Clinical Practice Based Pharmacist
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Job summary
As a practice we are currently looking at expanding our clinical workforce. In line with current practice clinical need we are recruiting for a clinical pharmacist to work in house alongside our existing pharmacy team. As a healthcare professional you will be supervised by a named clinician within the practice. Longton Health Centre are seeking a clinical pharmacist with previous experience of working in either hospital, primary care, or the community pharmacy setting for at least 2 years post-qualification to develop and lead medicines optimisation services within our practice alongside our existing pharmacy team.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will be registered with the GPhC, ideally have a post-graduate clinical diploma and be an independent prescriber (preferred). If not already an independent prescriber you should already be working to achieve this.
Candidates will be required to enrol on the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or have qualified from an approved 18 month training pathway.
Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to work effectively under pressure.
About us
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with clinical support to perform face to face and telephone reviews to optimise medicines for patients with polypharmacy and undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) and assist with long term condition patient reviews both in house and within a community setting. You will support and manage the practice repeat prescription process, provide medicines information advice, perform medicines reconciliation upon transfer of care between settings and promote systems for safer prescribing. You will work closely with the medicines management team based within the practice to improve patient care. The successful candidate will be required to contribute to quality improvement and clinical audit.
Details
Date posted
10 May 2022
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A3209-22-0324
Job locations
Longton Health Centre
Liverpool Road
Longton
Lancashire
PR4 5HA
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role, they will be supported by a senior clinician in the lead practice who will develop, manage and mentor them.The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.The post holder will support general practice staff with prescription and medication queries. They will support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems, undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) and provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both the public and social care needs of the patient.
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 excellent service within general practice.
The post holder will be expected to be a non- medical prescriber and if working towards this would be supported to develop their role.The post holder will be expected to enrol on the CPPE PCPEP pathway unless they have completed an approved 18 month training pathway.
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility -Patient facing Long-term condition clinics -See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma).Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement.
Patient facing Clinical Medication -Review -Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
Patient facing care home medication reviews -Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs on prescribing and monitoring.Patient facing domiciliary clinical medication review -Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacists, nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring.
Patient facing medicines support -Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice
Telephone medicines support -Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
Unplanned hospital admissions -Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and 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 -Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).
Signposting -Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.
Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team
Able to 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.Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships
Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams
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 stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to
o Patients,GP, nurses and other practice staff, other healthcare professionals including CCG pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, optometrists, dentists, health and social care teams and dieticians etc.
o Locality / GP prescribing lead, locality managers
o Community nurses and other allied health professionals
o Community and hospital pharmacy teams
o Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council required
Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.Have an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs 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.NB: it is anticipated level of qualification held may vary and is dependent to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out, see person specification for details.Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and can implement this appropriately within the workplace.
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision Engages with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and involves PPGs in development of the role and practices.Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example.
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 as per a learning plan with supervision from more experience colleague
Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity; working alongside senior clinical pharmacist to identifying areas to develop. 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.
Ensures appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development
Enrolled into review and appraisal systems within the practice
Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature
Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
The post-holder must comply always with the Practices Health and Safety policies, by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
The post-holder will comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality always and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role, they will be supported by a senior clinician in the lead practice who will develop, manage and mentor them.The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.The post holder will support general practice staff with prescription and medication queries. They will support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems, undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) and provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both the public and social care needs of the patient.
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 excellent service within general practice.
The post holder will be expected to be a non- medical prescriber and if working towards this would be supported to develop their role.The post holder will be expected to enrol on the CPPE PCPEP pathway unless they have completed an approved 18 month training pathway.
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility -Patient facing Long-term condition clinics -See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma).Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement.
Patient facing Clinical Medication -Review -Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
Patient facing care home medication reviews -Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs on prescribing and monitoring.Patient facing domiciliary clinical medication review -Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacists, nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring.
Patient facing medicines support -Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice
Telephone medicines support -Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
Unplanned hospital admissions -Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and 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 -Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).
Signposting -Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.
Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team
Able to 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.Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships
Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams
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 stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to
o Patients,GP, nurses and other practice staff, other healthcare professionals including CCG pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, optometrists, dentists, health and social care teams and dieticians etc.
o Locality / GP prescribing lead, locality managers
o Community nurses and other allied health professionals
o Community and hospital pharmacy teams
o Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council required
Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.Have an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs 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.NB: it is anticipated level of qualification held may vary and is dependent to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out, see person specification for details.Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and can implement this appropriately within the workplace.
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision Engages with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and involves PPGs in development of the role and practices.Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example.
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 as per a learning plan with supervision from more experience colleague
Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity; working alongside senior clinical pharmacist to identifying areas to develop. 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.
Ensures appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development
Enrolled into review and appraisal systems within the practice
Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature
Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
The post-holder must comply always with the Practices Health and Safety policies, by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
The post-holder will comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality always and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Qualifications
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Specialist clinical knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or already working towards gaining independent prescribing qualification
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- Understanding and awareness of the nature of GPs and general practices
- Understanding and awareness 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 patients
- 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
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations with ability to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade patients to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for
- delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
- Full Driving Licence
- Current DBS certificate
- Safeguarding adult and children level three training
- Information Governance toolkit completion
- Immunisation status
- Basic life support training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Qualifications
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Specialist clinical knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or already working towards gaining independent prescribing qualification
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- Understanding and awareness of the nature of GPs and general practices
- Understanding and awareness 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 patients
- 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
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations with ability to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade patients to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for
- delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
- Full Driving Licence
- Current DBS certificate
- Safeguarding adult and children level three training
- Information Governance toolkit completion
- Immunisation status
- Basic life support training
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Dr Loudonsack & Partners
Address
Longton Health Centre
Liverpool Road
Longton
Lancashire
PR4 5HA
Employer's website
https://www.longtonhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Dr Loudonsack & Partners
Address
Longton Health Centre
Liverpool Road
Longton
Lancashire
PR4 5HA
Employer's website
https://www.longtonhealthcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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Details
Date posted
10 May 2022
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A3209-22-0324
Job locations
Longton Health Centre
Liverpool Road
Longton
Lancashire
PR4 5HA
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