Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the clinical pharmacist may be requested to:

Attend practice meetings, including Business, Clinical Review, MDT and others as required

Partake in audit as directed by the management lead

Provide education on medicines for the clinical team

Review the latest guidance ensuring the practice conforms to NICE, CQC etc.

Act as the practice point of contact for all medicines related matters, establishing positive working relationships

And other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Delivering a quality service

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the GPhC

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, providing supervision as appropriate to the administration and reception teams

Deliver care as an individual and team according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care, assessing effectiveness of care delivery through peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in medicines management

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required

Monitor the performance of the nursing team in accordance with local policies

Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable children and adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Team working

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

Delegate appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of nurses

Support clinical team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care

Participate in research programmes

Contribute clinical pharmacy view to practice management Set specification and quality required from nursing admin support

Management of risk

Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

Contribute to the Register of Risk, providing risk assessment as necessary

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs

Apply infection-control measures with in the practice according to local and national guidelines

Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice

Utilising information

Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to day to day operations

Review and process data using accurate read codes in order to ensure easy accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

Adhere to statutory and practice requirements for Information Governance including confidentiality and Freedom of Information Act Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care

Learning and development

Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences)

Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Communication

Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Communicate effectively with other agencies/partners

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, including those receiving bad news

Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues

Participate in practice team meetings, updating on medicines management

Produce written documents that evidence the contribution of the nursing team to the practice priorities

Equality and Diversity

Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity

Support people who need assistance in exercising rights

Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Accept the rights if individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care

Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Competent in the use of GP Clinical Systems (Emis Web)
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow policy and procedure

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist
• Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of General Practice

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC Registered Pharmacist
• GPhC Independent Prescriber Qualification

Desirable

• Minor Ailments certification
• Medicines Management Qualification

Personal qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated
• Forward thinker
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure

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

The Meads Medical Practice Limited

Address

The Mead Medical Practice Ltd

29 Quartz Way

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME10 5AA

Employer's website

https://www.saffronwayhealthcentre.co.uk/index.aspx?p=G82634 (Opens in a new tab)