Clinical Pharmacist

North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub; Hartlepool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a progressive Primary Care Network in Hartlepool as a Clinical Pharmacist. Contribute to patient care by providing specialist pharmaceutical support, conducting medication reviews, and collaborating with healthcare teams. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a positive impact on patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years post-qualification experience.
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• Safeguarding adult and children level three.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical medication reviews for patients with long-term conditions.
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals.
• Participate in multidisciplinary clinical meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Adaptability

Education

Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent

Independent prescriber qualification

Postgraduate diploma or equivalent training

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our growing multidisciplinary team as a Primary Care Network Clinical Pharmacist.

At Hartlepool Network, we pride ourselves on teamwork, flexibility and enthusiasm and are committed to the ongoing development of our team, which includes mandatory and developmental training for all our staff. Team members are encouraged to highlight any training they feel would benefit them in the achievement of their role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within their clinicalcompetencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to all practicesof the PCN including working with members of the wider healthcare teamto improve care and support safe and effective prescribing.

Moving betweenpractices, the role will have apatient facing element - eitherface to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeatprescription management and structured medication reviews. This will alsoinclude the management and review of patients with polypharmacy.

Thepost holder will need to beproactively involved in quality improvement and audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

The post holder will be supported to help develop therole and work to improve the care and outcomes for the patients across HartlepoolPCN.

About us

Hartlepool Network are a team of 5 practices consisting of Seaton Surgery, West View Millennium Surgery, West Quay, Gladstone House Practice and Hart Medical. Together we have approximately 35000 patients spread across our locality of Hartlepool.

Our Clinical Director and wider teams of Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and administrators, along with our Additional Reimbursable Role (ARRS) staff of Social Prescribers, Care Co-ordinators, First Contact Physio, Mental Health team and our Pharmacist and Pharmacy technicians team work in harmony to deliver outstanding medical services to our patient population.

Job responsibilities

Clinical medication reviews for patients withsingle or multiple long -term conditions wheremedicines optimisation is required

To reconcilemedicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and communitypharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-dischargeand to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinicalmeetings within the PCN where appropriate

Contribute to the provision of out ofhours/on call/extended servicesfor the practice and thepatients if required. These can include patient facing and telephoneconsultations, signposting to otherservices and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while workingwithin scope of practice and limits of competency

To manage repeat prescription requests, resolvingqueries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients haveappropriate monitoring tests in place when required.

Implement changes to medicines in line with MHRAalerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance

To maintain full and complete records of allpatient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding

To undertake a proactive role in audit and qualityimprovement implementing recommendations where appropriate.

Provide independent information to patients withregard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support fromother healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicinesmanagement and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordancewith local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk at network leveland make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practicesthat will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use ofnetwork resources.

To monitor network practices' prescribing againstthe local health economy and make recommendations for GP's or amend withinscope of practice, based on findings.

To maintain own clinical and professionalcompetence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

Work with practices to ensure full compliance withCare Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
• Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
• CPPE primary care pathway training course or working towards/intent of completing.
• Minimum of two years post-qualification experience
• An appreciated of the nature of PCNs, GPs and General Practice.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to communication complex and sensitive information in an understandable form
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Work effectively and independently and as a team member
• Self-motivation
• Adaptable
• Able and willing to travel between PCN practices
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of, or working towards, Faculty membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Specialist knowledge aquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training and experience.
• Experience with GP clinical systems/SystmOne
• Safeguarding adult and children level three.

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.