Clinical Pharmacist - South East Shropshire PCN

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our existing team within South East Shropshire Primary Care Network (SES PCN).

We are recruiting for 1 WTE Clinical Pharmacist who has ideally completed their CPPE pathway, and who is already a confident independent prescriber.

The position of Primary Care Network Clinical Pharmacist has an essential role in improving the healthcare we provide to our patients.

The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team of Clinical Pharmacists employed by Our Health Partnership, working across the practices within SES PCN to deliver consistency and excellence in medicines optimisation across the member practices.

Professional Leadership will be provided by the Consultant Pharmacist at OHP and the Lead Clinical Pharmacists in the PCN., We are looking for pharmacists who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, developing and managing medicines optimisation services within our practices. Demonstrating improvements in value and patient outcomes and contributing to reducing health inequalities through the safe and appropriate use of medicines. This includes implementation of systematic processes for improving medicines optimisation across our PCNs and the wider OHP network.

Work programmes will be prioritised according to the population needs of the PCN and in line with the PCN Directed Enhanced Service (DES).

The PCN consists of 9 practices serving patients across small towns and villages in Shropshire, from Ironbridge in the North to Cleobury Mortimer in the South and to the borders of Wolverhampton with Albrighton in the East. The practice lists vary from 2,300 to over 16,000 patients. You will work across a selected group of practices.

You will be employed on behalf of the PCN by Our Health Partnership (OHP). OHP was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.

We are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 39 sites, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.

The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets and can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services.

Please note, the Our Health Partnership Head Office is based in Cotteridge, Birmingham but this role will be based within any of the practices in the aforementioned PCN.

£46,148 to £52,343 a year Depending on experience. (WTE, pro rata if PT)