Job summary
The Network Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role in supporting delivery of the new Network Contract DES Service specifications, as well as managing a team of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. This role will be critical to realising our ambitions to improve patient outcomes in practices, care homes and domiciliary settings.
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based on the Job Description and Person Specification, therefore do ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet the requirements.
Main duties of the job
In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
Creativity to develop a vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN and the ability to sell this to the PCN MDT
An understanding of national and local strategic and operational priorities for medicines optimisation and the NHS and identifies best practice
Ability to identify issues / gaps in safe and optimal medicines use and to write clear, concise action plans to address these.
Main duties of the job
1. Lead the network pharmaceutical decisions with advice and support to the PCN on safe prescribing of medicines. This may include e.g. developing action plans to meet identified gaps in service and implementing those actions within their scope of practice or actioning medicines safety alerts.
2. Provide clinical leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit to support the PCN in meeting medicines related QOF targets.
3. Improve safe prescribing through local interpretation of the national medicines safety dashboard, identification of areas of risk or the need for improvement and development of action plans to meet the gap, always meeting CQC standards and reporting new information to the wider team.
4. Improve patient outcomes through medicines optimisation when patients move between care settings both into and out of the Acute Trust.
5. Provide patient facing clinical sessions, concentrating on achievement of QOF, quality improvement or safer prescribing for a specified patient cohort.
6. Work to ensure medicines related service requirements of the PCN DES are addressed, collaborating with colleagues throughout the Network to help nurture a robust team.
About us
SWAGGA are a network developing at pace and are now in a position whereby a Clinical Pharmacist is required to shape and drive therapeutical and pharmaceutical decisions and needs. The network has strong foundations and has taken a detour this year with all of its energy focussed on delivering the vaccination campaign. We want SWAGGA to be a network that delivers good quality prescription and financial management and be a leader in providing joined up, integrated clinical care to its patients, supporting practices to thrive. We have a team of over eight additional roles, four further roles in the pipeline and plans to recruit to another four posts over 2021. This resource has the potential to significantly shift the model of general practice in SWAGGA if we build a robust organisation.SWAGGA is a bigger than average PCN with a population of 93,000 across 17 practices.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
Lead the network pharmaceutical decisions with advice
and support to the PCN on safe prescribing of medicines. This may include e.g.
developing action plans to meet identified gaps in service and implementing
those actions within their scope of practice or actioning medicines safety
alerts.
2.
Provide clinical leadership on quality
improvement and clinical audit to support the PCN in meeting medicines related
QOF targets.
3.
Improve safe prescribing through local
interpretation of the national medicines safety dashboard, identification of
areas of risk or the need for improvement and development of action plans to
meet the gap, always meeting CQC standards and reporting new information to the
wider team.
4.
Improve patient outcomes through medicines optimisation
when patients move between care settings both into and out of the Acute Trust.
5.
Provide patient facing clinical sessions,
concentrating on achievement of QOF, quality improvement or safer prescribing
for a specified patient cohort.
6.
Work to ensure medicines related service
requirements of the PCN DES are addressed, collaborating with colleagues
throughout the Network to help nurture a robust team.
All
pharmacists annotated on the GPhC register as independent prescribers will be
expected to prescribe as part of their role. They must have personal indemnity
insurance that includes the prescribing role and be approved to undertake an
independent prescribing role. Pharmacist prescribers must ensure they prescribe
within competence from a formulary approved by the Team and in line with the
NMP Policy
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
Lead the network pharmaceutical decisions with advice
and support to the PCN on safe prescribing of medicines. This may include e.g.
developing action plans to meet identified gaps in service and implementing
those actions within their scope of practice or actioning medicines safety
alerts.
2.
Provide clinical leadership on quality
improvement and clinical audit to support the PCN in meeting medicines related
QOF targets.
3.
Improve safe prescribing through local
interpretation of the national medicines safety dashboard, identification of
areas of risk or the need for improvement and development of action plans to
meet the gap, always meeting CQC standards and reporting new information to the
wider team.
4.
Improve patient outcomes through medicines optimisation
when patients move between care settings both into and out of the Acute Trust.
5.
Provide patient facing clinical sessions,
concentrating on achievement of QOF, quality improvement or safer prescribing
for a specified patient cohort.
6.
Work to ensure medicines related service
requirements of the PCN DES are addressed, collaborating with colleagues
throughout the Network to help nurture a robust team.
All
pharmacists annotated on the GPhC register as independent prescribers will be
expected to prescribe as part of their role. They must have personal indemnity
insurance that includes the prescribing role and be approved to undertake an
independent prescribing role. Pharmacist prescribers must ensure they prescribe
within competence from a formulary approved by the Team and in line with the
NMP Policy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Independent prescriber
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- Creativity to develop a vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN and the ability to sell this to the PCN MDT
- An understanding of national and local strategic and operational priorities for medicines optimisation and the NHS and identifies best practice
- Ability to identify issues / gaps in safe and optimal medicines use and to write clear, concise action plans to address these
Experience
Essential
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Independent prescriber
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- Creativity to develop a vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN and the ability to sell this to the PCN MDT
- An understanding of national and local strategic and operational priorities for medicines optimisation and the NHS and identifies best practice
- Ability to identify issues / gaps in safe and optimal medicines use and to write clear, concise action plans to address these
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Independent prescriber
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- Creativity to develop a vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN and the ability to sell this to the PCN MDT
- An understanding of national and local strategic and operational priorities for medicines optimisation and the NHS and identifies best practice
- Ability to identify issues / gaps in safe and optimal medicines use and to write clear, concise action plans to address these
Experience
Essential
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Independent prescriber
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- Creativity to develop a vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN and the ability to sell this to the PCN MDT
- An understanding of national and local strategic and operational priorities for medicines optimisation and the NHS and identifies best practice
- Ability to identify issues / gaps in safe and optimal medicines use and to write clear, concise action plans to address these
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).