Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Burgess Hill & Villages Primary Care Network. This post is part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme for Primary Care Networks funded by NHS England and includes funded access to the Clinical Pharmacist Training Pathway for any further modules required to complete the pathway.
ABC as employer will provide support and ensure access to the NHSE England training programme as well as a local network of Clinical Pharmacists working in general practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder
will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The
post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management
within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively
manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The post holder
will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to
prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat
prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines
reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing
expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social
care needs of patient in the GP practice(s).
The post holder
will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy
to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to
healthcare and help manage workload. 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.
The post holder
will be supported to develop their role to become a nonmedical prescriber (if
not already a prescriber).
About us
Alliance for Better Care CIC is a GP Federation that unites
47 NHS GP practices across 12 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We
support our Primary Care colleagues as well as their patients, to transform how
healthcare is managed within the community.
As a membership organisation, our focus is to work in partnership with our
members and help them to improve the provision of General Practices in the
local area.
We work with and listen to our GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community
Organisations and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships ensure that,
together, we deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and
expertise needed to effectively serve our communities.
ABC provide employment
and management support to the Burgess Hill & Villages Primary Care Network
comprising the following practices:
- Meadows Surgery
- Mid Sussex
Healthcare
- Silverdale
Practice
- Brow Medical
Centre
Job description
Job responsibilities
From start of post:
- See (where
appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine
optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma)
- Review the
on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an
opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get
the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make
appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine
improvement
- Undertake
clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for
senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring
- Provide patient
facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their
medicines in the practice
- Provide telephone
support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their
medicines
- 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
- To 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 post discharge
- Set up and manage systems to ensure
continuity of medicines supply to highrisk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or
those in care homes)
- Ensure that
patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the
right care. Ensuring that the addition of the pharmacist to the clinical team
results in a reduction in workload for other clinicians
- Produce and
implement a practice repeat prescribing policy in line with the
recommendations Medicines Management Team
- Manage the repeat
prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat
prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up
those needing a review. Ensure
patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required
- Support the
contractual requirements to support frail patients with their medication
including medication review and some patient identification (i.e. patients
with problematic polypharmacy)
- Undertake
clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the
results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team
- Work with MMT to
support the implementation of local and national guidelines including NICE,
Surrey PAD etc.
- Liaise with
hospital colleagues where prescribing needs to be returned to specialists
- Provide education
and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines
optimisation
- Work with the
general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards
where medicines are involved
- To support public
health campaigns
- To provide specialist knowledge on all
public health programmes available to the general public
- Implement changes to medicines that result from
MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
Role may evolve to include:
- Review the use of
medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and
readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews
- Put in place changes to reduce the
prescribing of these medicines to highrisk patient groups
- Managing caseload
of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments
- Signposting to community pharmacy and
referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
Please see full job description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
From start of post:
- See (where
appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine
optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma)
- Review the
on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an
opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get
the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make
appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine
improvement
- Undertake
clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for
senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring
- Provide patient
facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their
medicines in the practice
- Provide telephone
support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their
medicines
- 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
- To 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 post discharge
- Set up and manage systems to ensure
continuity of medicines supply to highrisk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or
those in care homes)
- Ensure that
patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the
right care. Ensuring that the addition of the pharmacist to the clinical team
results in a reduction in workload for other clinicians
- Produce and
implement a practice repeat prescribing policy in line with the
recommendations Medicines Management Team
- Manage the repeat
prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat
prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up
those needing a review. Ensure
patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required
- Support the
contractual requirements to support frail patients with their medication
including medication review and some patient identification (i.e. patients
with problematic polypharmacy)
- Undertake
clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the
results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team
- Work with MMT to
support the implementation of local and national guidelines including NICE,
Surrey PAD etc.
- Liaise with
hospital colleagues where prescribing needs to be returned to specialists
- Provide education
and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines
optimisation
- Work with the
general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards
where medicines are involved
- To support public
health campaigns
- To provide specialist knowledge on all
public health programmes available to the general public
- Implement changes to medicines that result from
MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
Role may evolve to include:
- Review the use of
medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and
readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews
- Put in place changes to reduce the
prescribing of these medicines to highrisk patient groups
- Managing caseload
of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments
- Signposting to community pharmacy and
referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
Please see full job description for further information.
Person Specification
Research and Evaluation
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature
- Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
- Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable forpresentation at local level
- Demonstrates ability to apply the research evidence base into working practice
- Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research governance
- Demonstrates ability to work as a member of the research team
Leadership
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace
- Demonstrates understanding of, and contributes to organisational vision
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
- Reviews progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
- Demonstrates ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Management
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
- Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
- Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Undergraduate degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
Desirable
- Clinical diploma
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
- Independent prescriber
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience post qualification
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based medicine and healthcare
- Good knowledge of service developments in medicines, prescribing, NHS policy and other relevant policy directives
- A good understanding of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Ability to solve problems effectively and timely and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and when to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Excellent understanding and implementation of legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Good understanding of patient centred care and impact on care quality and outcomes
- Good understanding of patients role in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Ability to plan, prioritise, manage, monitor, advise and review clinical and general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Able to work under pressure and challenging situations to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of committees/ working groups
- Drug information experience
- Experience in writing complex and high quality reports
- Experience in audit, research and analysis of highly complex information related to improving clinical quality
Desirable
- Experience in supervising staff
- Experience of independent patient consultation, review and recommendations/prescribing
Person Specification
Research and Evaluation
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature
- Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
- Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable forpresentation at local level
- Demonstrates ability to apply the research evidence base into working practice
- Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research governance
- Demonstrates ability to work as a member of the research team
Leadership
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace
- Demonstrates understanding of, and contributes to organisational vision
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
- Reviews progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
- Demonstrates ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Management
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
- Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
- Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Undergraduate degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
Desirable
- Clinical diploma
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
- Independent prescriber
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience post qualification
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based medicine and healthcare
- Good knowledge of service developments in medicines, prescribing, NHS policy and other relevant policy directives
- A good understanding of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Ability to solve problems effectively and timely and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and when to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Excellent understanding and implementation of legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Good understanding of patient centred care and impact on care quality and outcomes
- Good understanding of patients role in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Ability to plan, prioritise, manage, monitor, advise and review clinical and general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Able to work under pressure and challenging situations to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of committees/ working groups
- Drug information experience
- Experience in writing complex and high quality reports
- Experience in audit, research and analysis of highly complex information related to improving clinical quality
Desirable
- Experience in supervising staff
- Experience of independent patient consultation, review and recommendations/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.
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