Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Mid Kent PCN - Clinical Pharmacist

Basis: Full-time 37.5 hours

Permanent Position

May include some weekend working

Location: New Hayesbank Surgery

Accountable to: GP Partners and Line Manager

Job Purpose

Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in GP practices

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review

Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues.

Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service

Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates

Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries

Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles

Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing

Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety

Work with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines

Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics

Contribute to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews

Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff

Review daily pathology results for patients on known medicines.

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

Undertake minor ailments triage; dealing with minor ailments and triaging patietns appropriately.

Take part in Virtual Ward and other MDT meetings

Support clinicians with care home prescribing/MARS charts

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

To work within the practice based team to undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as:

- Frail elderly

- Poly-pharmacy

- Substance misuse

- Patients on high risk medicines

- STOPP/START identified patients

- Revolving door Hospital admissions

Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice

Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or indications change

Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy to align support for medicines adherence such as MUR and NMS

Support improvements in clinical care through practice based audit and implementing change

Prescribing advice to prescribers in practice e.g. temporary non availability of drugs

Ensure patient safety when they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines

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 2 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

May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification

May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification

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

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

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 ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol

Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management

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

Research and Evaluation

Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature

Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice

Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable for presentation at local level

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equity, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice polices and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Personal Development

To undertake training as required including mandatory and statutory training, core skills training and ongoing development.

To strive to maintain quality within the practice and to alert management to issues of quality or risk.

To effectively manage own time, workload and resources

To attend education and other meetings as required

To enrol on CPPE Pharmacist in General Practice Scheme and undertake 28 days study leave.

Confidentiality

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post holder may have access to confidential and sensitive information regarding, patients, carers, practice staff and other healthcare works. The post holder may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Prescribing Qualification and experience

Desirable

• GCSE grade B or C in 4 subjects
• IT skills

Good communication skill

Essential

• Knowledge of Snomed code

Desirable

• IT skill and EMIS web knowledge

Experience

Essential

• Working under pressure and to deadlines
• Working in a confidential environment
• Working in a customer service environment
• Pharmacy/prescribing experience

Desirable

• Experience in working in Primary care

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

New Hayesbank Surgery

Address

Bybrook

Kennington

Ashford

TN24 9JZ

Employer's website

https://www.hayesbankmedical.com/ (Opens in a new tab)