Clinical Pharmacist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Goudhurst; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthbridge Direct in Redbridge seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to join a multi-disciplinary GP team. You will deliver structured medication reviews for older adults, manage medicines on transfer of care, and optimise repeat prescriptions within the PCN.

You will work to strengthen clinical medicines management, contribute to quality improvement, and may pursue non-medical prescribing training if not already held.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in pharmacy with GPhC registration.
• Clinical Diploma or equivalent and relevant practice exposure.
• Minimum two years’ post-qualifying pharmacy experience.
• Ability to work across primary and community care teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct face-to-face structured medication reviews for polypharmacy patients.
• Manage medicines on transfer of care and ensure safe prescribing.
• Review repeat prescriptions and manage authorisation processes.
• Lead on quality improvement and clinical audit within GP practices.
• Support development towards non-medical prescribing where eligible.
• Coordinate with PCN multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes.

Skills

Standards of practice

IT literacy

Risk management

Communication

Collaborative work

Education

Pharmacy degree

GPhC registration

Clinical Diploma

2+ years experience

Tools

Word processing

Email

Internet

Job description

We are looking for Clinical Pharmacist to work with Cranbrook PCN. You will be responsible for their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while ad-dressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN. You will have a chance to make a difference everyday and deliver exceptional service., The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP's that make up the PCN. The post holder will perform face to face medication review of patients with polypharmacy for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co- morbidities This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held, The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN. The post holder will perform face to face medication review of patients with polypharmacy especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co- morbidities. The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit and well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.
• Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management, Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Clinical Diploma, Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams community groups
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations, Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
• Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
• Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
• Understand the principles of research governance. Our mission in Redbridge is to strengthen, develop and support local general practice, to enable the delivery of high-quality care to local people. We are in the very fortunate position where all 4 of the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Redbridge are working together as part of the Redbridge-wide GP federation Healthbridge Direct. We are now at the very start of an exciting journey of building a team of over 100 additional clinical roles to support and enable the delivery of services within each of our 4 PCNs. We have a unique opportunity in Redbridge to create something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure, the relationships and the potential to create a team that will make a significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and to individual lives for patients