Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and skilled Pharmacist to join our growing Pharmacy team to support patients centred medicines optimisation and improved management of long term conditions in primary care.
North Wood Group Practice was formed in 2017 following the merger of Tulse Hill Surgery and Crown Dale Medical Centre. The practice area extends from Tulse Hill to Upper Norwood in South-East London.
There are currently 17,000 patients registered at the Practice making it one of the largest in the London Borough of Lambeth. The local population is remarkably diverse in terms of culture, ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
The practice is within South-East London CCG, reporting to the Lambeth Borough Team.
The Partnership has undergone considerable changes. We now have four partners including 3 GPs and 1 Pharmacist to reflect the changing landscape of general practice
Main duties of the job
General
The post-holder
- Will follow North Wood Group Policies and Procedures such as, but not limited to: Health and Safety, Data Protection and Confidentiality.
- Is advised that the job description describes responsibilities as they are currently required and these are subject for review and updating in the light of changing service needs. Any changes will be subject to consultation as part of the annual appraisal
- Should be aware that job descriptions are not fixed although every effort is made to ensure that the responsibilities reflect what you are being asked to do. However this demands flexibility to meet the demands of the practice and its function. The job title and description may be amended and you may be asked to undertake additional duties not specified that may be reasonably required
- May be expected to work at any of the medical practice sites in line with service needs from home if needed only.
- Has a contractual duty to participate in the practice performance appraisal scheme and to contribute to their own personal development and the development of any staff they are responsible for
About us
The practice operates from two premises, currently the site at Crown Dale Medical Centre is closed as the building is undergoing considerable renovation which should be completed in Spring 2022. The practice is currently being operated from the Tulse Hill site. A large number of both clinical and non-clinical staff are currently working part of their week from home, partly due to Covid-19 but also due to space limitations at the Tulse Hill site.
North Wood Group Practis a busy practice and has a growing multi-disciplinary team of GPs, Nurses, Physician Associates and Trainee GPs.
There is a growing pharmacy team with Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists in cross sector placements with Guys and St. Thomas NHS Trust, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust and Community Pharmacy. The practice has a culture of education and training and numerous opportunities to develop practitioners skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Hours: Full Time or Part Time
Accountable to: Pharmacist Partner
Responsible to: GP Partners
Liaises with: All Pharmacy staff
General Practitioners and other allied health care professionals in general practice setting
Administrative staff
Community Pharmacists
Medicines Optimisation team - SEL CCG
Other Healthcare Professional
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Policy and Service Development
- Work as part of the wider pharmacy team to support patients/ clinician's with medication queries, reconcile medications and process medication workflow from various sources in practice.
- Build on existing skills to manage long term conditions.
- To work with general practice staff, on the ground, to promote and embed the role of a GP practice pharmacist and raise awareness of services available to patients.
- Work closely with the care homes to mange complex medicines management needs and supply processes.
- To provide general practice staff with recommendations and plan to proactively improve the quality of systems and processes to improve medicines optimisation within the general practice setting.
- 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.
- 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.
- To collate and feedback on electronic discharge related information to ensure continuing improvement of the hospital computerised discharge letter and process of communication.
- To assist with the implementation of policies and guidelines to improve medicines optimisation across primary/ secondary care interface and into the general practice setting.
- To provide training to general practice staff to promote medicines optimisation in practice.
- 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
- 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
- Contribute to the achievement of KPIs and objectives of the programme
- Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards, leading improvement initiatives where medicines are involved
Patient Care
- To act as a specialist practitioner in General Practice
- To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care in general practice and promote safe pharmaceutical management across the interface
- Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
- To provide highly specialised evidence-based clinical advice and information to nursing and medical staff on the care and treatment of patients
- To actively participate in key multi-disciplinary ward rounds.
- To liaise with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues
- Contribute to patient safety culture through Significant Event Reporting and investigation of medicines related incidents and through pro-active measures
- Ensure that patients are referred to the most appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within in an appropriate period of time
Job description
Job responsibilities
Hours: Full Time or Part Time
Accountable to: Pharmacist Partner
Responsible to: GP Partners
Liaises with: All Pharmacy staff
General Practitioners and other allied health care professionals in general practice setting
Administrative staff
Community Pharmacists
Medicines Optimisation team - SEL CCG
Other Healthcare Professional
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Policy and Service Development
- Work as part of the wider pharmacy team to support patients/ clinician's with medication queries, reconcile medications and process medication workflow from various sources in practice.
- Build on existing skills to manage long term conditions.
- To work with general practice staff, on the ground, to promote and embed the role of a GP practice pharmacist and raise awareness of services available to patients.
- Work closely with the care homes to mange complex medicines management needs and supply processes.
- To provide general practice staff with recommendations and plan to proactively improve the quality of systems and processes to improve medicines optimisation within the general practice setting.
- 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.
- 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.
- To collate and feedback on electronic discharge related information to ensure continuing improvement of the hospital computerised discharge letter and process of communication.
- To assist with the implementation of policies and guidelines to improve medicines optimisation across primary/ secondary care interface and into the general practice setting.
- To provide training to general practice staff to promote medicines optimisation in practice.
- 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
- 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
- Contribute to the achievement of KPIs and objectives of the programme
- Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards, leading improvement initiatives where medicines are involved
Patient Care
- To act as a specialist practitioner in General Practice
- To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care in general practice and promote safe pharmaceutical management across the interface
- Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
- To provide highly specialised evidence-based clinical advice and information to nursing and medical staff on the care and treatment of patients
- To actively participate in key multi-disciplinary ward rounds.
- To liaise with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues
- Contribute to patient safety culture through Significant Event Reporting and investigation of medicines related incidents and through pro-active measures
- Ensure that patients are referred to the most appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within in an appropriate period of time
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Masters degree MPharm
- - Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- - Working towards Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice (equivalent)
Desirable
- - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice
- - Member of PCPA
- - Member of RPS faculty
- - Independent Prescribing Qualification (active prescriber)
Experience
Essential
- - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - Understanding of local and national priorities
- - An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- -An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- -Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- -Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- - Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- - Good IT skills
- - Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- - Good problem solving skills and able to prioritise actions.
- - Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- - Produce timely and informative reports
- - Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- - Produce timely and informative reports
- - Work effectively, independently and as a team member
- - Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
- - Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
- - Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
Desirable
- - Previous experience in General Practice
- - Delivering training to clinical and non-clinical staff
Work Environment / Personal Attributes
Essential
- - Able to work in a busy office setting. - Flexible to meet the needs of the practice.
- - Able to work from various sites and from home as needed.
- - Able to work in a busy demanding environment
- - Adaptable
- - Self-motivated
- - Safeguarding and other mandatory training
- - Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes Immunisation status
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Masters degree MPharm
- - Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- - Working towards Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice (equivalent)
Desirable
- - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice
- - Member of PCPA
- - Member of RPS faculty
- - Independent Prescribing Qualification (active prescriber)
Experience
Essential
- - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - Understanding of local and national priorities
- - An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- -An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- -Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- -Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- - Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- - Good IT skills
- - Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- - Good problem solving skills and able to prioritise actions.
- - Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- - Produce timely and informative reports
- - Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- - Produce timely and informative reports
- - Work effectively, independently and as a team member
- - Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
- - Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
- - Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
Desirable
- - Previous experience in General Practice
- - Delivering training to clinical and non-clinical staff
Work Environment / Personal Attributes
Essential
- - Able to work in a busy office setting. - Flexible to meet the needs of the practice.
- - Able to work from various sites and from home as needed.
- - Able to work in a busy demanding environment
- - Adaptable
- - Self-motivated
- - Safeguarding and other mandatory training
- - Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes Immunisation status
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).
