Clinical Pharmacist

Integrated Care System; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Une opportunité passionnante pour un Pharmacien Clinique au sein d'une pratique amicale et avant-gardiste. Le rôle implique des responsabilités clés dans la gestion des médicaments et l'amélioration des résultats des patients. Vous travaillerez au sein d'une équipe de professionnels de santé pour garantir des soins optimaux et la sécurité des patients tout en ayant la possibilité d'acquérir des qualifications supplémentaires, notamment en prescription autonome.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered pharmacist.
• Formation clinique complète de 18 mois ou équivalent.
• Certification des affections mineures.

Responsibilities

• Clinically assess and treat patients using expert medication knowledge.
• Optimize medication issues to improve patient safety.
• Manage caseloads of complex patients.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Expertise clinique

Gestion du temps

Education

GPhC registered pharmacist

Qualification d'une formation de pharmacie de 18 mois

Job description

We have afantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly practice. The practice is forward thinkingand is supported by an excellent team.We have a strong team ethos and work collaboratively to provideoutstanding patient care.

We hold practice meetings as well as daily informal discussions and monthly clinical meetings.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is a Clinical Pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries, working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice within the wider PCN.

They will improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines and expertise including face to face contact with patients.

The post holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, as well as part of a wider pharmacist network and multi-disciplinary team. This includes being a conduit of patient medicines information into and out of hospitals. They will work to optimise medication issues to improve patient care and safety, and support clinical staff in the management of patients.

As part of their employment, the post holder will achieve qualifications from an accredited training pathway, including independent prescribing, equipping the Clinical Pharmacist to be able to practise and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting.

The supervision and mentorship network will be provided to support the Clinical Pharmacist.

About us

About us

GMSpractice

3GP partner practice

Nursingteam including 3 Practice Nursesand an HCA

Listsize of 9050

IT- EMIS Web, Docman, AccuRx

GPTraining Practice from early 2025

HighQOF Achieving

CQCrating is good throughout

Memberof a successful PCN and Federation

35minutes by train to London

LargeCar Park

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist in a general practiceorganisation has the following key responsibilities in relation to deliveringhealth services.

To standardise the role within primary care,the key responsibilities are based on those outlined inAnnex B1 of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service 2024-25 specification.

There may be, a requirement to carry outother tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload andstaffing levels.

a.Workas part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinicallyassess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines forspecific disease areas

b.Bea prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work withand alongside the general practice team

c.Beresponsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases andundertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people withcomplex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, thosewith multiple co-morbidities and people with learning disabilities or autism.

d.Providespecialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address boththe public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation andto help in tackling inequalities

e.Provideleadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuringprescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with localantimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilstcontributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

f.Throughstructured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications toget the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

g.Havea leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice withthe wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) tohelp improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and helpmanage general practice workload

h.Developrelationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across thewider health and social care system

i.Takea central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinicalresearch with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (includingmental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people withlearning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists, and anticoagulation

j.Bepart of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriateclinical supervision.

k.Toact as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishingpositive working relationships

l.Toconsult patients within defined levels of competence and independentlyprescribe acute and repeat medication

m. Providesupport and oversight to practice repeat prescribing systems and medicinesreconciliation. Support the implementation of MHRA and other safety alerts atpractice level.

n. Work withpractices to support CQC compliance.

o.Toreceive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

p.Shareof Docman to action

q.Toprovide medication review services for patients in the practice and duringdomiciliary visits to the local nursing home

r.Tomanage a caseload of complex patients

s.Tomanage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients takinghigh risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.

t.Todeliver long term condition clinics and home visits, particularly forpatients with complicated medication regimes, and prescribe accordingly

u.Toprovide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term conditions asan integral part of the multidisciplinary team

v.Toreview medications for newly registered patients

w.Toimprove patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance withtheir medication

x.Tomaintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

y.Toencourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the organisation

z.Toimplement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system

aa. To provide advice and answermedication related queries from patients and staff

bb. To organise and oversee theorganisations medicines optimisation systems, including the repeat prescribingand medication review systems

cc. To improve the quality andeffectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education, to improveperformance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

dd. To develop yourself and the role throughparticipation in clinical supervision, training and service redesignactivities

ee. To ensure appropriate supervision ofsafe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. To applyinfection-control measures within the practice according to local andnational guidelines

ff.Toprovide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing andembedding a system

gg. To support clinicians with themanagement of patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies

hh. To actively signpost patients to thecorrect healthcare professional

ii.Tomanage a caseload of complex patients and potential care institutions and toprovide advice for the GP management of more complex patients or areas suchas addictive behaviours, severe mental illness or end of life care

jj.Toreview the latest guidance, ensuring the organisation conforms to NICE, CQCetc.

kk. To provide targeted support andproactive reviews for vulnerable, complex patients and those at risk ofadmission and re-admission to secondary care

ll.Tohandle prescription queries and requests directlyToprovide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to theorganisation, patients and their carers

Toprovide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to theorganisation, patients and their carers

. To support in the delivery of enhancedservices and other service requirements on behalf of the organisation

. To participate in the management ofpatient complaints when requested to do so, and participate in theidentification of any necessary learning brought about through clinicalincidents and near-miss events

. T0 undertake all mandatory trainingand induction programmes

qq. To contribute to and embrace thespectrum of clinical governance

rr.Toattend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once aperformance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on aregular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

ss. To contribute to public healthcampaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

tt.Tomaintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.

In addition to the primary responsibilities,the Clinical Pharmacist will be requested to:

a.Supportdelivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or costeffectiveness initiatives

b.Agreeand review prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels

c.Improvethe data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions

d.Delivertraining, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicineissues

e.Workingin partnership with pharmacists and clinicians at local hospitals, improve thesafety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions andattendance

f.Provideleadership and support to prescription administrative/dispensary staff

g.Developa specialist area of interest

h.Workwith community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists and other stakeholders in themedicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents

i.Supportvirtual and remote models of consultation and support, includinge-consultations, remote medication review, and telehealth and telemedicine

j.Undertakeany tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role,ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

k.Dutiesmay vary from time to time without changing the general character of the postor the level of responsibility

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GPhC registered pharmacist
• The Clinical Pharmacist has qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to:
• a.Be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways
• Minor ailments certification
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding of the mentorship process

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.