PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is Surgery based, the post holder will act within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists and technicians in general practice.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. You will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

You will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. The postholder will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies, so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices
• Understanding of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills

Desirable

• Experience working in a GP Practice
• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
• Good IT skills
• SystmOne experience
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
• Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bridgewater Surgeries

Address

Bridgewater House

7 Printers Avenue

Watford

Herts

WD18 7QR

Employer's website

https://www.bridgewatersurgeries.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)