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Colliery Court Medical Group are looking for an enthusiasticPractice Pharmacist with General Practice experience to join our friendly team. We are an innovative and forward-looking practice of 8,250patients, working in a well-equipped purpose built premises. We believe in retaining the traditional values of generalpractice, including a strong patient-centred ethos, while embracing innovationand technology to provide a general practice fit for the future. We embrace skill-mix with an extensive team, including GPs,pharmacists, advanced nurse practitioners, practice nurses, first contactphysiotherapists, mental health practitioners, podiatrists, social prescribinglink workers and health care assistants. We are a training practice (GP registrars and medicalstudents) and provide weekly teaching and real time supervision to ourhealthcare professionals. We support the professional development of our team. Main duties of the jobUp-to-date clinical knowledge, a thorough understanding of primary care prescribing, medication reviews, experience of designing and implementing strategies for improving prescribing. The ability to thrive when working in a devolved, flexible, autonomous environment. Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience of conducting face to face and remote clinical caseloads in primary care. Maintain a good knowledge of QOF, enhanced services and other parts of the GP Contract, CQC clinical regulatory standards, IIF and other areas. Work alongside ICB and PCN pharmacists and liaising to ensure no duplication in workstreams. Processing prescription requests including acute requests Processing incoming documents with medication amendments and monitoring requirements. Responding to Tasks and emails in both the clinical System (Optum EMIS) and Outlook. Processing lost prescription replacement requests, reviewing the appropriateness of re-issuing another prescription. Run monthly Medicines Safety searches. To uphold the NHS commitment to addressing health inequalities and be involved in ensuring care is available to people from all communities. About usColliery Court Medical Group is awell-established, supportive, forward thinking, GMS practice in BoldonColliery. Located approximately 5 miles east of Newcastle, with easy access tothe A1, A19 and Tyne Tunnel. About us: Listsize of approx. 8,250 patients Supportiveclinical team including 6 GPs, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 GP Assistants and a Healthcare Assistant. Experiencedand friendly management/admin/reception team Teachingpractice with opportunities for clinicians to participate in the teaching of GPRs, Medicaland Nursing students Aboveaverage earnings EMISWeb system supported by Ardens, AccuRX, footfall and eConsult HighQOF achievement Consistentlyhigh patient satisfaction GoodCQC rating Activemembers of the local primary care network Job responsibilitiesIn this role, the post holder will work as an integral partof the practice team, contributing both administratively and in directpatient-facing interactions. A key responsibility of the post holder will be conductingclinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex issues,ensuring their treatment regimens are both safe and effective. The post holder will serve as a primary point of contact forgeneral practice staff, providing expert advice on prescription and medicationqueries. They will play a crucial role in supporting the repeatprescription system, handling medication queries and medication reviews. The post holder will take a role in medicines optimisationand quality improvement, overseeing aspects of the quality and outcomesframework as well as enhanced services, (alongside the PCN pharmacy team) Communication with community pharmacies is a vital part ofthis role. They will uphold the NHS commitment to addressing healthinequalities and be involved in ensuring care is available to people from allcommunities. Person SpecificationQualificationsMasters Degree in Pharmacy Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council with no restrictions to practice. Independent prescriber. Experience of working in a GP practice or PCN. Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr