Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Core Duties

Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting 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.

Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients 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)

Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting 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.

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.

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.

Lead on prescription management (systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, support clerical staff)

Act as Line Manager for the PCN Clinical Pharmacists to include managing day to day operations and supervision of the Clinical Pharmacists

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.

Communication/Building Networks

Communicates with enthusiasm and conviction; in a style that, when relevant, motivates, inspires, and encourages.

Communicates effectively with patients, families, and carers; sometimes recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating. Can anticipate potential barriers to communication.

Creates a trusting partnership with patients and/or relatives/carers to communicate and explain complex medical issues (including new diagnoses) and agree a management /treatment plan.

Ensures awareness of sources of support and guidance, such as Patient Advisory Liaison Services, and provides information in an acceptable format to all patients recognising and referring any difficulties and referring where appropriate.

Maintains the responsibility for the delivery of a detailed, accurate and potentially complex clinical handover to healthcare colleagues including specialists and General Practitioners. Produces detailed and accurate written information within the patient record regarding all clinical assessments, investigations completed and requested, and treatments administered.

Maintains confidentiality as required by professional, local, and national policy. Acknowledges situations where there can be a breach of confidentiality.

Recognises and defuses potentially aggressive and violent individuals/situations in line with local policy and legal frameworks.

Recognises and works within own competence and professional code of conduct.

Ensures that their own practice is kept updated, using an acceptable model of clinical supervision.

Develops clinical knowledge and professional skills through relevant training and study.

Always adheres to occupational health guidelines.

Ensures the ability to be able to work on their own initiative both independently and within a team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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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

Synergy Health PCN

Address

Trentside Medical Group

Knight Street

Netherfield

Nottingham

NG4 2FN

Employer's website

https://healthandcarenotts.co.uk/care-in-my-area/south-nottinghamshire-pbp/south-nottinghamshire-pcns/synergy-health/ (Opens in a new tab)