Wokingham North PCN

Clinical Pharmacist

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WOKINGHAM NORTH PCN

Clinical Pharmacist

Salary - Negotiable - DOE

Hours Full Time (Part time considered)

Location Woodley Centre Surgery, Reading

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist has arisen to join our Primary Care Network team.

Wokingham North PCN comprises 3 GP surgeries with a total population of 38,000 patients and we aspire to be a progressive and innovative team, working collaboratively to share best practice and to delivery excellent clinical pharmacy services to our patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual who enjoys challenging and varied work and who will share our vision of providing excellent patient care.

The successful applicant will be joining an established Pharmacy Team of 4 Pharmacists and 4 Pharmacy Technicians and work closely with the wider clinical team to help deliver safe and high-quality medicines management for our patients.

As well as having up to date clinical knowledge, preferred candidates will have an understanding of primary care medicines management. We are also seeking a commitment to addressing health inequalities and proactively reaching people from all communities.

We will support you to develop your role, including enrolment or completion of the CPPE training Pathway (unless an equivalent qualification is already held and exemption is agreed by CPPE) and in becoming an independent prescriber if the qualification is not already held.

Main duties of the job

Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by Network policy and local and national guidance.

Maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

About us

We will support you to develop your role, including enrolment or completion of the CPPE training Pathway (unless an equivalent qualification is already held and exemption is agreed by CPPE) and in becoming an independent prescriber if the qualification is not already held.

Details

Date posted

26 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A5622-23-0005

Job locations

Woodley Centre Surgery

6 Headley Road

Woodley

Reading

RG5 4JA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by Network policy and local and national guidance.

Maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

JOB PURPOSE

Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in GP practices

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review

Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines You need post discharge.

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues

Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service

Manage the repeat prescribing re-authorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates

Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries

Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles

Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing

Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety

Work with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines

Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics.

Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews

Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff

Review daily Pathology results for patients on known medicines

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

Undertake minor ailments triage: dealing with minor ailments and triaging patients appropriately

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Working with the practice based teams to undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as:

- Frail elderly

- Poly-pharmacy

- Renal impairment

- Hepatic impairment

- Substance misuse

- Patients on high risk medicines

- STOPP/START identified patients

- Revolving door Hospital admissions

Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practices

Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or indications change

Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacies to align support for medicines adherence such as NMS

Support improvements in clinical care through practice based audit and implementing change

Prescribing advice to prescribers in practice e.g. temporary non availability of drugs

Ensure patient safety when You are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by Network policy and local and national guidance.

Maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

JOB PURPOSE

Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in GP practices

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review

Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines You need post discharge.

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues

Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service

Manage the repeat prescribing re-authorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates

Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries

Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles

Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing

Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety

Work with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines

Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics.

Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews

Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff

Review daily Pathology results for patients on known medicines

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

Undertake minor ailments triage: dealing with minor ailments and triaging patients appropriately

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Working with the practice based teams to undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as:

- Frail elderly

- Poly-pharmacy

- Renal impairment

- Hepatic impairment

- Substance misuse

- Patients on high risk medicines

- STOPP/START identified patients

- Revolving door Hospital admissions

Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practices

Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or indications change

Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacies to align support for medicines adherence such as NMS

Support improvements in clinical care through practice based audit and implementing change

Prescribing advice to prescribers in practice e.g. temporary non availability of drugs

Ensure patient safety when You are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential
  • It is anticipated that the level of qualification held may vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out
  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Member of or working towards (through foundation) RPS Faculty membership
  • May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification
  • May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification
  • Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice
  • Complete appropriate Continuing Professional Education and Development and remain in good standing with pharmacist registration and regulation bodies.

Desirable

  • Desirable
  • Experience of using Primary Care clinical systems
  • Experience of Primary Care
  • Experience of community and care home settings

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Proactive attitude
  • Good clinical decision-making
  • Consultation skills
  • Interpretation skills
  • Attention to detail

Desirable

  • Desirable
  • Experience of using Primary Care clinical systems
  • Experience of Primary Care
  • Experience of community and care home settings
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential
  • It is anticipated that the level of qualification held may vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out
  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Member of or working towards (through foundation) RPS Faculty membership
  • May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification
  • May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification
  • Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice
  • Complete appropriate Continuing Professional Education and Development and remain in good standing with pharmacist registration and regulation bodies.

Desirable

  • Desirable
  • Experience of using Primary Care clinical systems
  • Experience of Primary Care
  • Experience of community and care home settings

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Proactive attitude
  • Good clinical decision-making
  • Consultation skills
  • Interpretation skills
  • Attention to detail

Desirable

  • Desirable
  • Experience of using Primary Care clinical systems
  • Experience of Primary Care
  • Experience of community and care home settings

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Wokingham North PCN

Address

Woodley Centre Surgery

6 Headley Road

Woodley

Reading

RG5 4JA


Employer's website

https://www.woodleycentresurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wokingham North PCN

Address

Woodley Centre Surgery

6 Headley Road

Woodley

Reading

RG5 4JA


Employer's website

https://www.woodleycentresurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Charlotte Kidd

charlotte.kidd10@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

26 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A5622-23-0005

Job locations

Woodley Centre Surgery

6 Headley Road

Woodley

Reading

RG5 4JA


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