Job responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES AND AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY:
Patient facing long- term condition clinics
Undertake a comprehensive medication review
of patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine
optimisation is required. Ensure on-going follow-up/monitoring to support
patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their
medicines (i.e. medicines
optimisation).
Patient facing
clinical medication review
Undertake clinical medication reviews with
patients and make appropriate clinical interventions either in clinic or in a
domiciliary-setting where appropriate.
Patient facing and telephone medicines support
Provide patient-facing or telephone clinics for those with
questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in
the practice.
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Respond to medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other
practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients.
Unplanned hospital admissions
Review the use of medicines most commonly
associated with unplanned hospital admissions/readmissions through audit
and individual patient reviews. Put in place changes to reduce the
prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient
groups.
Management of
medicines at discharge from hospital
To reconcile medicines following transfer of
care from hospitals or intermediate care. To undertake a post-transfer
consultation with patients to ensure continuity of care.
Signposting
Ensure that patients are referred to the
appropriate Healthcare Professional for the appropriate level of care within
an appropriate
period of time
e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition
reviews etc.
Repeat prescribing
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation
process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions that have reached the review date.
Risk stratification
Identification of cohorts of patients at high
risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches.
Service development
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).
Information
management
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and
risks to support decision making.
Medicines quality improvement
Undertake simple
audits of prescribing in areas highlighted by the practice team and
feedback the results and implement changes.
Medicines safety
Implement changes
to medicines that
result from MHRA
alerts,
product withdrawal and other local
and national guidance.
Education and
Training
Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on
therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
Care Quality
Commission
Work with
the general practice team to ensure
the practice is
compliant with
CQC standards where
medicines are involved.
Public health
To support public health
campaigns. To provide
specialist knowledge
on all public health
programmes available to the general
public.
COLLABORATIVE WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS:
The post holder will:
Recognise the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient
care
Demonstrate use of
appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients,
senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. ICB
Demonstrate ability
to work as a member of a team
Recognise personal
limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
Actively work toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within
and outside the practice and locality
Foster and maintain strong
links with all services across
locality
Explore the potential for collaborative working
and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain
such relationships
Demonstrate ability
to integrate general
practice with community
and hospital pharmacy
teams
Liaise with ICB/PCN colleagues on prescribing related
matters to ensure consistency of patient care and
benefit
Liaise with ICB pharmacists and Heads of Medicines Management/ Optimisation to benefit from peer support
Liaise with other GP Practices and staff as needed for the collective benefit of patients
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy
and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
Has experience and an awareness of common acute
and long term conditions that are likely
to be seen in general practice
Will hold an independent prescribing qualification.
Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern
and is able to deal with or refer when appropriate
Able to follow legal,
ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE
guidelines.
LEADERSHIP:
Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy
role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
Engage with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and involves PPGs in development of the role and practices
Demonstrate ability to improve
quality within limitations of service
Review yearly progress and develops clear
plans to achieve
results within priorities set by others.
Demonstrate ability
to motivate self to achieve
goals
Promote diversity and equality
in people management techniques and leads
by example.
MANAGEMENT:
Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
Demonstrate understanding of the process
for effective resource
utilisation
Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms
to, relevant standards
of practice
Demonstrate ability
to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
Follow professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance
management
Demonstrate ability
to extend boundaries of service delivery
within the team
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:
Understand and demonstrate the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or
service
Demonstrate understanding of the mentorship process
Demonstrate ability
to conduct teaching
and assessment effectively according to a learning
plan with supervision from more experience colleague
Demonstrate self-development through continuous professional development activity; working alongside Senior Clinical
Pharmacist to identifying areas to develop
Participate in the delivery
of formal education programmes
Demonstrate an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas
of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.
Ensure appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support
development
Enrol into review and appraisal systems
within the practice
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION:
The post holder will:
Demonstrate ability
to critically evaluate
and review literature
Demonstrate ability
to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support
practice
Demonstrate ability
to generate evidence
suitable for presentations at practice and local level
Demonstrate ability
to apply research
evidence base into working place
Demonstrate understanding of principles of research governance.
