Community Pharmacy Liaison Lead

Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Pharmacy Liaison Lead. Your role is to ensure that Change Grow Live services locally maximise the use of community pharmacies as means to promote healthy outcomes for service users. There will be a strong focus on the promotion of the work of Change Grow Live including the provision of relevant training and running bespoke events. You will be responsible for providing quarterly reports about pharmacy activity.
Where: Gateshead
Hours: 15 per week,

• Act as the primary point of contact with the LPC and local pharmacies ensuring that there is regular and good quality communication with these partners.


• Promote the work of Change Grow Live locally and ensure the use of pharmacies is maximised to promote healthy outcomes for our service users.


• Expand the network of pharmacies offering services to ensure good coverage locally.


• Use PharmaOutcomes and other systems to collect and collate data.


• Support in ensuring that pharmacies receive payments for their activities.


• Completing audits of Service Level Agreements.
  
  Knowledge and understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.


• Knowledge and understanding of the role of pharmacies in the drug and alcohol treatment provision.


• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build meaningful and productive relationships with other agencies


• Experience of working in an outcomes-focused environment, and working with multiple demands.


• High level of competence in analysing data sets, and communicating there meaning.
  
  Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
  
  25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years' service "Capped at 30 days" pro rata


• Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme


• Contributory pension scheme


• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.


• A friendly and supportive team


• Training, career development & progression opportunities


• Refer a friend scheme.