Clinical Pharmacist

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly, well organised and supportive Primary Care Network to cover Maternity Leave. We are excited about the possibilities and opportunities that a pharmacist joining our Network would provide.

28 hrs per week available working at Frome Valley Medical Centre. PCN is made up of West Walk Surgery, Courtside Surgery, Wellington Road Family Practice, Kennedy Way Surgery and Frome Valley Medical Centre. Salary is approximately £48,000 pro rata (depending on experience).

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Amanda Hares at Frome Valley Medical Centre on or email:

Main duties of the job

This is a brief overview of the main duties - Please refer to Job Description attached.

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly, well organised and supportive Primary Care Network to cover Maternity Leave. We are excited about the possibility and opportunities that a pharmacist joining our Network would provide.

28 hrs per week available working at Frome Valley Medical Centre. PCN is made up of West Walk Surgery, Courtside Surgery, Wellington Road Family Practice, Kennedy Way Surgery and Frome Valley Medical Centre. Salary is approximately £48,000 pro rata (depending on experience).

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Amanda Hares at Frome Valley Medical Centre on or email:

Main duties of the job

• Prescribing
• Medication Reviews
• Management of Medicines at discharge from hospital
• Long Term Condition (LTC) Clinics
• Medicines Safety and Service Developments
• Education and Training of others

Job responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Repeat Prescribing: Review/implement practice repeat prescribing policies; Manage the repeat prescribing and reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates; Manage prescription queries across the practices, providing remote support where needed; Ensure processes are in place for ordering and re-authorisation of high-risk medications and that monitoring tests are appropriately ordered.
• Medication Review: Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients; Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review; Proactively identify patients using computer searches who require medication reviews (e.g., polypharmacy, over 75s). Contribute to reductions in medicine-related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines-related issues; Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy and be the main point of contact for medicines, to align support for medicines adherence such as MUR and NMS.
• Management of medicines at discharge from hospital: Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge; Liaise with pharmacy colleagues in secondary care and be the main point of contact for medicines, to align support for medicines reconciliation on admission to hospital and on discharge.
• Long-term condition (LTC) clinics: Work within and develop own competence to deliver patient-facing clinics in patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicines optimisation is required (e.g., asthma, diabetes); Build and use computer searches to pro-actively identify patients who may benefit from attending LTC clinics; Make appropriate recommendations for ongoing treatment and refer appropriately to the GP/other services where needed.
• Medicines safety & Service Development: Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries; Increase quality and safety of prescribing through audit and PDSA cycles; Manage practice formularies to improve quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of prescribing; Monitor practice prescribing against local recommendations and QOF targets; Implement drug withdrawals and alerts (e.g., MHRA) aimed at improving medicines safety; Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (e.g., around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives, e.g., around out of stocks).
• Education and Training of Others: Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers and other practice staff around medicines optimisation and therapeutics.

Behavioural Competencies and Skills

• Collaborative Working Relationships
• Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care; demonstrates appropriate communication to gain cooperation of relevant stakeholders including patients, senior and peer colleagues, other professionals, NHS or private organisations; works as a member of a team; recognises personal limitations and refers when necessary; maintains effective working relationships within and outside the practice and locality; liaises with CCG colleagues and pharmacists to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit.
• Leadership
• Liaises with other GP practices and staff for the collective benefit of patients; demonstrates understanding of the pharmacy role in governance; contributes to the workplace vision and improves quality within service limits; reviews progress and develops plans; motivates self to achieve goals.
• Management
• Understands national priorities, resource utilisation, standards of practice, risk management, performance management, and extending service delivery within the team.
• Education, Training and Development
• Mentorship, teaching and assessment, continuous professional development, and up-to-date educational policies relevant to practice.
• Research and Evaluation
• Critically evaluate literature, identify evidence gaps, generate evidence for local use, apply evidence to practice, and understand research governance.

This Job description is intended as a guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. The description will be open to regular review and may be amended to take into account new developments at the practice. To carry out any other duties as may be required by the practice either temporarily or permanently.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma or equivalent training/experience
• Independent prescriber or working towards qualification

Experience Essential

• In depth clinical knowledge and understanding of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding the nature of general practice and current pressures in primary care
• Understanding the nature of primary care prescribing and strategies to improve prescribing
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to make informed clinical decisions and maintain accountability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to both patients and healthcare professionals
• Understands the importance of medicines optimisation in the management of long-term conditions
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies when referral is appropriate
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Desirable

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience

Other Essential

• Self-motivated
• Adaptable
• Flexible and willing to adapt

Desirable

• Full driving license

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Yate & Frampton PCN Ltd

Address

Frome Valley Medical Centre

2 Court Road

Frampton Cotterell

Bristol

BS36 2DE

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£45,000 to £48,000 a year pro rata depending on experience