice level to support and implement cost effective prescribing and promote effective medicines optimisation and safety.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the PST in achieving a pattern of prescribing in primary care that maximises cost effectiveness and minimises risk, while delivering the specifications of the SLA with Wolverhampton place and Black Country ICB.
To promote effective medicines optimisation, providing education and training for healthcare professionals and enabling patients to get more from their medicines.
To undertake and develop clinical audits in order to promote best prescribing practice in line with local and national clinical guidelines and safety advice.
To clinically assess, diagnose and prescribe for complex patients to deliver high quality patient care using cost-effective evidence-based treatments.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands, with 960 inpatient beds across the three sites of New Cross Hospital, Cannock Hospital and West Park Hospital. The Trust also provides primary care services through the RWT Primary Care Network. The Prescribing Support Team also provides CCG Pharmacy services across Wolverhampton. It is the largest employer in Wolverhampton, with more than 9400 staff working in more than 350 different roles.
Working for the Trust provides you with opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills across multiple sectors of healthcare and access to clinical and management experts in all areas.
The Trust is an organisation which strives to provide high quality and safe care for our patients in an environment which staff are proud to work in. The Trust has been rated 'GOOD' overall by the Care Quality Commission, as well as achieving a good rating in the effective, caring, responsive and well led categories.
There are strong links with both Wolverhampton and Birmingham Universities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Independent prescribing qualification
- GPhC registration
- MPharm degree (or equivalent)
- Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma
- Additional clinical training/qualifications
Experience
Essential
- CCG/GP practice/Primary care network experience
- Active use of prescribing qualification
- Post registration experience
- Service development
- Project management
- Post independent prescriber qualification
Desirable
- Experience of training others
- Delivering patient facing clinics
- Treatment of acute conditions
- Treatment of long term conditions
- Mental health services experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address
West Park Hospital
Wolverhampton
WV1 4PW