PCN Clinical Pharmacist

South Tyneside Health Collaboration; South Shields; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in South Shields is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to provide primary support for Structured Medication Reviews. You will work collaboratively with general practice staff to ensure patients receive optimal medication management and care. The ideal candidate holds a Postgraduate Clinical Qualification and has at least 2 years of pharmacy experience, including conducting Structured Medication Reviews. The role requires excellent communication skills and a solid understanding of primary care standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a qualified Pharmacist.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Teaching/Mentoring experience and/or qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary support for Structured Medication Reviews.
• Review ongoing medication needs for patients.
• Implement changes to medicines from MHRA alerts.

Skills

Understanding of evidence-based practice

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Time management

Knowledge of national standards

Good understanding of Primary Care Structure

Education

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Postgraduate Clinical Qualification (MSc or Diploma)

Tools

EMIS Web

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Thepost holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regardsto Structured Medication Reviews for priority groups, as stipulated by the PCNDES, aswell as other priority chosen pieces of work such as Lipid Optimisationand Drug Monitoring as required.

Main duties of the job

• See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medicalproblems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Reviewthe ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and anopportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they getthe best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make, and enactwhere appropriate, recommendations to clinicians for medicine improvement.
• Undertakeclinical structured medication reviews with patients. Make, and enact whereappropriate, recommendations to clinicians on prescribing and monitoring
• DeliverStructured Medication Reviews for the below cohorts of patients in line withDES specifications.
• Provide support and supervision to allocated Pharmacy Technicianswhere appropriate.
• Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development andimplementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice ontreatment pathways and patient information leaflets).
• Analyse, interpret, and present medicines data and audits tohighlight issues and risks to support decision making.
• Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts,product withdrawal and other local and national guidance
• Work with the general practice team to ensure the practices in thePCN are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
• Support public health campaigns. To provide specialist knowledgeon all public health programmes available to the public.

About us

STHC is a GP Federation, set upin 2017, to bring together GP practices to work collaboratively, deliveringservices at scale across the borough of South Tyneside and is formed from allof the 20 practices across South Tyneside.

Job responsibilities

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operationalefficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent servicewithin general practice.

More details of the role and duties can be found on the attached Job Description

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of evidence-based practice
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
• Good understanding of Primary Care Structure and General Practice
• Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g., National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc)
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Time management and ability to prioritise workload.
• Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework
• Use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel etc)

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or UKCPA
• Postgraduate Clinical Qualification (MSc or Diploma)
• Teaching / Mentoring Experience and / or qualification
• Hold or be working towards an Independent Prescribing Qualification

Experience

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a qualified Pharmacist, demonstrated within a Practice portfolio
• Has experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in General Practice
• Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to GPs when appropriate
• Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedure and codes of conduct.
• Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice.
• Experience of patient consultation
• Experience of Structured Medication Reviews
• Experience of working with GPs
• Experience of clinical pharmacy
• 2 years' post-registration experience in Primary Care setting
• Experience of conducting service audits and use of performance indicators
• Experience of using EMIS Web

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.