PCN Clinical Pharmacist-Independent Prescriber
Posted 12 hours 50 minutes ago by NHS
Permanent
Not Specified
Other
London, Islington, United Kingdom, EC1M3
Job Description
PCN Clinical Pharmacist-Independent Prescriber We are seeking a PCN pharmacist with previous experience of working in primary care to develop and manage Medicines Optimisation services within general practice. You will be working with a very supportive large pharmacy team of 40 pharmacists and 5 Pharmacy Technicians. The post holder will work as part of a multi- disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within practices and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescriptions and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescribing system, medicines reconciliation, and support systems for safer prescribing. They will be expected to provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on Medicines Optimisation and manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and Enhanced Services. They will ensure that practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to facilitate effective communication across different healthcare settings.The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Main duties of the job Patient facing activities:
Structured Medication reviews
Frail elderly patient with problematic Polypharmacy, renal and/ or hepatic impairment
Patients on high risk medicines
contraception
Learning Disability reviews
Ongoing care of defined conditions, e.g. eczema, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome IBS
Contribute to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments
Managing caseload for patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
Repeat prescribing :
Produce and implement robust systems for repeat prescribing
Support the management of repeat prescribing reauthorization process by reviewing complex patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines overdue a review
Coordinate with patients and community pharmacies as appropriate
About us Islington GP Federation (IGPF) is a growing organisation representing 31 practices; we have established ourselves as a leader in new ways of working, including running Islingtons extended access primary care services (I: HUB) as well as supporting the Islington Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Our current range of services include the Extended Access Service, I: HUB, Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Integrated Community Gynaecology, practice-based pharmacists and a range of practice support mechanisms.
IGPF works very closely with a range of partners including the regional commissioning group, NHS England, Healthy London Partnership, Public Health, local hospitals such as UCLH,Whittington Health and the London Borough of Islington.
IGPF is the host organisation for the Primary Care Network (PCN) workforce and the Islington Training Hub and has been working for over three years to create training and development programmes that meet the needs of staff working in primary and community care settings.
IGPF runs four Islington GP Practices-Northern Medical Practice, Barnsbury Medical Practice, City Road Medical Centre and Hanley Primary Care Centre
Job responsibilities Islington GP Federation is looking to recruit clinical pharmacists to support patient care in Primary Care Networks in line with the new Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Specification.
We are seeking a PCN pharmacist with previous experience of working in primary care to develop and manage Medicines Optimisation services within general practice. You will be working with a very supportive large pharmacy team of 40 pharmacists and 5 Pharmacy Technicians. The post holder will work as part of a multi- disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within practices and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescriptions and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescribing system, medicines reconciliation, and support systems for safer prescribing. They will be expected to provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on Medicines Optimisation and manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and Enhanced Services. They will ensure that practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to facilitate effective communication across different healthcare settings.
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
The post holder will be supported to complete the Primary care pharmacy education pathway with CPPE and develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber.
Patient facing activities
Structured Medication reviews
Frail elderly patient with problematic Polypharmacy, renal and/ or hepatic impairment
Patients on high risk medicines
contraception
Learning Disability reviews
Ongoing care of defined conditions, e.g. eczema, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome IBS
Contribute to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments
Managing caseload for patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
Repeat prescribing
Produce and implement robust systems for repeat prescribing
Support the management of repeat prescribing reauthorization process by reviewing complex patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines overdue a review
Coordinate with patients and community pharmacies as appropriate
Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes
Perform a clinical medication review, produce a post discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow up tests and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge
Risk Management and Patient Safety
Responsible for design, development, and implementation of system searches to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines.
Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Deal will all medication queries from
From patients, community pharmacy, secondary care
From admin staff
From clinicians
Act as a source of medicines information for the practice team and patients e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives for out of stocks
Care Quality Commission
Provide leadership to the general practice teams to ensure practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
Public health
To contribute to public health campaigns, including u vaccinations, and adult immunisation programmes
Cost saving programs
Lead on compliance with medicines formulary
Training
Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on procedures around medicines as appropriate
Identify medicine-related areas of care including using software tools to improve patient safety and use of medicines.
Conduct medicine-related audits, significant event audit and complaint review.
Contribute to medicine-related complaint response letters as appropriate
Lead on use of TARGET toolkit for antimicrobial stewardship.
