Clinical Pharmacist (Development Role 7-8a)

Band 7

Main area Medicines Management Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref -B

Site Jean Bishop Centre Town Hull Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pr Salary period Yearly Closing 17/09/ :59

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for clinical pharmacists to join our pharmacy team, working across community pharmacy and frailty services. This development role would suit either newly qualified pharmacists or more experienced pharmacists who meet the higher-level criteria in the person specification.

We strongly encourage you to contact the team for an informal discussion before applying.

Emma Baggaley, Assistant Director of Medicines Management (Superintendent Pharmacist) - or

Gemma McNally, Senior Pharmacist - or

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will split their working week between acting as the responsible pharmacist in our community pharmacies and delivering frailty services within CHCP.
CHCP frailty services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of clinical pharmacists, doctors, specialist nurses, pharmacy technicians and therapists, providing comprehensive geriatric assessment to patients in:

• the Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre
• care homes,
• our community bedded units
• our hospital at home frailty virtual ward (including home visits)

CHCP has four established community pharmacies within its portfolio; Brocklehurst Chemists and City Health Pharmacy.

We are seeking a motivated pharmacist with strong clinical skills who can communicate effectively with customers, patients, GPs and other healthcare professionals, and help our teams deliver the highest standard of pharmacy care.

Our community pharmacies provide a range of NHS services, including Pharmacy First, vaccinations, NMS and DMS, and you will play an active role in delivering them.

We offer training through an individualised induction programme for this unique role, alongside professional support from our wider team of established clinical pharmacists and pharmacy staff.

You must have your own transport to travel across the areas where our services operate and be able to work flexibly to meet organisational needs.

Working for our organisation

At CHCP, we're passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the 'CHCP Perks and Rewards' link.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities associated to the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Masters degree Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent pre 2000 qualification) plus one year’s pre-registration training
• GPhC Registered Pharmacist
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Post-graduate training in clinical or pharmacy practice to diploma level or working towards a diploma level qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent experience

Knowledge

• Able to apply clinical knowledge appropriately in a variety of practice settings or patient groups
• Understanding the current national policies and legislation relating to medicines
• Good analytical and decision-making skills around medicines information
• Thorough working knowledge and understanding of primary care and medicines management issues
• Familiarity with SystmOne and other GP computer systems

Experience

• Experience of influencing others through the use of evidence-based medicine
• Experience of working on projects where post holder uses own initiative and manages own timescales
• Clinical experience of conducting medication reviews
• Ability to successfully implement change (e.g. working in a multi-disciplinary team)
• Experience in leadership, line managing staff and conducting appraisals
• Experience of conducting evidence-based review of literature and/or journal articles

City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC) is an independent, co-owned Community Interest Company providing high quality local health and care services at several sites across Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Knowsley and St Helens.

Commissioned by the NHS and local authorities, we are a socially responsible business. Our profits are re-invested into our services, our staff, and the communities we work in. We employ nearly 2,500 people and have over 1.7 million patient contacts each year across more than 50 different services.

Our vision is to lead and inspire through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all that we do, and we are looking for exceptional people to work with us to provide the highest possible care to the people who use our services.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. Should you have started the application at this point and require additional time to complete it, please contact us for support.

We acknowledge some candidates may use AI to support their application, however it is essential that your application accurately reflects your skills, knowledge, and experience and this will be validated via the interview and clearance process.

Please let us know if you require any extra support. If you would like this document in a different format, for example in easy read, large font or braille or if you have a disability, long term health condition by which you need to discuss adjustments please contact the Human Resources Team on where we can support you through this.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Gemma McNally Job title Senior Pharmacist Email address Telephone number

If you have problems applying, contact

Address City Health Care Partnership CIC
5 Beacon Way
Hull
HU3 4AE

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