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Job Description
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- Assisting patients with medication related problems and queries
- Providing support to general practice staff in relation to repeat prescriptions and medication queries
- Working with the prescribing team on safety and quality of the practice prescribing
- Medicines reconciliation including requests for new medication on (e.g. on discharge summaries/outpatient letters) and reviewing repeat medications for newly registered patients
- Support with completing necessary training such as independent prescribing if not already qualified
- Scope to further develop skills in areas of interest e.g. respiratory, diabetes, minor illness
- Carry out structured medication reviews for all patient cohorts
- Undertake clinical audit to support patient care and safety
- Participate in contracts related work helping the practice to achieve targets for QOF, IIF and the prescribing incentive scheme
- Assist with chronic disease diagnosis, management and reviews (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, CKD, hypercholesterolaemia) subject to experience and training
- Patient facing roles - assisting with medication related problems and queries
- Staff facing roles - providing support to general practice staff in relation to repeat prescriptions and medication queries
- Prescribing team roles- working with the prescribing team on safety and quality of the practice prescribing
- Every month each pharmacist will have blocked time for supervision provided by the senior clinical pharmacist
- Day-to-day supervision will be provided by the senior clinical pharmacist or the practitioner leading the acute hub (if pharmacist is trained in minor illness)
- Additional support and training provided by GP line manager
- 1st half - Two hours blocked for dealing with repeat prescription requests (where the admin team have been unable to issue the prescriptions due to alerts or because the medication is out of date/authorisations). The rest of the session involves routine appointments (e.g. pre-booked medication reviews) or reviewing blood test results (subject to training blood tests ordered by the pharmacists e.g. for DOAC/DMARD monitoring or diabetes reviews)
- 2nd half Routine appointments e.g. for pre-booked medication reviews. Depending on experience and skill set, sessions may be allocated solely for chronic disease reviews e.g. diabetes. One pharmacist is allocated an entire session to work off the triage list (subject to training) actioning quick wins or urgent tasks and allocating routine appointments where necessary (e.g. for routine medication reviews which cannot be done from remote review of notes)
- One session a week blocked for contracts related work. Admin sessions also provided to work on audits.
- If trained in minor illness pharmacists may be allocated sessions to work on the acute list seeing or calling patients with acute illnesses seeking same day medical attention. Sessions supervised by the emergency practitioner leading the session.
- There will also be ad hoc meetings with the prescribing lead on practice prescribing issues to be agreed in advance
- Patient facing roles - assisting with medication related problems and queries
- Staff facing roles - providing support to general practice staff in relation to repeat prescriptions and medication queries
- Prescribing team roles- working with the prescribing team on safety and quality of the practice prescribing
- Every month each pharmacist will have blocked time for supervision provided by the senior clinical pharmacist
- Day-to-day supervision will be provided by the senior clinical pharmacist or the practitioner leading the acute hub (if pharmacist is trained in minor illness)
- Additional support and training provided by GP line manager
- 1st half - Two hours blocked for dealing with repeat prescription requests (where the admin team have been unable to issue the prescriptions due to alerts or because the medication is out of date/authorisations). The rest of the session involves routine appointments (e.g. pre-booked medication reviews) or reviewing blood test results (subject to training blood tests ordered by the pharmacists e.g. for DOAC/DMARD monitoring or diabetes reviews)
- 2nd half Routine appointments e.g. for pre-booked medication reviews. Depending on experience and skill set, sessions may be allocated solely for chronic disease reviews e.g. diabetes. One pharmacist is allocated an entire session to work off the triage list (subject to training) actioning quick wins or urgent tasks and allocating routine appointments where necessary (e.g. for routine medication reviews which cannot be done from remote review of notes)
- One session a week blocked for contracts related work. Admin sessions also provided to work on audits.
- If trained in minor illness pharmacists may be allocated sessions to work on the acute list seeing or calling patients with acute illnesses seeking same day medical attention. Sessions supervised by the emergency practitioner leading the session.
- There will also be ad hoc meetings with the prescribing lead on practice prescribing issues to be agreed in advance
- - Proven experience working in primary care.
- N/A
- - Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, registered with the General
- Pharmaceutical Council
- - CPPE (or equivalent) trained or already on the pathway
- - Independent prescribing qualification
- N/A
- - Proven experience working in primary care.
- N/A
- - Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, registered with the General
- Pharmaceutical Council
- - CPPE (or equivalent) trained or already on the pathway
- - Independent prescribing qualification
- N/A
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join our incredibly friendly practice, based in Oxfordshire.
You will be working solely for Hedena health and join our existing team of two pharmacists. As a practice we are innovative and forward thinking and determined to deliver the best care to our patients. Here you will find ample opportunities to grow, obtain additional skills, diversify your working day and progress through the organisation. You will be supervised regularly and continuously supported by our senior clinical pharmacist and GP line manager.
Competitive salary offered, negotiable depending on experience and skill set. Six weeks annual leave per year with one week study leave plus your birthday off each year.
Wellbeing is at the forefront of our workplace strategy. This is promoted through initiatives such as daily coffee for clinicians in our well stocked coffee room or our lovely outdoor Quad, an annual Away Day, fresh fruit deliveries, staff outings, bike to work scheme, homemade cakes and a Hedena running club.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacist will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in:
About us
With 28,000 patients, Hedena Health is one of Oxford's largest providers of Primary Healthcare services. From 3 sites in the Headington area, the group runs team-based care, to ensure the best for our patients.
Date posted
03 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A3940-25-0006
Job locations
207 London Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9JA
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Role Outline
The pharmacist will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in
Practice supervision
Specific Duties
The working day will be 9 hours, with 30 minutes for lunch as well as 45 minutes for coffee (30 minutes AM session and 15 minutes PM session). The morning will be from 08:30 to 13.00 and the afternoon from 13.30 to 17.30.
A typical day (when all pharmacists are in) will be structured as follows:
Job responsibilities
Role Outline
The pharmacist will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in
Practice supervision
Specific Duties
The working day will be 9 hours, with 30 minutes for lunch as well as 45 minutes for coffee (30 minutes AM session and 15 minutes PM session). The morning will be from 08:30 to 13.00 and the afternoon from 13.30 to 17.30.
A typical day (when all pharmacists are in) will be structured as follows:
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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 details
Employer name
Hedena Health Ltd
Address
207 London Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9JA
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Hedena Health Ltd
Address
207 London Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9JA
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.