Lead on stopping over-medication of people with a learning disability, autism, or both STOMP and people with dementia.
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety using medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence form clinical trials.
Manage the process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitioners.
Behavioural Competencies and skills for the role:
Expert Professional Practice
Demonstrates general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individual
Demonstrates ability to use skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
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The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescriptions and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescribing system, medicines reconciliation, and support systems for safer prescribing. They will be expected to provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on Medicines Optimisation and manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and Enhanced Services. They will ensure that practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to facilitate effective communication across different healthcare settings.The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Main duties of the job Patient facing activities:
Structured Medication reviews
Frail elderly patient with problematic Polypharmacy, renal and/ or hepatic impairment
Patients on high risk medicines
contraception
Learning Disability reviews
Ongoing care of defined conditions, e.g. eczema, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome IBS
Contribute to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments
Managing caseload for patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
Repeat prescribing :
Produce and implement robust systems for repeat prescribing
Support the management of repeat prescribing reauthorization process by reviewing complex patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines overdue a review
Coordinate with patients and community pharmacies as appropriate
About us Islington GP Federation (IGPF) is a growing organisation representing 31 practices; we have established ourselves as a leader in new ways of working, including running Islingtons extended access primary care services (I: HUB) as well as supporting the Islington Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Our current range of services include the Extended Access Service, I: HUB, Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Integrated Community Gynaecology, practice-based pharmacists and a range of practice support mechanisms.
IGPF works very closely with a range of partners including the regional commissioning group, NHS England, Healthy London Partnership, Public Health, local hospitals such as UCLH,Whittington Health and the London Borough of Islington.
IGPF is the host organisation for the Primary Care Network (PCN) workforce and the Islington Training Hub and has been working for over three years to create training and development programmes that meet the needs of staff working in primary and community care settings.
IGPF runs four Islington GP Practices-Northern Medical Practice, Barnsbury Medical Practice, City Road Medical Centre and Hanley Primary Care Centre
Job responsibilities Islington GP Federation is looking to recruit clinical pharmacists to support patient care in Primary Care Networks in line with the new Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Specification.
We are seeking a PCN pharmacist with previous experience of working in primary care to develop and manage Medicines Optimisation services within general practice. You will be working with a very supportive large pharmacy team of 40 pharmacists and 5 Pharmacy Technicians. The post holder will work as part of a multi- disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within practices and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescriptions and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescribing system, medicines reconciliation, and support systems for safer prescribing. They will be expected to provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on Medicines Optimisation and manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and Enhanced Services. They will ensure that practices integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to facilitate effective communication across different healthcare settings.
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
The post holder will be supported to complete the Primary care pharmacy education pathway with CPPE and develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber.
Patient facing activities
Structured Medication reviews
Frail elderly patient with problematic Polypharmacy, renal and/ or hepatic impairment
Patients on high risk medicines
contraception
Learning Disability reviews
Ongoing care of defined conditions, e.g. eczema, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome IBS
Contribute to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments
Managing caseload for patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
Repeat prescribing
Produce and implement robust systems for repeat prescribing
Support the management of repeat prescribing reauthorization process by reviewing complex patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines overdue a review
Coordinate with patients and community pharmacies as appropriate
Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes
Perform a clinical medication review, produce a post discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow up tests and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge
Risk Management and Patient Safety
Responsible for design, development, and implementation of system searches to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines.
Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Deal will all medication queries from
From patients, community pharmacy, secondary care
From admin staff
From clinicians
Act as a source of medicines information for the practice team and patients e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives for out of stocks
Care Quality Commission
Provide leadership to the general practice teams to ensure practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
Public health
To contribute to public health campaigns, including u vaccinations, and adult immunisation programmes
Cost saving programs
Lead on compliance with medicines formulary
Training
Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on procedures around medicines as appropriate
Identify medicine-related areas of care including using software tools to improve patient safety and use of medicines.
Conduct medicine-related audits, significant event audit and complaint review.
Contribute to medicine-related complaint response letters as appropriate
Lead on use of TARGET toolkit for antimicrobial stewardship.
Lead on stopping over-medication of people with a learning disability, autism, or both STOMP and people with dementia.
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety using medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence form clinical trials.
Manage the process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitioners.
Behavioural Competencies and skills for the role:
Expert Professional Practice
Demonstrates general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individual
Demonstrates ability to use skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
. click apply for full job details