Clinical Pharmacist - Parkside Practice

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Reading is seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to join their team. The role involves managing medicines, conducting clinical reviews, and working within a GP practice. Candidates should have a pharmacy degree, registration, and at least 2 years of experience. This position focuses on providing high-quality patient care and improving prescribing practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience in pharmacy.
• Completion of the CPPE pathway.
• Must have an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a medicines management plan.
• Conduct clinical medicine reviews for patients.
• Provide expertise in medicines management and public health.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service skills

Excellent verbal communication

Ability to remain calm in stressful situations

Education

Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Location Parkside FamilyPractice, Green Road, Reading nohybrid working available

An exciting opportunity for aClinical Pharmacist has arisen to join our Primary Care Network team.

We are looking for anenthusiastic and proactive individual who enjoys challenging and varied workand who will share our vision of providing excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have completed their CPPE pathway and be joining an established Pharmacy Team and work closely with the wider clinical team to help deliver safe and high-quality medicines management for our patients.

As well as having up to date clinical knowledge, preferred candidates will have an understanding understand primary care medicines management.We are also seeking a commitment to addressing health inequalities and proactively reaching people from all communities.

About us

Overview of your organisation

Wokingham North PCN limited comprises 3 GP surgeries with a total population of 38,000 patients and we aspire to a progressive and innovative team, working collaboratively to share best practice and to delivery excellent clinical pharmacy services to our patients.

Job responsibilities

Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by Network policy and local and national guidance. Maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

JOB PURPOSE

Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in GP practices

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review

Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines You need post discharge.

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues

Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service

Manage the repeat prescribing re-authorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates

Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries

Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles

Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing

Support achievement of PQS and QOF targets.

Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety

Work with primary care professionals and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines

Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions.

Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews

Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Working with the practice based teams to undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups.

Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practices

Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or indications change

Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacies to align support for medicines adherence such as NMS

Support improvements in clinical care through practice based audits

Prescribing advice to prescribers in practice e.g. temporary non availability of drugs

Ensure patient safety when you are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines

It is anticipated that the level of qualification held may vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out

Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio

Completion of the CPPE pathway.

Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Member of or working towards (through foundation) RPS Faculty membership

May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification

May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice

Complete appropriate Continuing Professional Education and Development and remain in good standing with pharmacist registration and regulation bodies.

Maintain appropriate professional insurance.

Responsibility for administration

To provide regular support and feedback to practices on prescribing action plans

To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practices clinical computer systems, including advice given and action taken.

To advise the primary health care team on the safe and secure handling of controlled drugs and other medicines.

If appropriate to organise appraisal reviews for the dispensary staff

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members,patients and carers.

Confidentiality:

you may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. You may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Use and monitoring of the correct use of Standard Operating Procedures for cleaning and infection control

Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols within the team

Active observation of current working practices across the team in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed.

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others.

Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc. are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment.

Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards.

Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately.

Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business.

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards

Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection

Spillage control procedures, management and training

Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Maintenance of sterile environments

Correct cleaning of equipment used for near patient testing, such as blood glucose monitoring equipment and smokelysers, using the manufacturers instructions as appropriate

Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice, with such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development as well as taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team:

Communicate effectively with other team members,patients and carers

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Additional responsibilities for practice participating in the Dispensing Services Quality Scheme,

staff competency recording,development and maintenance of standard operating procedures, and recording and analysis of medication dispensing and prescribing significant events.

Person Specification

Experience

• Qualifications Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio Completion of the CPPE pathway. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Member of or working towards (through foundation) RPS Faculty membership Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice Complete appropriate Continuing Professional Education and Development and remain in good standing with pharmacist registration and regulation bodies. Maintain appropriate professional insurance.
• May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification

Qualifications

• Thorough and pay attention to detail. Work well under pressure. Sensitivity and understanding. Customer service skills. Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Excellent verbal communication Maths knowledge skills
• Experience of working in primary care Experience of working in a GP practice

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.