PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

• See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma).
• Undertake structured medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for agreement on prescribing changes and monitoring.
• Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration;
• Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in practices.
• Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews.
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need.
• Signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits of competency.
• To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
• To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding .
• Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
• The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non medical prescriber.
• To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development.
• Work with practices to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care.
• The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

Mandatory Qualifications:

You are required to have completed both the PCN CPPE and IP course in order to cover this contract. Please refer to the salary structure framework below for salary expectations:

Salary for CP with CPPE completed but not IP £46, 500

Salary for CP with IP completed but not CPPE £46,500

Salary for CP with IP and CPPE completed £51,500

Working relationships:

Patients and carers where appropriate GPs, nurses and other practice staff including practice pharmacists GP prescribing leads CCG Medicines management team Community pharmacists and support staff To work as a flexible member of the PCN providing support to other team members when necessaryTo take an active role in the development and embedding of the PCNs culture, values and reputation as providers of high quality services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
• PCN CPPE and IP certificate of completion

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience independent prescriber.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

Personal Qualities:

Essential

• Proactive attitude
• Good clinical decision making
• Consultation skills
• Interpretation skills
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Adaptability

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

Maidenhead Primary Care Network

Address

Cookham Medical Centre

Lower Road

Cookham

Maidenhead

Berkshire

SL6 9HX

Employer's website

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