Practice and PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Abbey Medical Centre (West Camden PCN) is seeking to recruit Clinical Pharmacists to develop and support medicines optimisation work across the 2 GP practices within the West Camden PCN

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join a developing Medicines Team within the PCN footprint but also to work in an integrated way alongside NHS Camden CCG Medicines Management Clinical Pharmacists and Technicians. The post will be directly employed by West Camden PCN, but will mainly work based at Abbey Medical Centre and will be supported by the well-established CCG Medicines Management Team and Clinical Pharmacist in our PCN who all have a wealth of primary care experience to support your development.

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The Clinical Pharmacists will take on responsibility for areas of chronic disease management and will work proactively with other healthcare professionals as part of this across the organisation and PCN area. Working alongside other Pharmacist and Technician resource within our GP practices and CCG, you will support the GP surgeries within West Camden PCN to develop the PCN pharmacy service.

We are keen to hear from pharmacists of all backgrounds and level of experience, whether you have already completed or would like to complete the independent prescriber (IP) qualification.

Main duties of the job The PCN Clinical Pharmacist will need to be committed to improving health and putting patients first. Key qualities will be the ability to build effective relationships with patients, GPs, nurses, community Pharmacists, hospital and practice staff, and to work effectively as part of a team.

The post holder will:

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role
• Support delivery of the new network Directly Enhanced Service (DES)
• Conduct structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy
• Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and practice teams
• Improve prescribing practices across the PCN
• Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as clinical audits
• Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues
• Assist with delivery of enhanced health in care homes initiatives alongside the already established CCG Care Homes Medicines Team.

It is a requirement of the role to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Primary care experience would be an advantage however is not essential. Flexibility, enthusiasm and good clinical knowledge are essential. Successful candidates will be supported in terms of clinical learning and professional development through access to a Senior Clinical Supervisor, other clinical pharmacists.

About us We are a GMS practice with 12,000 patients located in a diverse and interesting area of London. We are close to excellent public transport links and have secure indoor bike parking.

Weare a friendly training practice and we have a track record of supporting andmentoring our HCPs in their careers both inside and outside of thepractice. There is a dailyclinicians coffee meeting - to discuss clinical cases and last night'sTV, and twice weekly whole practice huddles - to make sure the practice runssmoothly and any problems can be picked up and dealt with sooner rather thanlater. We have an innovative triage system which will see you working some ofyour sessions in a sociable and supportive shared working space with other GPs,admin, physicians associate and pharmacist.

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role
• Support, promote and implement high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective, and safe use of medicines
• Support delivery of the new network Directly Enhanced Service (DES) specifications
• Conduct structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy
• Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and general practice teams
• Improve prescribing practices across the Primary Care Network
• Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as clinical audits
• Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues
• Assist with delivery of enhanced health in care homes initiatives across the PCN footprint.
• Work collaboratively with other pharmacy colleagues across the PCN footprint, including CCG Pharmacists and Technicians, to ensure an effective and integrated approach to medicines optimisation for our population.

Clinical Duties

• Perform face to face medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy, in practice and in patients' homes (including care homes).
• Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
• Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in GP practices.
• Discuss complex and sensitive information with patients during medication review including medical histories, lifestyles, and personal circumstances and to refer on to other services and professionals as appropriate.
• Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their medicines.
• Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
• Provide general practitioners with appropriate recommendations and actions plans following medication review clinics with patients to optimise the patient's treatment with medicines and ensure appropriate follow up with patients.
• Record medication review plans, recommendations and outcomes on GP computer clinical systems and own clinical notes in accordance with practice procedures.
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes; identify and rectify unexplained changes; manage changes by referral to the GP; perform clinical medication review; support the production of post- discharge medicines care plans and work with patients and other pharmacy colleagues to ensure patients receive the medicines they need.
• Support the processing of complex repeat prescribing medication requests made by patients or other repeat prescribing queries.
• Work in partnership with hospital clinicians to proactively manage patients at high risk of medicine- related problems before they are discharged to ensure continuity of care
• Liaise with the Practice Clinical team on prescribing and medication issues, especially around management of long-term conditions.
• Develop as an independent prescriber to manage and prescribe for patients within a specific chronic disease area and within own areas of competence.
• With appropriate training, monitor the effects of medication by checking clinical signs (e.g., BP, pulse, etc)
• Attend regular clinical supervision sessions to promote a culture of continuous professional development and shared learning.

Supportive Clinical Duties

• As part of the multi-disciplinary team, attend relevant MDT Network meetings, providing information and feedback.
• Report medicines related incidents, contribute to investigations and root cause analyses as well as participating in serious incident investigations and multidisciplinary case reviews
• Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine issues.
• Ensure that, within each practice you work, staff and clinicians are kept up to date regarding changes in national and local medicines guidance and legislation.
• Critically appraise clinical evidence and present information to prescribers via prescribing meetings and educational events, as required.
• Lead on medicines management governance arrangements to adhere to CQC standards, including assisting in developing policies and SOPs.
• Review repeat prescribing protocols and processes and support staff in their implementation
• Perform prescribing audits and direct/supervise the audit activity of others
• Facilitate good working relationships between practices and local community pharmacists.
• Be responsible for delivering local prescribing quality initiatives in collaboration with CCG medicine management.
• Develop an effective network and working relationship with individual practice GPs, practice staff, CCG medicines management colleagues, secondary care and other professionals.

Safeguarding

• All members of staff have a responsibility to ensure the Safeguarding of patients within the organisation.
• Ensure knowledge of Safeguarding policies and training is up to date

Confidentiality

• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, member practices, staff and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the organisation may only be divulged to authorized persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
• Keep up to date with IG and GDPR legislation

Health & safety

The post-holder will ensure the promotion and management of their own and others' health . click apply for full job details