Advanced Clinical Pharmacist
Waltham Forest Federated GP Network
The closing date is 15 March 2025
Job summary
Location: Waltham Forest - Manor Practice
Contract: Fixed-term 12 months
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Fednet WTE CIC are supporting the Primary Care Networks across the
borough to recruit Clinical Pharmacists.
The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist will
have a key role in supporting delivery of the new Network Contract DES Service
specifications. The new Structured Medications Review and Optimisation
requirements will include tackling over-medication of patients, including
inappropriate use of antibiotics, withdrawing medicines no longer needed
through NHS-led programmes such as low priority prescribing and medicines
optimisation more widely. For Enhanced Health in Care Homes residents will
benefit from regular clinical-pharmacy-led medicines reviews.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing
role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge
of medicines for specific disease areas.
- Uphold a prescribing qualification, and will work with and alongside the
multi-disciplinary team across the Primary Care Network.
- Take responsibility for the care management of
patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews
to proactively manage people with complex poly-pharmacy, especially the
elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple long-term conditions
(in particular COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or
autism (through STOMP - Stop Over Medication Programme).
About us
FEDNET WTE CIC is a not-for-profit CIC of 36 GP Practices in Waltham Forest. We are a private limited company who provides NHS Services based in Primary Care, pooling the skills and resources of local GPs to provide large scale services as part of the local NHS Strategy to bring more services into the Community to help people stay well and at home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week.
- AFC banding - 8a.1
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines
while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of
patients in the network.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines
optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve
antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and
quality improvement, while contributing to the quality and outcomes
framework and enhanced services.
- Through structured medication reviews, support
patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste
and promote self-care.
- Support further integration of general practice with
the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to
help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help
manage general practice workload.
- Develop relationships and work closely with other
pharmacists across networks and the wider health system.
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared
care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist
pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate
antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties) and anticoagulation.
Other Duties:
-
Work
within the policies of scheme and Practices.
-
Maintain
a good working knowledge of health and safety procedures.
-
Promote
client involvement in the management of the service.
-
Participate
in regular supervision sessions and appraisals with your line manager. Attend training and development activities as
identified and participate in meetings as required.
-
Maintain
administration systems and workspace used in a clean and tidy condition.
-
Maintain
a good working knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and fire precautions,
and operate the correct procedures and participate in policy development and
data collection where appropriate.
-
Work
flexibly to meet the needs of clients.
-
To
undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade and purpose of the job as
may be agreed by the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week.
- AFC banding - 8a.1
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines
while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of
patients in the network.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines
optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve
antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and
quality improvement, while contributing to the quality and outcomes
framework and enhanced services.
- Through structured medication reviews, support
patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste
and promote self-care.
- Support further integration of general practice with
the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to
help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help
manage general practice workload.
- Develop relationships and work closely with other
pharmacists across networks and the wider health system.
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared
care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist
pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate
antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties) and anticoagulation.
Other Duties:
-
Work
within the policies of scheme and Practices.
-
Maintain
a good working knowledge of health and safety procedures.
-
Promote
client involvement in the management of the service.
-
Participate
in regular supervision sessions and appraisals with your line manager. Attend training and development activities as
identified and participate in meetings as required.
-
Maintain
administration systems and workspace used in a clean and tidy condition.
-
Maintain
a good working knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and fire precautions,
and operate the correct procedures and participate in policy development and
data collection where appropriate.
-
Work
flexibly to meet the needs of clients.
-
To
undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade and purpose of the job as
may be agreed by the post holder.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Uphold an Independent Prescriber qualification
Desirable
- Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association PCPA
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Clinical diploma
Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Uphold an Independent Prescriber qualification
Desirable
- Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association PCPA
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Clinical diploma
Experience
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
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).
