Job summary
The Cambridge
Northern Villages PCN are looking to recruit three Clinical Pharmacists who are
passionate for delivering a quality of service to their patients.
The Clinical
Pharmacist role supports to improve patients health outcomes and of the
efficiency of the primary care team by providing direct, accessible and timely
medicines expertise, including face to face. Clinical Pharmacists proactively transfer
workload relating to medicines optimisation issues to improve patients care
safety and free up clinical staff to spend more time on clinical care.
We endeavour to
recognise the value of our team members individually & collectively &
to encourage their personal & professional development. We are committed to
providing an open, and supportive environment where all staff are comfortable
sharing ideas & can expect to be provided with all the tools and support
they need to enjoy working and succeeding
Main duties of the job
To
work as part of a multi- disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to
clinically assess and treat patients using extensive experience an in-depth
knowledge.
To
be directly responsible for care and prescribing of defined cohort(s) of a
patients
To
deliver and develop pharmacy led medicines optimisation working with general
practice and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring practice remains up to
date
To
lead and promote, support and facilitate medicines optimisation for specialist
area in the wider medicines agenda ensuring best value, reduced harm and
improved outcomes.
To
lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery for specialist area
in order to ensure high-quality service and to further develop provision.
To
work to the principles of medicines optimisation and relevant up to date
national guidelines and evidence base.
To
improve patients health outcome and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by
providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise including face to
face.
Deliver
high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicine treatment plans
for patients, particularly the elderly, complex patients those at risk of
hospital admission.
Improve
the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and
attendance.
About us
We
are looking to expand our team to support our patients and provide the best
possible care within our local communities.
The
PCN Team currently consists of two Clinical Directors, 3 Clinical Pharmacists,
1 First Contact Physiotherapist, 1 Social Prescriber and 1 PCN Manager.
Cambridge
Northern Villages PCN is made up of the following practices:
Cottenham Surgery, Cottenham,
Firs House Medical Partnership- Histon
Maple Surgery, Bar Hill.
Milton Surgery, Milton.
Over Surgery, Over.
Swavesey Surgery, Swavesey.
Waterbeach Surgery, Waterbeach.
Willingham Medical Practice, Willingham.
Due to the
geography and nature of this role, a clean UK driving licence is desirable as
travel across the PCN may be required to cover all surgeries within the PCN.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder
will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching
medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing
processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and
online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce waste medicines.
To
work as part of a multi- disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to
clinically assess and treat patients using extensive experience an in-depth
knowledge.
To
be directly responsible for care and prescribing of defined cohort(s) of a
patients
To
deliver and develop pharmacy led medicines optimisation working with general
practice and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring practice remains up to
date
To
lead and promote, support and facilitate medicines optimisation for specialist
area in the wider medicines agenda ensuring best value, reduced harm and
improved outcomes.
To
lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery for specialist area
in order to ensure high-quality service and to further develop provision.
To
work to the principles of medicines optimisation and relevant up to date
national guidelines and evidence base.
To
improve patients health outcome and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by
providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise including face to
face.
To
proactively transfer workload relating to medicine optimisation issues to
improve patient care, safety and free up clinical staff to spend more time on
clinical care.
Provide
proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN
multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers.
Develop
and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patients
outcomes, reflects the needs of the PCN population and shifts workload from
other clinical staff.
Deliver
direct patient consultations and prescribing as part of the practice and
cluster multidisciplinary team approaches acute illness.
Improve
patient and carer understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their
medicine.
Provide
pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term
conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.
Prescribing
queries from patients and staff
Organise
and oversee the PCNs medicines optimisation system including the repeat
prescribing and medication review systems.
Support
dispensing practices with annual DSQS reporting and audits
Deliver
high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicine treatment plans
for patients, particularly the elderly, complex patients those at risk of
hospital admission.
Improve
the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and
attendance.
Improve
the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and
education to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance
and other clinical standards.
Develop
yourself and the role through participation on clinical supervision, training
and service redesign activities.
Provide
a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in
the medicine supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issue.
Deliver
training, monitoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff of medicine
issues.
Contribute
to the achievement and maintenance of good to outstand CQC
Key Working Relationships:
Develop and
maintain key working relationships with:
PCN
Manager
PCN
Clinical Director
PCN
Pharmacy Technicians
Other
PCN staff: Care Co-ordinators, First Contact Physio, Social Prescribers
Practice
staff from all PCN Surgeries
Patients
and carers where appropriate
Secondary
Care and interface Pharmacists
CCG
Medicines Management Team
Community
Nurses and other allied health professionals
Community
Pharmacists and support staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder
will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching
medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing
processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and
online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce waste medicines.
