Pharmacist – Woolpit Health Centre
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Pharmacist
Woolpit Health Centre
Job summary
Woolpit Health Centre Pharmacy is seeking a professional and patient focused pharmacist to join our team.
We are offering a position to work within the pharmacy team here within the GP practice. The pharmacy is a Hybrid, being a pharmacy and a dispensary - with a close working relationship between the Health Centre and the GP's.
Main duties of the job
To support the Superintendent pharmacist in ensuring the safe and smooth running of the Pharmacy.
This role reports to the Superintendent Pharmacist, and has a key role working closely with all staff (clinical and non-clinical) across the Health Centre, as follows:
- Liaising with all Pharmacy Staff in particular the Pharmacy Manager and Superintendent Pharmacist to ensure day to day safe running of the Pharmacy
- Liaising with the Superintendent Pharmacist to ensure implementation of the long-term business goals.
- Working with Partners and the Management Team
- Maintaining good working relationships with GP’s, Nursing teams and admin staff.
- Supporting all members of the Health Care Team with all aspects of information regarding medications.
The Post holder will be responsible for supervising the following staff members:
- Accredited Checking Technicians
- Dispensing Technicians
- Dispensary Assistants
- Counter Assistants / Prescription Clerks
About us
We are based in the Suffolk village of Woolpit, and the Health Centre aims to provide:
“the type of care that we would expect for ourselves and our own families.”
We provide services to nearly over 15,000 patients who live in a practice area of 75 square miles of rural West Suffolk, straddling the A14, between Thurston in the west, and Haughley in the east.
We offer as part of the role;
- 5 weeks annual leave
- NHS pension
- Staff discount on shop products
- GPhC registation fees
Job description
Duties of the successful applicant will include (this list is not exhaustive)
· Supervising staff in response to business demands and to ensure safe running of the Pharmacy
· Ensuring a high quality personable service is provided to all customers
· Ensuring staff adhere to legal and statutory legislation, and work is undertaken within the regulatory framework of the General Pharmaceutical Council
· Carrying out the day-to-day activities of a Pharmacist; Including New Medicine Service, Pharmacist referrals, accurately checking customer prescriptions and answering queries from patients and other Health Care Professionals.
· Updating patient medication lists according to discharge summaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
It is essential applicants meet the following criteria
Be registered as a Pharmacist with the GPhC
Able to make decisions, lead, motivate and inspire staff
Able to address staff training needs and performance issues
Proven ability to quickly resolve problems, plan ahead and co-ordinate staff to run effective teams
Build effective working relationships with customers, partners, external bodies and colleagues
Demonstrate the ability to use own initiative and work efficiently under pressure
Proven ability to provide good customer service, remain calm in busy periods ensuring a customer focussed approach
Demonstrate excellent communication skills
Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team
Good organisational skills
Good computer skills
It is desirable applicants meet the following criteria
Experience of undertaking projects aimed at improving processes or services
Experience in a Dispensing Doctor / Pharmacy hybrid
Experience of working to deliver the Healthy Living Pharmacy model
Experience of the Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme
Keen interest to progress within their pharmacy career
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer name
Woolpit Health Centre
Heath Road
Woolpit
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9QU
Applications via NHS Jobs https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0250-21-4130
Employer's website
http://woolpithealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
