Job summary
Join Our Team as a Senior
Pharmacist Supporting General Practice
Are you a seasoned
pharmacist with a passion for improving healthcare outcomes in a dynamic and
collaborative environment? We are searching for a highly skilled Senior
Pharmacist to join our team and play a pivotal role in supporting general
practice. If you have a wealth of pharmacy experience and are eager to make a
significant impact, we want to hear from you!Your expertise and
leadership will be instrumental in optimizing medication management and
enhancing patient safety. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to
ensure the highest standard of pharmaceutical care and provide guidance on
complex medication-related issues.
The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver the PCN DES (Direct Enhanced Service) and run practice clinics. East Suffolk PCN is made up of 12 practices and more than 120,000 patients.
Main duties of the job
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests
Chronic Disease Management (for example, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients, polypharmacy review)
Medicines reconciliation on transfer between care providers
Care home/Frailty medication reviews
Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/selflimiting ailments while working within scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
About us
SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GP
surgeries.
Doctors and practice staff share
resources and work together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality
healthcare.
Suffolk Primary Care is
committed to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will
ideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.
Benefits of working for SPC
include:
NHS Pension Scheme
The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
Life insurance
Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and childrens pension
Ill health benefits
20% employer contribution
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Scheme
No deposit
No credit check
Fully comprehensive insurance
Servicing and tyres
Breakdown cover
Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
Proper Pay & Cost of Living
Benefits
Living Wage Foundation Accredited
GP Remote Working
Eye Care Vouchers Health Service
Discounts
Annual Leave - Minimum 33 days including bank holidays FTE with enhancements
for long service
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity terms
High street discounts through our own online portal
Technology and Homewares Salary Sacrifice schemes with Currys and John Lewis
Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Gym Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: PCN Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Job Summary
The post is an experienced pharmacist, who will work as part of the Clinical Pharmacy Team, to improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients of East Suffolk Primacy Care Network (PCN). You will also support the management of patients with long-term conditions and will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
You will undertake face-to-face reviews of patients with specific long term conditions that fall within your competency. You will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing aspects of medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship. You will contribute to practice financial stability through optimisation of medicines related targets in QOF.
Main areas of responsibility include
The key responsibilities for the clinical pharmacist are:
To reduce the medicines related workload on doctors
Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines
Provide support on medicines related issues to the whole practice team
Be a point of contact for patients regarding medicines queries
You should support the following clinical work:
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests
Chronic Disease Management (for example, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients, polypharmacy review)
Medicines reconciliation on transfer between care providers
Care home/Frailty medication reviews
Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/selflimiting ailments while working within scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
You should also support the following practice development work:
Focusing on QOF Domains, improving disease registers
Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients, (such as around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives, i.e. around out of stocks). Suggesting and recommending solutions.
Prescribing Safety audits, Clinical audit, Local Enhanced Services support
Lead on prescription management (systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, support clerical staff)
Actioning of MHRA safety alerts
Responsibilities underpinning the role
To develop and facilitate a good working relationship with community pharmacists and other local providers of healthcare.
To plan and organise own workload, including audit and project work, and training sessions for members of the practice team, patients, and carers.
To maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional codes.
As appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal process.
To attend local, regional and national meetings of relevance as agreed with the post holders line manager.
To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: PCN Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Job Summary
The post is an experienced pharmacist, who will work as part of the Clinical Pharmacy Team, to improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients of East Suffolk Primacy Care Network (PCN). You will also support the management of patients with long-term conditions and will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
You will undertake face-to-face reviews of patients with specific long term conditions that fall within your competency. You will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing aspects of medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship. You will contribute to practice financial stability through optimisation of medicines related targets in QOF.
Main areas of responsibility include
The key responsibilities for the clinical pharmacist are:
To reduce the medicines related workload on doctors
Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines
Provide support on medicines related issues to the whole practice team
Be a point of contact for patients regarding medicines queries
You should support the following clinical work:
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests
Chronic Disease Management (for example, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients, polypharmacy review)
Medicines reconciliation on transfer between care providers
Care home/Frailty medication reviews
Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/selflimiting ailments while working within scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
You should also support the following practice development work:
Focusing on QOF Domains, improving disease registers
Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients, (such as around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives, i.e. around out of stocks). Suggesting and recommending solutions.
Prescribing Safety audits, Clinical audit, Local Enhanced Services support
Lead on prescription management (systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, support clerical staff)
Actioning of MHRA safety alerts
Responsibilities underpinning the role
To develop and facilitate a good working relationship with community pharmacists and other local providers of healthcare.
To plan and organise own workload, including audit and project work, and training sessions for members of the practice team, patients, and carers.
To maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional codes.
As appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal process.
To attend local, regional and national meetings of relevance as agreed with the post holders line manager.
To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified as a Clinical Pharmacist
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified as a Clinical Pharmacist
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
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).
