Job summary
Launceston
Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking and motivated
Clinical Pharmacist to join our team.
The
ideal candidate willprovide support to GPs to improve the quality and
safety of care to our patients.
The
ideal candidate will be a highly valued and well-integrated member of our Practice
as well as being supported by the wider PCN team.
Main duties of the job
Our Clinical Pharmacist will work as part of the Practice
team to improve value and outcomes from medicines, as well as consult and treat
patients directly.
The ideal candidate will support the GPs in providing:
Medicines Management and Medicines reconciliation
Proactive Frailty Management
Structured Medication Reviews
In their own dedicated clinics.
In addition, the ideal candidate will work closely with the
Dispensary Lead in overseeing and supporting the Dispensary team.
About us
Launceston Medical Centre is a busy and committed team who
work together in a recently refurbished and extended Practice., close to the
beautiful beaches of North Cornwall and surrounded by countryside moorland.
Our team consists of 6 GP Partners, 8 Salaried GPs, 6
Paramedics, 2 Minor Illness Nurses, 4 Practice Nurses, Trainee Nurse Associate
and HCAs, as well as experienced Management, IT, Reception and Administration
support. Additional allied professionals who work within our team are our
Clinical Psychology team, physiotherapists and Social Prescriber. We are also a
dispensing Practice, with a experienced team of Pharmacy Technicians, dispensers
and Dispensary Clerks. We are also proud to be a training Practice.
We run our own Primary Care Network (Launceston and Tamar
Valley PCN) alongside our neighbourhood Practice, Tamar Valley Health and use
our resources for the benefit of the whole community inclusively. We recognise and
accept our responsibility in playing our part in making our community happier
and healthier.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Identify patients that
require medication reviews and conduct appropriate medication review clinics or
home visits if required by the practice.
- Liaising with carers,
Community Health teams or social care staff to optimise drug therapy, reduce
polypharmacy and minimise unnecessary waste, communicating directly with
patients as necessary.
- Provide medicines and
long-term disease advice and support to GPs and practice staff, registeredpatients, and the wider practice team such as community staff (district nurses,
midwives, and physiotherapists) where appropriate.
- Discuss complex and
sensitive information with patients during medication reviews, including
medical history, lifestyle and personal circumstances and refer to external
service providers and medical professionals as appropriate.
- Improve patient and carer
understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their medications.
- Help support the safe and
effective operation of the prescribing system in the GP practice, including
updating repeat medication regimes, issuing of appropriate acute prescriptions,
ordering relevant laboratory testing, and if required, when necessary,
completing patient referrals (for example audiology, x-ray, diabetes prevention
schemes).
- Provide pharmaceutical
support to the GPs to enable them to develop, implement and monitor an agreed
prescribing plan which meets the objectives of the medicines management plan.
- Assist practice and care
settings in developing formularies, guidelines and policies to ensure the
implementation of NICE guidelines, National Service Frameworks and the
requirements of the medicines-related aspects of the GMS contract.
- Advise GPs, care staff
and primary health care teams on risk management processes relating to the
prescribing and monitoring of specialist drugs e.g. controlled drugs and those
subject to shared care arrangements.
- Support practice to
review specific areas of prescribing, specified by the line management or
identified with the GP prescribing lead, including the interpretation of e-PACT
data and the use of practice information to review prescribing and identify
areas for action.
- Assist with the
development and ongoing review of practice policy with regard to repeat
prescribing systems and repeat dispensing to encourage the implementation of
prescribing guidance and monitoring guidelines where appropriate.
- Liaise with Community
Pharmacists to encourage them to reinforce changes made, encouraging them to
identify savings which can be achieved with regard to generics, dose
optimisations etc. and to assist in building their relationship with the
practice.
- Answer any medicine
related queries from GPs, care settings, practice staff, PALS, social care
staff and the patients in a timely and appropriate manner, using professional
judgement where specific guidance is unavailable.
- Provide advice and
support to improve the disease registers within each practice to ensure all
suitable patients are identified and offered suitable treatment and monitoring
for their condition.
- Facilitate and
participate in multi-disciplinary meetings related to prescribing topics and to
engage in the training of other healthcare professionals and practice staff on
matters relating to medicines usage.
