Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist - BBS or Hallgarth

Posted 20 hours 51 minutes ago by NHS

Permanent
Full Time
Other
England, United Kingdom
Job Description
Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist - BBS or Hallgarth IntraHealth is seekingan enthusiastic and proactive clinical pharmacist where the role will directlyimprove patient care and support the efficient running of a general practice.

The successfulcandidate will be an exceptional team player with good communication and interpersonalskills who is enthusiastic and committed to join the practice team. The ideal candidate will also be able to workautonomously when required.

The successful applicant for this post will bejoining us at a particularly exciting time as we develop and expand our service.

For more details of the role please view the jobdescription and person specification.

Main duties of the job Working within yourclinical and professional boundaries in a patient facing role as part of amultidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems forsafer prescribing. Perform face-to-face structured medication reviews ofpatients with polypharmacy; especially for those with frailty and/or withmultiple co-morbidities as well as undertaking reviews of patients withspecific long term conditions that fall within your competency.

Work in partnership withstake holder organisations to improve the safety and quality of care forpatients and manage medicines on transfer of care. Deliver medicinesoptimisation initiatives within GP practices including the provision ofspecialist professional pharmaceutical advice and services to ensure the safeand cost effective use of medicines. This will involve work to deliver keymedicines optimisation outcomes against a CCG set work plan.

Contribute toquality improvement and clinical audit, as well as supporting aspects of the Qualityand Outcomes Framework, medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship. You will alsobe required to contribute towards practice financial stability throughmedicines optimisation and related targets in QOF.

The post holder willcomply with the organisation's policies and procedures.

About us IntraHealth isone of the UK's leading provider of NHS Primary and Community Care services. Weserve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (generalpractice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulationmonitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.

We also provide management and clinical support to other GPpractices and NHS bodies. We are awell-established organisation having provided NHS services since the companywas founded in 1999. Our team is made up of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners(ANPs), nurses, pharmacists, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and localadministration teams supported by a centralised back office function; providingfinance, HR, administration and data analysis support.

We operate NHS services across the North East, North West andYorkshire.

Job responsibilities Toimprove patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the Primary Care teamby providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise. To pro-activelytransfer workload relating to medicines optimisation issues from other clinicalstaff to improve patient care, safety and free up scarce clinical staff tospend more time on clinical care:

Toprovide relevant support to the primary care team as An Independent prescriberor clinical pharmacist

To promote safe, evidence based, costeffective prescribing in line with CCG requirements.

To support effective management of practice prescribing budgets

To provide expert pharmaceuticaladvice to practices and the medicines optimisation team

To provide prescribing support to designated practices and team members in areas such as

oMedication review

oImplementation of prescribing changes

oReview of repeat prescribing

oAudit

To act as a training resource for theprimary care team

Practice RoleObjectives

Provide pro-active leadership on medicines andprescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and theircarers

Develop and deliver patient facing services andclinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practicepopulation and shift workload from other disciplines

Deliver direct patient consultations and prescribingas part of the practice and cluster multidisciplinary team approach for acuteillness

Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidencein and compliance with their medicines

Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visitsto patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinaryteam

Field medicines and prescribing queries from patientsand staff

Organize and oversee the practices medicineoptimisation systems including the repeat prescribing and medication reviewsystems

Deliver high quality medication reviews and developbespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the elderly,complex patients and those at high risk of admission)

Improve the safety and quality of prescribingfollowing hospital admissions and attendance

Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribingthrough clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICEstandards, prescribing guidance and other clinical standards

Develop yourself and the role through participation inclinical supervision, training and service redesign activities

Contribute to patient safety culture through reportingand investigation of medicines related incidents and through pro-activemeasures such as the Primary Care Trigger Tool or PINCER

Provide a clear and active link with communitypharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improvepatient experience and manage issues

Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to otherclinicians and staff on medicines issues

Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of Goodto Outstanding CQC registration status.

Patient FacingClinical Services and Care

Manage a caseload of complex patients as required byGP Practices

Develop specialist area(s) of interest

Conduct face to face and other modes of medicationreviews and agree medicines care plans in agreement with patients and carers

Delivering long term conditions clinics and homevisits particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes andprescribe accordingly within competency and agreed management plans

Consult with patients for acute & long-termillnesses within defined levels of competence and prescribe medication withinagreed management plans

Prescribe appropriate medication for patient need withinareas of competency and within agreed management plans

Provide targeted support and pro-active review forvulnerable, complex patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission tosecondary care

Receive and resolve medicines queries from patientsand other staff

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. fluclinics) through advice or direct care

Provide specific advice and support to patients incare homes and support staff

Provide help and advice on medicines use to patientsand their carers

Promote self-management and develop patient supportsystems

Manage therapeutic drug monitoring system and recallof patients taking high risk drugs i.e. anticoagulants, anticonvulsants andDMARDs etc

Support virtual and remote models of consultationand support including e-consultations, remote medication review and telehealthand telemedicine.

Investigate and feedback on examples of bestpractice within the field and formulate how to apply these to the practice

Organize and oversee repeat prescribing, repeatdispensing, electronic prescribing and medication review systems

Provide leadership and support to prescriptionadministrative staff

Handle prescription queries and requests directly

Oversee system for reconciliation of medicines fromoutpatient and discharge letters and support safe transfer of care throughliaison with hospital and community colleagues

Liaise with other stakeholders in the supply chainsuch as community pharmacists and appliance contractors to handle queries andmanage supply problems

Maintain and review a Medicines Handling Policy forthe practice to ensure safe processes for self-administered medicines andcontrolled drugs

Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPPand other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

Agree and review Prescribing Formularies andProtocols and monitor compliance levels

Improve the data quality of medicines records andlinking to conditions.

Quality

Collection and review of KPI and performance monitoringdata

Monitor progress against the overall objectives ofthe programme and escalate any issues

Ensure compliance with CQC and other professionalstandards

Promote a culture of constant improvement and excellence

Conduct regular clinical audits and otherimprovement activities

Assess own performance regularly and makesuggestions of how to improve personal and team performance

Understand a risk management approach and apply itto all activities.

Communication and Relationships

Support the Lead Pharmacist to deliver the individual practiceand locality action plans in linewith CCG requirements

Provide high quality, evidence based, prescribing advice to individual GPs, nurse and patients,bothindividually and in meetings.

Communicate effectively within primary care teams to gain agreement and commitment from GPs and wider team members to implement change . click apply for full job details