Job summary
Pendeen Surgery in Ross on Wye is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to join its friendly team..
Part-time 30 hours per week
We
are seeking an experienced enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to replace our current Clinical Pharmacist who is leaving to take a career break.
Salary
depending on experience (Band 7/8a)
Main duties of the job
- The
post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provided specialist
pharmaceutical support to the Practices clinical team to improve care and
support safe and effective prescribing
- The
role will involve providing patient facing services either via face to face or telephone
consultations and will undertake chronic disease management, repeat
prescription management and structured medication reviews.
- The
post holder will need to be proactively involved in the quality improvement and
audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework
(QOF).
About us
Pendeen
Surgery is a busy market town GP Practice with just under 9000 patients. At
Pendeen Surgery we have an excellent group of clinical and admin individuals
who enjoy working alongside each other. Primary Care has seen many challenges
in recent years and our team is always supportive and positive towards one
another.
We
are training Practice with three GP trainers (Dr Das, Dr Boughen and Dr
Thurgood). We use EMIS Web and Docman clinical systems, along with Accurx and
Lexacom ECHO. We have consistently been rated as Good by CQC and are very high
QOF achievers.
We
are part of the South and West Primary Care Network (Herefordshire). Currently our
Extended Access cover is provided by Taurus Healthcare with appointments in the
evenings and at the weekends. From 1st April 2025 the Practice will be covering the Extended Access at the Surgery rather than at PCN locations. We also have Herefordshire Remote Health (HRH)
virtual appointments during the day which is also run by Taurus Healthcare.
The
surgery is situated just 5 minutes out of town adjacent to Dean Hill Park and a
stone's throw from the Community Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical medication reviews for patients with single of
multiple long-term conditions where medicines optimisation is required
- To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or
intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure
patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission
- To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings at the
Practice. where appropriate
- To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries
where possible within scope of practice.
To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when
required.
- Implement changes to medicines in line MHRA alerts, product
withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance.
- To maintain full and complete records of all patient
contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding
- To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality
improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate
- Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines
and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals
where appropriate
- Participate in review and setting of policies relating to
medicines management and prescribing and help ensure the Practice prescribes in
accordance with local guidelines and formulary
- To identify areas of clinical risk at Practice level and
make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that
will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of
Practice resources.
- To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be
responsible for own continuous professional development.
- Work with the Clinical Team to ensure full compliance with
Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical medication reviews for patients with single of
multiple long-term conditions where medicines optimisation is required
- To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or
intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure
patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission
- To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings at the
Practice. where appropriate
- To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries
where possible within scope of practice.
To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when
required.
- Implement changes to medicines in line MHRA alerts, product
withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance.
- To maintain full and complete records of all patient
contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding
- To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality
improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate
- Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines
and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals
where appropriate
- Participate in review and setting of policies relating to
medicines management and prescribing and help ensure the Practice prescribes in
accordance with local guidelines and formulary
- To identify areas of clinical risk at Practice level and
make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that
will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of
Practice resources.
- To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be
responsible for own continuous professional development.
- Work with the Clinical Team to ensure full compliance with
Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
- - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- - Holder of GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Desirable
- - Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pathway or willing to work towards it
- - Experience of working in Primary Care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
- - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- - Holder of GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Desirable
- - Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pathway or willing to work towards it
- - Experience of working in Primary Care
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).
Additional information
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).