PCN Clinical Pharmacist

We are looking torecruit a suitably qualified and registered Clinical Pharmacist under NHSEnglands Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) to work in our expandingmultidisciplinary team (MDT) on behalf of Cygnet Primary Care Network memberpractices. We are hoping to recruit a Pharmacist working from one of our member practices.

This is an excitingopportunity for you to enhance our team whilst making your mark in primary carelocally with your knowledge, skills and experience. This is a role where youcan make a tangible and quantifiable difference, where you are valued whilstbeing given a strong sense of job satisfaction.

Main duties of the job

The roles will bebased at one of the Goole PCN sites - Bartholomew Medial Practice.

You will be responsible for the care management ofpatients with chronic diseases and/or recent hospital admission plus undertakeclinical medication reviews to proactively manage people withcomplex polypharmacy especially those in care homes, the frail, and thosewith co-morbidities. You will be involved with shared decision making whichwill include involvement in regular care home rounds, prioritising patients forMDT review and detailed Care Plans. You will offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the Care Homes in the network.

About us

CygnetPCN covers a large geographical area within the East Riding of Yorkshire. Ournetwork covers over 52,000 patients and is made up of the five following GPPractices:

Montague Medical Practice

Snaith & Rawcliffe Medical Group

Bartholomew Medical Group

Howden Medical Centre

Ournetwork comprises of a range of roles from Clinical Director to CareCo-ordinator.

PCN's build on existing primary care services and enable greaterprovision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated healthand social care for people close to home. Our PCN are proactively providingcare and services for the people and communities we serve.

Newroles are being introduced to the network as we are expanding into differentareas of Healthcare.

Thenetwork provides a single point of access for the nursing, residential andlearning disability homes in the area.

Allour team are passionate and committed to making a difference to patient care.

Job responsibilities

Working within yourclinical competencies alongside the general practice teams you will prescribe,be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases andundertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complexpolypharmacy.

Key Areas ofResponsibility

To proactivelymanage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in carehomes, those with co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD, and asthma) andpeople with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop OverMedication Programme).

Deliver patientfacing/remote clinical medical reviews, including long-term conditions clinicsand ensure medicines optimisation. Make appropriate recommendations to GPs, nursesand paramedics for medicine improvement and monitoring.

Work with boththe care home staff and PCN staff to improve the safety of medicines orderingand administration.

To offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the Care Homes in the network.

Attend and/orrefer patients to multidisciplinary care conferences.

Providespecialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both thepublic and social care needs of patients at our PCNs Practice.

Providetraining/development to primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicinesoptimisation.

Work with the practiceteam to ensure compliance with CQC standards.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC)
• Mandatory registration with the GPC
• To be enrolled in/willing to be enrolled in or qualified from an 18-month Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent
• Clinical Diploma
• Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Association

Experience

• Has a minimum of two years post qualifying experience
• Practices and prescribes safely and effectively in a primary care
• setting
• Translates strategies into operational plans in collaboration with
• other senior colleagues
• Recognises personal and professional limitations and refers to
• appropriate colleague

Skills

• Plans targets with colleagues and ensure delivery against key
• milestones including monitoring and review of general medicine
• Communicates clearly to drive team performance and maintain individual resilience
• Proven ability to influence others to gain acceptance for recommendations by taking an evidenced based approach

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.