Job responsibilities
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Working within the practice based team to take
responsibility and undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk
groups
2. Improve prescribing practice through educational support
for all prescribers within the practice
3. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a
patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert
knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
4. Take responsibility for the care management of patient
with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively
manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care
homes, those with multiple comorbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and
asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop
Over Medication Programme).
5. Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines
whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of
patients at the South West Barnet PCN practices and to help in tackling
inequalities.
6. Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in
prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or
indications change
7. Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy to align
support for medicines adherence such as MUR and NMS
8. Support improvements in clinical care through practice
based audit and implementing change
9. Prescribing advice to prescribers in practice e.g.
temporary non availability of drugs
10. Ensure patient safety when they are transferred between
care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines
11. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared
care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist
pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate
antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community
pharmacists and anticoagulation.
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING FOR THIS JOB
NB: it is anticipated that the level of qualification held
may vary according to the level of position and the components of the role
being carried out
Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and
registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, as
demonstrated within a practice portfolio
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Member of or working towards (through foundation) RPS
Faculty membership
Currently hold an independent prescribing qualification
Hold a postgraduate pharmacy qualification.
Have qualified from an accredited training pathway that
equips the clinical pharmacists to be able to practice and prescribe safely and
effectively in a primary care setting (currently the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist
training pathways)
Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term
conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS FOR THIS JOB
EXPERT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Demonstrates general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in
core areas
Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general
pharmaceutical care programmes for patients in core areas, including disease
states / long term conditions identified by local Pharmaceutical Needs
Assessment
Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional
expertise and direct service provision as an individuals
Demonstrates ability to use skills in a range of routine
situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options.
Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies
deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
Is 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 guidance.
COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the
organisation and their role to patient care
Demonstrates 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. CCGs)
Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team
Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more
appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
Liaises with CCG colleagues including CCG Pharmacists on
prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit
Liaises with CCG pharmacists and Heads of Medicines
Management/ Optimisation to benefit from peer support
Liaises with other GP Practices and staff as needed for the
collective benefit of patients
Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy
professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system
LEADERSHIP
Demonstrates understanding of the pharmacy role in
governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace
Demonstrates understanding of, and contributes to, the
workplace vision
You will have a leadership role in supporting further
integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including
community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure
better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload
Demonstrate leadership on person centred medicines
optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve
antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality
improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and
enhanced services. Through structured medication reviews, clinical pharmacists will
support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce
waste and promote self-care.
Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations
of service
Reviews last years progress and develops clear plans to
achieve results within priorities set by others
Demonstrates ability to motivate self to achieve goals
MANAGEMENT
Demonstrates understanding of the implications of national
priorities for the team and/or service
Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective
resource utilisation
Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant
standards of practice
Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management
issues according to policy/protocol
Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures
relating to performance management
Demonstrates ability to extend boundaries of service
delivery within the team
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role
model to members in the team and/or service
Demonstrates understanding of the mentorship process
Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment
effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from a more
experienced colleague
Demonstrates self-development through continuous
professional development activity
Participates in the delivery of formal education programmes
Demonstrates an understanding of current educational
policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with
relevant clinical practice
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the
evidence base to support practice
Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review
literature
Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable for
presentation at local level
Demonstrates ability to apply the research evidence base
into working practice
Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research
governance
Demonstrates ability to work as a member of the research
team
