Job summary
Cygnet Primary Care Network is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and GPhC-registered Clinical Pharmacist through NHS Englands Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). The successful candidate will join our expanding multidisciplinary team (MDT), working on behalf of our member practices and based at Bartholomew Medical Group, the largest of our network practices.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in strengthening primary care services across our locality. You will use your clinical knowledge, skills, and experience to make a meaningful and measurable impact on patient care, while being a valued member of a supportive and forward-thinking team. The role offers both professional development and a strong sense of job satisfaction.
This is an exciting
opportunity for you to enhance our team whilst making your mark in primary care
locally with your knowledge, skills and experience. This is a role where you
can make a tangible and quantifiable difference, where you are valued whilst
being given a strong sense of job satisfaction.
Main duties of the job
The roles will be
based at one of the Goole PCN sites - Bartholomew Medial Practice.
You will be responsible for the care management of
patients with chronic diseases and/or recent hospital admission plus undertake
clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with
complex polypharmacy especially those in care homes, the frail, and those
with co-morbidities. You will be involved with shared decision making which
will include involvement in regular care home rounds, prioritising patients for
MDT 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
Cygnet
PCN covers a large geographical area within the East Riding of Yorkshire. Our
network covers over 52,000 patients and is made up of the five following GP
Practices:
Montague Medical Practice
Snaith & Rawcliffe Medical Group
Bartholomew Medical Group
Howden Medical Centre
Gilberdyke Health Centre
Our
network comprises of a range of roles from Clinical Director to Care
Co-ordinator.
PCN's build on existing primary care services and enable greater
provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health
and social care for people close to home. Our PCN are proactively providing
care and services for the people and communities we serve.
New
roles are being introduced to the network as we are expanding into different
areas of Healthcare.
The
network provides a single point of access for the nursing, residential and
learning disability homes in the area.
All
our team are passionate and committed to making a difference to patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You should have a caring, dedicated and passionate approach to General Practice as well as delivering high quality medication reviews. You will also need an open and flexible attitude towards working with a variety of patient needs as well as Practice needs. Good verbal and written consultations as well as strong time management abilities are also needed.
Working within your
clinical competencies alongside the general practice teams you will prescribe,
be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and
undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex
polypharmacy.
Key Areas of
Responsibility
To proactively
manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care
homes, those with co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD, and asthma) and
people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over
Medication Programme).
Deliver patient
facing/remote clinical medical reviews, including long-term conditions clinics
and ensure medicines optimisation. Make appropriate recommendations to GPs, nurses
and paramedics for medicine improvement and monitoring.
Work with both
the care home staff and PCN staff to improve the safety of medicines ordering
and administration.
To offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the Care Homes in the network.
Attend and/or
refer patients to multidisciplinary care conferences.
Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the
public and social care needs of patients at our PCNs Practice.
Provide
training/development to primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicines
optimisation.
Work with the practice
team to ensure compliance with CQC standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You should have a caring, dedicated and passionate approach to General Practice as well as delivering high quality medication reviews. You will also need an open and flexible attitude towards working with a variety of patient needs as well as Practice needs. Good verbal and written consultations as well as strong time management abilities are also needed.
Working within your
clinical competencies alongside the general practice teams you will prescribe,
be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and
undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex
polypharmacy.
Key Areas of
Responsibility
To proactively
manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care
homes, those with co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD, and asthma) and
people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over
Medication Programme).
Deliver patient
facing/remote clinical medical reviews, including long-term conditions clinics
and ensure medicines optimisation. Make appropriate recommendations to GPs, nurses
and paramedics for medicine improvement and monitoring.
Work with both
the care home staff and PCN staff to improve the safety of medicines ordering
and administration.
To offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the Care Homes in the network.
Attend and/or
refer patients to multidisciplinary care conferences.
Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the
public and social care needs of patients at our PCNs Practice.
Provide
training/development to primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicines
optimisation.
Work with the practice
team to ensure compliance with CQC standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential Criteria:
- Completion of an accredited undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Enrolment in, willingness to undertake, or completion of the 18-month Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (or equivalent qualification)
- Knowledge and experience of working in a Primary Care/Community Pharmacy setting
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma
- Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Association
Experience
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Plans targets with colleagues and ensure delivery against key
- milestones including monitoring and review of general medicine
- optimisation issues
- 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential Criteria:
- Completion of an accredited undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Enrolment in, willingness to undertake, or completion of the 18-month Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (or equivalent qualification)
- Knowledge and experience of working in a Primary Care/Community Pharmacy setting
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma
- Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Association
Experience
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Plans targets with colleagues and ensure delivery against key
- milestones including monitoring and review of general medicine
- optimisation issues
- 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.
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).
