Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

Expected to 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, and work with and alongside the general practice team

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 (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme)

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(s) and to help in tackling inequalities

Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (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

Deliver a programme of structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

Undertake a leadership role 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

Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system

Undertake a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services

Be part of a professional clinical network and undertake appropriate clinical supervision.

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)

Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary

Actively work toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and locality

Foster and maintain strong links with services across locality

Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships

Liaises with CCG Medicines Optimisation Team on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit

Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to patients GP, nurses and other practice staff

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Has an experience/awareness of the breadth of common long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.

Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience in pharmacy

Holds or is working towards an independent prescribing qualification

Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients across core areas, including disease states/long term conditions

Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

Uses 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 normal pattern and is able to refer to GPs/ANPs when appropriate

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 guidelines

Leadership

Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace

Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision

Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service

Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others

Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals

Management

Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service

Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation

Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice

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 self-development through continuous professional development activity

Keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.

Ensure there is appropriate clinical supervision in place

Engaged with the review and appraisal systems within the practice

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 presentations at practice and local level

Demonstrates ability to apply research evidence base into working place

Demonstrates understanding of principles of research governance

Health and Safety/Risk Management

The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System

The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990)

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

Respect for Patient Confidentiality

The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role

Special Working Conditions

The post-holder is required to travel independently between practices and practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Has an experience/awareness of the breadth of common long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
• Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience in pharmacy
• Holds or is working towards an independent prescribing qualification
• Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients across core areas, including disease states/long term conditions
• Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
• Uses 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 normal pattern and is able to refer to GPs/ANPs when appropriate
• 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 guidelines

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications & Training
• Must hold recognised qualification in pharmacy (degree level)
• Must be a registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Must hold European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or equivalent level of knowledge
• Desirable 2 years relevant post qualification experience
• Desirable qualification as Independent Prescriber and annotated as such on the General Pharmaceutical Council register
• Role will involve travel within the PCN area

Areas of Responsibility

Essential

• Expected to 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, and work with and alongside the general practice team.
• 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 (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme).
• 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(s) and to help in tackling inequalities.
• Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (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.
• Deliver a programme of structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
• Undertake a leadership role 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
• Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.
• Undertake a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services.
• Be part of a professional clinical network and undertake appropriate clinical supervision.

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

Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network (PCN)

Address

7 Trinity Mews

North Ormesby Health Village

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL

Employer's website

https://www.greatermiddlesbroughpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)