Job summary
Description:
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist
to join our friendly, dedicated and established team based in Chesham.
As a member of our clinical team you will be working alongside our GPs and other allied healthcare professionals to provide the very best patient care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be required to work independently, within the scope of their professional boundaries, to assess and manage patients. You will be providing assessment, treatment, and diagnosis to patients (with acute and/or emergency presentations) via telephone and face-to-face consultations.
You will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care including assessment and diagnostic skills. There will be a need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients making any necessary referrals for investigations as appropriate.
You will need to be a qualified Clinical Pharmacist, with a degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. An independent prescribing qualification is preferable, as well as prior experience of working in Primary Care.
About us
The New Surgery is a stable six-partner Practice supported by an excellent, dedicated team of nurses and admin /reception team.We also benefit from a wide multi-disciplinary team, including clinical support from a Pharmacist, Physiotherapist and Mental Health Practitioner.
We are a GMS practice, with a list size of 11,000, based in a purpose-built medical centre in Chesham with free parking available on site.We share the premises with another GP surgery and a dentist.There is also a pharmacy on the ground floor.
We are an EMIS practice, rated GOOD by CQC.We were recently voted the Best Practice in Bucks in the 2022 National Patient Survey.
You will benefit from support by one of our GP partners, who has years of experience teaching clinical skills to Clinical Pharmacists at the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the main responsibilities of this role. There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels:
-
Work
as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically
assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for
specific disease areas
-
Be
a prescriber, or completing training to become 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
-
Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the
public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation 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
-
Through
structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to
get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care
-
To
act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing
positive working relationships
-
To
consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently
prescribe acute and repeat medication
-
To
receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other
clinicians
-
To receive
and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff
-
To
provide medication review services for patients in the practice
-
To
manage a caseload of complex patients
-
To
manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking
high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.
-
To
review medications for newly registered patients
-
To
maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
-
To
encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the organisation
-
To
implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system
-
To
improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and
education, to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and
prescribing guidance.
-
To
support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and
alcohol dependencies
-
To
actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional
-
To provide
proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the organisation,
patients and their carers
-
To
participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so,
and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about
through clinical incidents and near-miss events
-
To
contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through
advice or direct care
-
To
maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
- In addition, the Clinical Pharmacist may be requested to:
-
Support
delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost
effectiveness initiatives
-
Agree
and review prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels
-
Improve
the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions
-
Working
in partnership with pharmacists and clinicians in local hospital(s), improve
the safety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions
and attendance
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the main responsibilities of this role. There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels:
-
Work
as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically
assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for
specific disease areas
-
Be
a prescriber, or completing training to become 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
-
Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the
public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation 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
-
Through
structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to
get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care
-
To
act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing
positive working relationships
-
To
consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently
prescribe acute and repeat medication
-
To
receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other
clinicians
-
To receive
and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff
-
To
provide medication review services for patients in the practice
-
To
manage a caseload of complex patients
-
To
manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking
high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.
-
To
review medications for newly registered patients
-
To
maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
-
To
encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the organisation
-
To
implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system
-
To
improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and
education, to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and
prescribing guidance.
-
To
support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and
alcohol dependencies
-
To
actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional
-
To provide
proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the organisation,
patients and their carers
-
To
participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so,
and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about
through clinical incidents and near-miss events
-
To
contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through
advice or direct care
-
To
maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
- In addition, the Clinical Pharmacist may be requested to:
-
Support
delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost
effectiveness initiatives
-
Agree
and review prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels
-
Improve
the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions
-
Working
in partnership with pharmacists and clinicians in local hospital(s), improve
the safety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions
and attendance
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years post qualification experience
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care environment
- Broad knowledge of general practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmacology
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (or working towards it)
- Minor ailments certification
- Medicines management qualification
- MUR and repeat dispensing certification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years post qualification experience
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care environment
- Broad knowledge of general practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmacology
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (or working towards it)
- Minor ailments certification
- Medicines management qualification
- MUR and repeat dispensing certification
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).