Job summary
Coast & Country Primary Care Network are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to support GP practices within the PCN, working within professional and clinical boundaries as part of an
established multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in all areas of
medicine related practice, and deliver key objectives of the Primary Care
Network DES across the Network.
Main duties of the job
To work as a clinical pharmacist across
network practices and within GP approved defined local protocols.
Deliver key objectives of the Primary Care
Network DES across the PCN including delivering structured medication reviews, supporting patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
Provide specialist expertise in the use of
medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care
needs of patients at the PCNs practice, and to help in tackling inequalities.
Provide leadership in supporting further
integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure
better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.
Provide leadership on person centered
medicines optimization and quality
improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and
enhanced services.
Work alongside and provide leadership to the PCN team of Pharmacy Technicians.
About us
The Coast &
Country PCN is a collaboration of four practices across Devon and Cornwall, serving approximately 39000
patients. The geography is largely rural with no acute hospitals within the PCN
boundaries; the population is therefore reliant on community based services. This
role therefore provides an excellent opportunity for an individual to help shape
a network of services, designed on the needs of the population with a significant
need and to support local services as part of this process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Core responsibilities:
- To work as a clinical pharmacist across network practices and within GP approved defined local protocols.
- Deliver key objectives of the Primary Care Network DES across the Primary Care Network.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
- Be a prescriber, or completing training to become prescribers, and work with and alongside the general practice teams.
- Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice, and to help in tackling inequalities.
- Through structured medication reviews, clinical pharmacists will support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
- Provide leadership in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload..
- Provide leadership on person centered medicines optimization (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, liaising with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties) and community pharmacists as appropriate.
- Work on own initiative within professional boundaries and within national protocols and legislation.
- To be responsible and accountable for own actions, working independently within professional and defined organisational boundaries.
Strategy and Leadership:
- Understand the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace
- Understands, and contributes to, the PCN strategic plan.
- Able to improve quality within limitations of service.
- Understands the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
- Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
Professional Development
- Clinical pharmacists being employed through the Network Contract DES funding will either be enrolled in or have qualified from an accredited training pathway that equips the pharmacist to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting.
- Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
- Participates in the delivery of formal education programmes
- Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment
Relationships:
- Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role in 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 practice pharmacists, 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Core responsibilities:
- To work as a clinical pharmacist across network practices and within GP approved defined local protocols.
- Deliver key objectives of the Primary Care Network DES across the Primary Care Network.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
- Be a prescriber, or completing training to become prescribers, and work with and alongside the general practice teams.
- Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice, and to help in tackling inequalities.
- Through structured medication reviews, clinical pharmacists will support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
- Provide leadership in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload..
- Provide leadership on person centered medicines optimization (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, liaising with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties) and community pharmacists as appropriate.
- Work on own initiative within professional boundaries and within national protocols and legislation.
- To be responsible and accountable for own actions, working independently within professional and defined organisational boundaries.
Strategy and Leadership:
- Understand the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace
- Understands, and contributes to, the PCN strategic plan.
- Able to improve quality within limitations of service.
- Understands the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
- Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
Professional Development
- Clinical pharmacists being employed through the Network Contract DES funding will either be enrolled in or have qualified from an accredited training pathway that equips the pharmacist to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting.
- Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
- Participates in the delivery of formal education programmes
- Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment
Relationships:
- Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role in 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 practice pharmacists, 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy(MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Appropriate specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
- Completion of CPPR Primary care pharmacy education pathway or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Other
Essential
- Full driving License and ability to travel between the network practices.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy(MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Appropriate specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
- Completion of CPPR Primary care pharmacy education pathway or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Other
Essential
- Full driving License and ability to travel between the network practices.
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
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).