- Attend primary/secondary
care interface meetings in designated specialist therapeutic areas to improve
the cost effective and evidence-based use of medicines across locality and
develop links with the hospital pharmacists involved in these areas.
- Undertake any other
duties appropriate to the grade as allocated by line management.
- Undertake clinical
medication reviews.
- QOF & Enhanced
Services areas of responsibility to maximise achievement
- Encourage cost effect
prescribing within the practice.
- Review all safety alerts,
ensuring the required actions are taken.
- Review medication for all
newly registered patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Identify patients that
require medication reviews and conduct appropriate medication review clinics or
home visits if required by the practice.
- Liaising with carers,
Community Health teams or social care staff to optimise drug therapy, reduce
polypharmacy and minimise unnecessary waste, communicating directly with
patients as necessary.
- Provide medicines and
long-term disease advice and support to GPs and practice staff, registeredpatients, and the wider practice team such as community staff (district nurses,
midwives, and physiotherapists) where appropriate.
- Discuss complex and
sensitive information with patients during medication reviews, including
medical history, lifestyle and personal circumstances and refer to external
service providers and medical professionals as appropriate.
- Improve patient and carer
understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their medications.
- Help support the safe and
effective operation of the prescribing system in the GP practice, including
updating repeat medication regimes, issuing of appropriate acute prescriptions,
ordering relevant laboratory testing, and if required, when necessary,
completing patient referrals (for example audiology, x-ray, diabetes prevention
schemes).
- Provide pharmaceutical
support to the GPs to enable them to develop, implement and monitor an agreed
prescribing plan which meets the objectives of the medicines management plan.
- Assist practice and care
settings in developing formularies, guidelines and policies to ensure the
implementation of NICE guidelines, National Service Frameworks and the
requirements of the medicines-related aspects of the GMS contract.
- Advise GPs, care staff
and primary health care teams on risk management processes relating to the
prescribing and monitoring of specialist drugs e.g. controlled drugs and those
subject to shared care arrangements.
- Support practice to
review specific areas of prescribing, specified by the line management or
identified with the GP prescribing lead, including the interpretation of e-PACT
data and the use of practice information to review prescribing and identify
areas for action.
- Assist with the
development and ongoing review of practice policy with regard to repeat
prescribing systems and repeat dispensing to encourage the implementation of
prescribing guidance and monitoring guidelines where appropriate.
- Liaise with Community
Pharmacists to encourage them to reinforce changes made, encouraging them to
identify savings which can be achieved with regard to generics, dose
optimisations etc. and to assist in building their relationship with the
practice.
- Answer any medicine
related queries from GPs, care settings, practice staff, PALS, social care
staff and the patients in a timely and appropriate manner, using professional
judgement where specific guidance is unavailable.
- Provide advice and
support to improve the disease registers within each practice to ensure all
suitable patients are identified and offered suitable treatment and monitoring
for their condition.
- Facilitate and
participate in multi-disciplinary meetings related to prescribing topics and to
engage in the training of other healthcare professionals and practice staff on
matters relating to medicines usage.
- Attend primary/secondary
care interface meetings in designated specialist therapeutic areas to improve
the cost effective and evidence-based use of medicines across locality and
develop links with the hospital pharmacists involved in these areas.
- Undertake any other
duties appropriate to the grade as allocated by line management.
- Undertake clinical
medication reviews.
- QOF & Enhanced
Services areas of responsibility to maximise achievement
- Encourage cost effect
prescribing within the practice.
- Review all safety alerts,
ensuring the required actions are taken.
- Review medication for all
newly registered patients.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary Care.
- Experience of working within a GP Practice.
- Experience of using in depth clinical knowledge and understanding of evidence based healthcare.
- Understand the importance of medicines optimisation in the management of long term conditions.
Desirable
- Experience of using SystmOne.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Self-motivated.
- Flexible and willing to adapt.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber Qualification.
- Minimum 5 Years post registration experience.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary Care.
- Experience of working within a GP Practice.
- Experience of using in depth clinical knowledge and understanding of evidence based healthcare.
- Understand the importance of medicines optimisation in the management of long term conditions.
Desirable
- Experience of using SystmOne.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Self-motivated.
- Flexible and willing to adapt.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber Qualification.
- Minimum 5 Years post registration experience.
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).