Clinical Pharmacist

Hartlepool Network

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Job summary

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

At Hartlepool Network, we pride ourselves on teamwork, flexibility and enthusiasm and are committed to the ongoing development of our team, which includes mandatory and developmental training for all our staff. Team members are encouraged to highlight any training they feel would benefit them in the achievement of their role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to all practices of the PCN including working with members of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing.

Moving between practices, the role will have a patient facing element - either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews. This will also include the management and review of patients with polypharmacy.

The post holder will need to be proactively involved in quality improvement and audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

The post holder will be supported to help develop the role and work to improve the care and outcomes for the patients across Hartlepool PCN.

About us

Hartlepool Network are a team of 5 practices consisting of Koh & Trory Practice, West View Millennium Surgery, Seaton Surgery, Gladstone House Practice and Hart Medical. Together we have approximately 35000 patients spread across our locality of Hartlepool.

Our Clinical Director and wider teams of Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and administrators, along with our Additional Reimbursable Role (ARRS) staff of Social Prescribers, Care Co-ordinators, First Contact Physio, Mental Health team and our Pharmacist and Pharmacy technicians team work in harmony to deliver outstanding medical services to our patient population.

Date posted

27 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A5642-24-0003

Job locations

Victoria Medical Centre

Victoria Road

Hartlepool

TS26 8DB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long -term conditions where medicines optimisation is required

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the PCN where appropriate

Contribute to the provision of out of hours/on call/extended services for the practice and the patients if required. These can include patient facing and telephone consultations, 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.

Implement changes to medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance

To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding

To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate.

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources.

To monitor network practices' prescribing against the local health economy and make recommendations for GP's or amend within scope of practice, based on findings.

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