Job summary
Its an exciting time to join our established PCN Pharmacy team. This
great opportunity will allow you to be part of this thriving service that aims to support GP workload and improve patient safety in primary care.
This successful post holder will work as part of a team of 15 including a lead pharmacist, other clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the
direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there
is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay
well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice.
The Network Clinical Pharmacist team will play a key role in supporting delivery of the new Network
Contract DES Service specifications and be critical to realising our ambitions to improve patient
outcomes.
About us
Healthier West Wirral PCN supports a population of over 70,000 patients across 5 different Practices including Marine Lake Medical Practice, Myrtle Group Practice, Upton Group Practice, West Wirral Group Practice and Greasby Group Practice. We are an ambitious and forward-thinking organisation that has already had much success building a large PCN team including Physician Associates, Care Coordinators and Paramedics.
Healthier West Wirral PCN fosters transparent communication, mutual respect, and commitment to staff development and shared objectives.
When joining the PCN you will have access to:
- An NHS Pension
- A comprehensive onboarding program, including dedicated time to learn about each PCN service we offer
- 5 weeks annual leave pro rata
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
- Patient facing Medication Review Clinics
- Conduct face-to-face, telephone, domiciliary and virtual (where appropriate) clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with chronic conditions
- Proactively identify and manage patients with complex polypharmacy
- Review the on-going need for each medication, ensuring monitoring needs are performed and an opportunity to support patients achieve better health outcomes
- Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing
- Make appropriate evidence based recommendations
Medicines Information
- Answers relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines.
- Suggest and recommend solutions using clinical knowledge and trusted pharmaceutical sources
Medicine Reconciliation
- 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.
- To review medications for newly registered patients
Medicines Management
- Support development, revision and implementation of practice medicine related policies helping to improve safety and efficiency
- Develop and implement ways to improve monitoring of high-risk medication such as anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, and DMARDs, etc
- Monitor practice prescribing against local guidelines and formulary recommendations
- Develop prescribing guidelines for use within the Network
- Review Electronic Repeat Dispensing for appropriate use across all practices
Medicine safety
- Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal, and other local/national guidance
- Develop and implement systems to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of unplanned admissions and readmissions from medication
Collaborating Working Relationships
- Work collaboratively with the PCN team
- Develop relationships and work closely with community, hospital and MMT pharmacy colleagues and the wider health system
- Liaise with other stakeholders for the collective benefit of patients
- Attend relevant network and practice meetings
Education and Training
- To analyse latest prescribing information and trends and subsequently present this in an appropriate format to clinicians within practices to promote good prescribing practice
- Provide specialist education to pharmacy colleagues, nursing staff and GPs on aspects of medicines optimisation
- Complete or be enrolled on the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway working towards independent prescribing qualification.
- Demonstrate self-development through continuous professional development
- Implement strategies to support antimicrobial stewardship
- Participate in weekly Pharmacy team meeting
Practice Targets
- Support practices to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
- To be aware of the prescribing budget and identify and action areas for cost improvement
- Work with PCN team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
- Patient facing Medication Review Clinics
- Conduct face-to-face, telephone, domiciliary and virtual (where appropriate) clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with chronic conditions
- Proactively identify and manage patients with complex polypharmacy
- Review the on-going need for each medication, ensuring monitoring needs are performed and an opportunity to support patients achieve better health outcomes
- Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing
- Make appropriate evidence based recommendations
Medicines Information
- Answers relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines.
- Suggest and recommend solutions using clinical knowledge and trusted pharmaceutical sources
Medicine Reconciliation
- 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.
- To review medications for newly registered patients
Medicines Management
- Support development, revision and implementation of practice medicine related policies helping to improve safety and efficiency
- Develop and implement ways to improve monitoring of high-risk medication such as anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, and DMARDs, etc
- Monitor practice prescribing against local guidelines and formulary recommendations
- Develop prescribing guidelines for use within the Network
- Review Electronic Repeat Dispensing for appropriate use across all practices
Medicine safety
- Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal, and other local/national guidance
- Develop and implement systems to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of unplanned admissions and readmissions from medication
Collaborating Working Relationships
- Work collaboratively with the PCN team
- Develop relationships and work closely with community, hospital and MMT pharmacy colleagues and the wider health system
- Liaise with other stakeholders for the collective benefit of patients
- Attend relevant network and practice meetings
Education and Training
- To analyse latest prescribing information and trends and subsequently present this in an appropriate format to clinicians within practices to promote good prescribing practice
- Provide specialist education to pharmacy colleagues, nursing staff and GPs on aspects of medicines optimisation
- Complete or be enrolled on the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway working towards independent prescribing qualification.
- Demonstrate self-development through continuous professional development
- Implement strategies to support antimicrobial stewardship
- Participate in weekly Pharmacy team meeting
Practice Targets
- Support practices to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services
- To be aware of the prescribing budget and identify and action areas for cost improvement
- Work with PCN team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved
Person Specification
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Basic IT Skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to provide quality care
Desirable
- Full clean driving licence
Experience
Essential
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Desirable
- Experience working in Primary Care is preferred
Person Specification
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Basic IT Skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to provide quality care
Desirable
- Full clean driving licence
Experience
Essential
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Desirable
- Experience working in Primary Care is preferred
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).