Job summary
Stone
and Eccleshall Primary Care Network are looking for a part time dynamic and
enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to work alongside our established PCN Clinical
Pharmacy Team. The team comprises of 2 Clinical Pharmacists and 2 Pharmacy
Technicians. The candidate will support Medicine Management and Optimisation,
and successfully embed clinical pharmacists into general practice. The team is
also integrated with an experienced Practice Clinical Pharmacist who contributes
and supports the PCN team. We would be looking to support the successful
candidate and help develop special interests in chronic disease management.
Main duties of the job
Based at the PCN
hub with additional requirements for Face to Face consultations at the member Practices.
To contribute to
structured medication reviews or medication re-authorisations.
To provide
professional specialist medicines management advice to the clinical team and other health professionals to promote
the safe, effective and high quality, cost effective use of medicines in all
prescribing decisions.
To support practices
with relevant QOF, PCN DES Impact
and Investment Fund targets.
To identify,
develop and promote quality improvements in medicines management across our GP
practices ensuring that best practice is adopted.
To provide support
to our pharmacy technicians to deliver the medicines management goals.
To encourage
better pharmaceutical understanding throughout the primary health care team.
Undertake risk
assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
To contribute to
the development & implementation of new medicines management initiatives
and services within the PCN GP practices.
Contribute to the
clinical medication review service to care homes and other work streams as
required.
About us
Together with Mansion House Surgery and Cumberland House Surgery we make up theStone and Eccleshall Primary Care Network. Our aims are to allow the member practices the opportunity to develop new services, improve efficiencies and ultimately, improve the care provided to our patients. We will develop new ways of working that will look to use innovative approaches to health care delivery and work with local community, mental health, social care and voluntary services to create a culture of wellbeing for all our patients.
We join with other Staffordshire Primary Care Networks (PCNs) under the umbrella of GP First in order to increase our ability to do this.
This new model of care enables us as practices to be more proactive in creating more integrated health and social care for our patients. We want to encourage wellbeing through healthy communities so we aim to work more closely with local organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
provide and receive complex information relating to medicines and medicines
management
o
This
includes clinical information regarding patient care, technical medicines
management/therapeutics information and prescribing activity data derived from
audit and prescribing data
o
The
post holder will need to receive this from and provide it to patients, carers
and other health professionals. He/she may need to persuade the recipients of
the validity and relevance of the information/argument,
and negotiate actions in line with medicines management goals
o
The
post holder may have to adjust his/her communication style and content to take
account of the other persons language difficulties and intellectual abilities.
To
analyse, interpret and compare complex information and/or a range of options
o
This
will usually, but not always, relate the topics outlined above
o
The
post holder will apply his/her technical knowledge to complex clinical and/or
medicines management situations.
To
provide highly specialised advice concerning care of individual patients and
groups of patients
o
This
includes advice on choice of drug treatment, including choice of drug(s), side
effects and doses
o
This
advice will be in response to review and analysis of patient prescriptions and prescribing
data
o
This
will also involve ensuring compliance with medicines legislation, National
Patient Safety Agency advisory notices and other established good practice to
manage and minimise risk.
To
propose and implement policy or service changes that impact within and beyond
the post holders own role, including work within the practices, community
pharmacies and Medicine Management team. This
includes the development of prescribing or medicines management guidelines and
protocols.
To plan and
organise the post holders own workload, including audit and project work and
training sessions for members of the Medicines Management Team, Practice Team, and
Community Pharmacy Team.
To support the
day-to-day work of a Pharmacy Technician working under the direction of the
post-holder. This includes any formal and informal teaching of colleagues as
required.
To work to ensure
best value for money and avoidance of waste in relation to medicines and
contribute to the reduction in fraud related to medicines and pharmacy
consistent with the post holders position in the organisation.
To
participate in audit as appropriate.
The
post holder acts as a lead specialist within his/her area and has discretion to
work within the parameters defined by the post holders line manager and more
senior clinicians.
To
maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional
codes.
To
enrol and complete the CPPE pathway for PCN Clinical Pharmacists, if not
already completed.
As
appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and
expertise, keep up to date with medical or therapeutic evidence and opinion,
local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree
objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal
process.
To
attend local, regional and national meetings of relevance.
To
undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade
as agreed with the post holders line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescribing qualification (or working towards)
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills
Skills
Essential
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively and independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
- Full Driving Licence
- In date CRB
- Safeguarding adult and children level three
- Information Governance toolkit completion
- Immunisation status
- Basic life support training
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
GP First Ltd
Address
Stafford Health & Wellbeing
Whitgreave Court
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST16 3EB