Job summary
Clinical Pharmacist Ball Tree
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Job summary
Are you looking for an interesting role in Primary Care?
Ball
Tree surgery have the perfect role for you!
We have an exciting opportunity to join a growing,
supportive Medicines Management Team; with opportunities for personal
development, impactful quality improvement and patient facing clinics.
We have been impressed by the impact that the Pharmacists
and Pharmacy Technicians have had across Lancing and Sompting PCN and would
like to expand our teams capacity here at Ball Tree surgery.
The population is growing, though it currently stands at 15,200
here at Ball Tree. At Ball Tree we currently have 2 Pharmacists, 2 Pharmacy
Technicians and a pharmacy administrator that work closely within the practice
teams and the wider PCN teams.
Our surgery strives to provide our patients with excellent
Clinical Care and motivational support delivered by warm and caring clinical
staff. We have excellent relationships with the local community pharmacies and
the community teams.
Specialist interests, experience and independent prescribing
qualifications are welcomed, though not essential, especially around chronic
disease management including frailty and care homes.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for a
combination of patient facing work such as medication reviews, chronic disease
management, prescription queries and management of medicines through transfer
of care. Working across two sites, they will also play a significant role in
service and quality improvement through audits of relevant work processes,
sharing of best practice and current guidance with regard to prescribing and
through work in medicines optimisation.
The successful candidate will be supported in terms of
clinical learning and professional development through regular access to a GP
clinical supervisor, other clinical pharmacists and through a formal education
pathway through the Centre of Postgraduate Pharmacy Education. As part of a
growing team of Clinical Pharmacists there is also a programme of peer support
events and team meetings in place.
About us
About us
Ball Tree surgery is a practice with 15,200 patients using EMIS across 2 sites. We are a friendly team with a great mix of clinical roles supported by a large team of administrators, secretaries, receptionists and care coordinators.
We have regular clinical meetings and education sessions to help with developing continued learning and improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
- Be prescribers, or committed to completing training to become prescribers.
- Contribute to the delivery of effective daily processes for the transfer of care between hospitals and GPs including effective signposting, recommendation of medication changes and communication accordingly.
- Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.
- Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases.
- Take responsibility for the care management of patients on hypertensive medication as well as other Blood pressure related medication.
- Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.
- Focus especially on the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.
- Through the use of audit and action planning, help to tackle inequalities.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement.
- Contribute to the General Practice quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services.
- Use structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
- Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).
- Work with general practice teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
- Take a lead role in some aspects of supporting further integration of General Practice with other healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.
- Specifically, contribute to the Quality Improvement Schemes (QIS) for practices (e.g. to reduce prescribing spend and unplanned admissions)
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across Primary Care Networks and the wider health and social care system
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists, liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
- Be prescribers, or committed to completing training to become prescribers.
- Contribute to the delivery of effective daily processes for the transfer of care between hospitals and GPs including effective signposting, recommendation of medication changes and communication accordingly.
- Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.
- Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases.
- Take responsibility for the care management of patients on hypertensive medication as well as other Blood pressure related medication.
- Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.
- Focus especially on the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.
- Through the use of audit and action planning, help to tackle inequalities.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement.
- Contribute to the General Practice quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services.
- Use structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
- Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).
- Work with general practice teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
- Take a lead role in some aspects of supporting further integration of General Practice with other healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.
- Specifically, contribute to the Quality Improvement Schemes (QIS) for practices (e.g. to reduce prescribing spend and unplanned admissions)
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across Primary Care Networks and the wider health and social care system
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists, liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Master of Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE pathway
- Independent prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years experience as a pharmacist
- Experience of common acute and long-term conditions
Desirable
- More than 2 years experience as a pharmacist
- Previous experience of working in a GP surgery
- Experience of medication reviews relevant in General Practice
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Strong problem solver
- Works effectively independently
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Rigorous in following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and codes of conduct
- Committed to continuous professional development
- Ability to apply research evidence base into the workplace
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- IT literate
Desirable
- Track record of improving work processes
- Up to date knowledge of CQC regulations in General Practice
- Good understanding and history of quality improvement work through audit
- User of TPP SystmOne and/or EMIS Web
- Lipid/Hypertension/HRT knowledge
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Master of Pharmacy (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Completion of CPPE pathway
- Independent prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years experience as a pharmacist
- Experience of common acute and long-term conditions
Desirable
- More than 2 years experience as a pharmacist
- Previous experience of working in a GP surgery
- Experience of medication reviews relevant in General Practice
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Strong problem solver
- Works effectively independently
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Rigorous in following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and codes of conduct
- Committed to continuous professional development
- Ability to apply research evidence base into the workplace
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- IT literate
Desirable
- Track record of improving work processes
- Up to date knowledge of CQC regulations in General Practice
- Good understanding and history of quality improvement work through audit
- User of TPP SystmOne and/or EMIS Web
- Lipid/Hypertension/HRT knowledge
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).
