Summary
Organisational Overview:
Tamar Valley Health serve a local population of 17,000 patients and have two practice sites (Callington & Gunnislake). Gunnislake Pharmacy is situated on our premises in Gunnislake
Our Primary Care Network serve a local population of 35,000 patients that are registered at 3 practices (Launceston, Callington and Gunnislake). We aim to provide and support a wide range of healthcare services whilst enhancing our patient centred care culture.
Workplace Culture:
At Tamar Valley Health we pride ourselves on providing a culture of continued learning and development for all of our employees to assist in creating a positive and collaborative workplace. We are investing in continuous quality improvement, enhanced care and promoting new services for our patients. We value the diversity of our colleagues and actively champion an inclusive culture and are committed to helping our colleagues achieve a work/life balance.
Pharmacist Role Summary:
Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across neighbourhood health and care services. The clinical pharmacy within general practice model is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy professionals within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice. This is an exciting time to be involved in general practice and to be part of shaping primary care for the future.
The post holder will work at Tamar Valley Health (Callington and Gunnislake) & Gunnislake Pharmacy, and as part of the Launceston & Tamar Valley PCN.
As a Clinical Pharmacist within the Launceston and Tamar Valley PCN you will manage your own clinics to see patients for medication reviews, assist the practice team with prescribing related issues and treat patients with presenting acute illnesses. You will help support the PCN with core medicine optimisation activities and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines across the locality.
The Clinical Pharmacists will be an integral part of the practice team at the practice working as part of the multi-disciplinary team of doctors, pharmacists, paramedics, nurses and support staff.