Clinical Pharmacist/Junior Clinical Pharmacist
Posted 2 days 6 hours ago by NHS
Overview
Nottingham West PCN covers 12 practices with a well-established clinical pharmacy team, including a pharmacist lead cardiovascular service for hypertension and lipids across the PCN. The service has won a PresQipp award and was shortlisted for the National General Practice awards. We are a forward-thinking PCN with a large clinical pharmacy team, offering support for newly qualified pharmacists and opportunities for growth for more experienced pharmacists. Medicines safety is central, with PCN-level monitoring of high-risk medicines and innovative system one visualisations for drug monitoring.
You will be a pharmacist who will act within professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of Pharmacists in General Practice and supported by a Neighbourhood Lead. Initially you will be based within two practices, with PCN staff potentially covering different practices or the pharmacy cardiology team depending on service needs.
Please see the supporting documents for more information
Main duties of the job- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work as a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role
- Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries
- Provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement
- Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Mandatory professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Knowledge and understanding of the nature of GP Practices
PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solutions through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks.
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Benefits of working for PICS- We offer a comprehensive package which includes NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Generous annual leave entitlement referencing NHS Agenda for Change and recognising previous NHS service (starting 35 days pro rata, incl bank holidays)
- Competitive leave entitlement including maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
- Access to education and training opportunities (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support for professional development)
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
- Flexible approach to work-life balance
- Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Blue Light Card scheme
- All staff events and conferences
- Free parking across many sites
- Personalised induction into the company and job role
- Neighbourhood team working and management of neighbourhood technicians
Manage and support neighbourhood PCN technicians in development and delivery of CPPE primary care education pathway and key PCN workstreams, including IIF targets; provide face-to-face support and collaborate with other PCN pharmacists. - Patient-facing clinical medication review
Undertake clinical medication reviews and produce recommendations for Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring. Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration. - Patient-facing domiciliary clinical medication review
Undertake domiciliary reviews, attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferences. - Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
Manage caseload within scope of practice; signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate. - Patient-facing medicines support
Provide patient-facing clinics for questions, queries and concerns about medicines in the practice. - Telephone medicines support
Provide a telephone helpline for patients with medicines questions and concerns. - Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Answer medicine-related enquiries from GPs, practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients; provide follow-up and monitoring after changes. - Unplanned hospital admissions
Review medicines commonly associated with unplanned admissions and readmissions; conduct audits and implement changes to reduce risk in high-risk groups. - Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
Reconcile medicines after discharge and ensure continuity of supply for high-risk groups. - Signposting
Refer patients to appropriate healthcare professionals for the right level of care in a timely manner. - Repeat prescribing
Develop and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy; review requests and monitor ensuring appropriate monitoring tests are in place; identify high-risk cohorts. - Information management
Analyse medicines data to highlight issues and risks; conduct simple audits and implement changes; respond to alerts and guidance. - Implementation of guidelines and formulary
Monitor prescribing against local formulary and NICE guidance; support formulation of a practice formulary and communicate prescribing messages. - Education and training
Provide education to the primary care team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation. - Care Quality Commission
Work to ensure practice compliance with CQC standards where medicines are involved. - Public health
Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on public health programmes. - Collaborative working relationships
Recognise roles of colleagues and communicate effectively with stakeholders to support patient care; develop working relationships across locality and with community and hospital pharmacy teams.
Knowledge, skills, and experience
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
- Experience and awareness of common acute and long-term conditions in general practice
- May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification
- Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and engage patients in decisions about prescribed medicines
- NB: qualification level may vary according to the role level
- Support governance, contribute to workplace vision, engage with Patient Participation Groups, and drive quality improvements within the service
- Understand national priorities, resource use, and risk management; align with performance management processes and extend service delivery within the team
Please see the supporting documents for more information
Person Specification Qualifications- Please provide details of your CPD and your GPhC registration number.
- Please provide details on why you would be a great fit for this role.
- Please provide detailed information on how your experience is suitable for this role, with examples referencing the job description.
- Please provide details of how your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role, with supporting examples.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a DBS check may be required.