Independent Prescribing Pharmacist - 12 month FTC at Pharmacy2U

Role:                                    Independent Prescribing Pharmacist

Location:                             London (W1U), hybrid working 1 day (minimum) per week from the office

Salary:                                 £60,000 to £69,000 per annum

Contract type:                    12 month FTC

Employment type:             full time

Working hours:                  40 hours per week, (Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri, 9am-5:30pm )

Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.4 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery.  We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day.  Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider.  We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.

Expert Heath Ltd, part of Pharmacy2U, has over 15 years of experience in leading the way in Digital Medicine. Our mission is to achieve excellence in delivering personalised and accessible healthcare on a large scale. Our algorithms are the basis of our patient-facing digital consultations and clinician-facing decision-making tools.

The successful candidate will provide personal digital medical services to registered patients on the Expert Health patient list. The principal responsibility will be the assessment of Medicated Weight Loss  cases, prescribing medication where appropriate. 

What’s in it for you?

Occupational sick pay                      

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay                        

Contributory pension 

Discounted insurance         

Employee discount site                                                  

Discounted gyms 

Employee assistance programme  

In-house mental health support                                   

Free onsite parking  

Health and wellbeing initiatives      

Social events throughout the year                                

Cycle to work scheme 

Green car scheme*(subject to minimum earnings)                   

Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)             

Long service bonus 

Refer a friend bonus                                                                                     

Hybrid working

Commitment to CPD/training         

25 days annual leave increasing with service

Annual leave buy and sell scheme

25% Discount & health & beauty purchases 

25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services

What you’ll be doing?

• Provide a full range of medical services, practicing and prescribing independently. This comprises principally of questionnaire based and algorithm assisted consultations but also includes telephone consultations
• The case-load will be split amongst the clinical team consisting of independent prescribing pharmacists, nurses and doctors, all of which hold similar consulting and prescribing responsibilities.
• Provide compassionate care, upholding the highest standards of empathy, dignity and integrity in all actions.
• Proactively contribute towards driving good clinical governance and quality improvement at all times.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
• Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, In consultation with patients and in line with current internal guidelines, develop care plans for that patient.
• Complete clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Refer and signpost patients for further opinions and interventions where required.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compile and issue computer-generated prescriptions, and on extremely rare occasions hand-writing prescriptions if required.
• Prescribe in accordance with the Lloyds Pharmacy Online Doctor prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Identify, reflect and prevent significant events and untoward incidents.
• Participate in teaching and education as required.
• Continue to monitor and review internal clinical guidelines to ensure they are updated according to national clinical guidelines, writing guidelines for new services.
• Review and write clinical content for internal and external communication.
• Active involvement in the research and development of services.

• Attend meetings and education sessions as deemed necessary.
• Ensure that the complaints system is adhered to at all times.
• Ensure awareness and compliance with all relevant internal guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety.
• Attend training and events organised by Lloyds Pharmacy Online Doctor or other agencies, where appropriate.

Who are we looking for?

• Independent Prescriber qualification
• GPhc registration
• Experience working in medicated weight loss
• Experience of effectively handling customer complaints
• Energetic and empathetic communication skills
• Excellent patient centred dispute management capabilities using first time resolution approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Teams
• A well organised and motivated approach to work/tasks

What happens next?

Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.

Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.

All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.

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