To
work as part of a multi- disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to
clinically assess and treat patients using extensive experience an in-depth
knowledge.
To
be directly responsible for care and prescribing of defined cohort(s) of a
patients
To
deliver and develop pharmacy led medicines optimisation working with general
practice and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring practice remains up to
date
To
lead and promote, support and facilitate medicines optimisation for specialist
area in the wider medicines agenda ensuring best value, reduced harm and
improved outcomes.
To
lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery for specialist area
in order to ensure high-quality service and to further develop provision.
To
work to the principles of medicines optimisation and relevant up to date
national guidelines and evidence base.
To
improve patients health outcome and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by
providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise including face to
face.
To
proactively transfer workload relating to medicine optimisation issues to
improve patient care, safety and free up clinical staff to spend more time on
clinical care.
Provide
proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN
multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers.
Develop
and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patients
outcomes, reflects the needs of the PCN population and shifts workload from
other clinical staff.
Deliver
direct patient consultations and prescribing as part of the practice and
cluster multidisciplinary team approaches acute illness.
Improve
patient and carer understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their
medicine.
Provide
pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term
conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.
Prescribing
queries from patients and staff
Organise
and oversee the PCNs medicines optimisation system including the repeat
prescribing and medication review systems.
Support
dispensing practices with annual DSQS reporting and audits
Deliver
high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicine treatment plans
for patients, particularly the elderly, complex patients those at risk of
hospital admission.
Improve
the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and
attendance.
Improve
the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and
education to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance
and other clinical standards.
Develop
yourself and the role through participation on clinical supervision, training
and service redesign activities.
Provide
a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in
the medicine supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issue.
Deliver
training, monitoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff of medicine
issues.
Contribute
to the achievement and maintenance of good to outstand CQC
Key Working Relationships:
Develop and
maintain key working relationships with:
PCN
Manager
PCN
Clinical Director
PCN
Pharmacy Technicians
Other
PCN staff: Care Co-ordinators, First Contact Physio, Social Prescribers
Practice
staff from all PCN Surgeries
Patients
and carers where appropriate
Secondary
Care and interface Pharmacists
CCG
Medicines Management Team
Community
Nurses and other allied health professionals
Community
Pharmacists and support staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Extensive knowledge of medicine optimisation through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- Member of the GPHC
- Independent Prescribing (IP) qualification or willing to undertake training to complete
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne/EMIS/other clinical systems
Experience
Essential
- Must understand the background and aims of General Practice
- Has appreciation of the new NHS architecture including the relationship between individual provider, PCN and commissioners
- Understanding of the current national policies and those impacting on medicines optimisation services
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, requiring a flexibility with an emphasis on using your own initiative
- Adapting to change within the workplace
- Working co-operatively with colleagues
- Experience of working with highly confidential or sensitive or information.
- I.T. literate and the ability to confidently use email, excel and data software.
- Strong organisational skills
- Understanding confidentiality and data protection
- Proven ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines
- Proven experience of working as part of a team.
- Proven ability to work with people in a supportive capacity
Desirable
- Good understanding of primary care
- Experience of undertaking evidence review
- Evidence of experience in using independent prescribing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Extensive knowledge of medicine optimisation through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- Member of the GPHC
- Independent Prescribing (IP) qualification or willing to undertake training to complete
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne/EMIS/other clinical systems
Experience
Essential
- Must understand the background and aims of General Practice
- Has appreciation of the new NHS architecture including the relationship between individual provider, PCN and commissioners
- Understanding of the current national policies and those impacting on medicines optimisation services
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, requiring a flexibility with an emphasis on using your own initiative
- Adapting to change within the workplace
- Working co-operatively with colleagues
- Experience of working with highly confidential or sensitive or information.
- I.T. literate and the ability to confidently use email, excel and data software.
- Strong organisational skills
- Understanding confidentiality and data protection
- Proven ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines
- Proven experience of working as part of a team.
- Proven ability to work with people in a supportive capacity
Desirable
- Good understanding of primary care
- Experience of undertaking evidence review
- Evidence of experience in using independent prescribing
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).
