Job responsibilities
POLICY/SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
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Develop virtual and remote models of consultation and
support including e-consultations, remote medication review and telehealth and
telemedicine
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To work in a virtual/remote setting to work
with general practice staff to promote and embed the role of a GP practice
pharmacist, and raise awareness of services available to patients.
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To provide general practice staff across
multiple GP practice sites with recommendations and plan action to proactively
improve the quality of systems and processes to
improve medicines optimisation within the general practice setting.
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To provide training
regarding medication related issues and policies/guidelines to general practice
staff in order to promote medicines optimisation, repeat dispensing and high
quality cost-effective prescribing as appropriate.
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To provide
operational and clinical support to medicines optimisation developments and
prescribing initiatives as dictated by GP practice, CCG, and hospital Trust and
service objectives.
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To collate and feedback on electronic discharge
related information to ensure continuing improvement of the hospital
computerised discharge letter and process of communication.
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To assist with the implementation
of policies and guidelines to improve medicines optimisation across primary/
secondary care interface and into the general practice setting.
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To provide training
to general practice staff to promote medicines optimisation in practice.
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Develop and deliver patient facing services and
clinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice
population and shift workload from other disciplines
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Deliver high quality medication reviews and
develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the
elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission) to reduce risk
and unplanned hospital admissions
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Contribute to the achievement of KPIs and
objectives of the programme
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Work with the general practice team to ensure
the practice is compliant with CQC standards, leading improvement initiatives
where medicines are involved
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Work within the eHub to process medication eConsults,
reconcile medications and process medication workflow across the Hurley Group
primary care sites
PATIENT/CLIENT CARE
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To act as a specialist practitioner in General
Practice
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To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care in
general practice and promote safe pharmaceutical management across the
interface
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Provide
pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice
multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
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To
provide highly specialised evidence-based clinical advice and information to
nursing and medical staff on the care and treatment of patients
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To liaise with other pharmacists to ensure
efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues
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Contribute
to patient safety culture through Significant Event Reporting and investigation
of medicines related incidents and through pro-active measures
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Ensure
that patients are referred to the most appropriate healthcare professional for
the appropriate level of care within in an appropriate period of time
FINANCIAL/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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To identify areas of potential cost-savings and
to implement systems to realise savings and contain prescribing cost
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To develop and implement policies and
guidelines to control drug expenditure and ensure cost-effective prescribing.
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To educate other healthcare professionals on
the costs associated with drug therapy and promote the use of evidence-based,
cost-effective prescribing within the division
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To attend financial meetings
STAFF MANAGEMENT & TRAINING
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Supervise
and direct the Band 7 Clinical Pharmacists in their rotational roles within the
Hurley group and Kings Health Partners
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Actively
participate in national training scheme for clinical pharmacists
- To participate in the recruitment
and selection of pharmacy students, pre-registration pharmacists, and
junior pharmacists as needed.
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To
assist in the training, supervision and assessment of junior pharmacy staff
providing a clinical pharmacy service
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To
plan activities for, supervise and train pre-registration pharmacists and
pharmacy students where appropriate
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To
supervise and support the day to day activities and progress through national
training scheme of senior GP practice pharmacists
- To participate in the in-service
clinical pharmacy training of all pharmacy staff.
- To undertake CPD to ensure that
knowledge is continually updated
- To participate in the training and
development of medical, nursing and other healthcare
staff, as appropriate
- To actively develop an Advanced
Practice Portfolio mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework with a
view to RPS Faculty recognition
- To act as a role model for
pharmacists developing advanced practice skills
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- To regularly initiate or contribute
to relevant practice research or audit projects and to publish the results
of such work, as appropriate.
- To participate in other research
and audit programmes in the department
as required
- To maintain and further develop
specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions relevant
to the specialty.
- To publish and present the results
and outcomes of own research and audits locally, nationally or
internationally as appropriate
