Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the South Crawley Primary Care Network. You will be part of a small friendly team of Pharmacists. You will also form part of a peer support group of Pharmacists working across Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex PCN's.
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.
This fixed term contract is until 31st March 2024.
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 be supported to develop their role to become a nonmedical prescriber (if not already a prescriber).
Please see full Job Description for further information.
About us
ABC is a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to support the sustainability and success of General Practice in East Surrey, Crawley, Horsham and Mid-Sussex. We represent more than 40 GP practices in the region and work alongside local CCGs to develop a larger primary care and integrated workforce. Together our aim is to meet the increasing physical health, mental health and social care needs of more than half a million residents.
The organisation is built on the belief that successful General Practice is fundamental to improving the health and happiness of our communities.
ABC provide employment and management support to the South Crawley Primary Care Network comprising of the following practices:
- Coachmans Medical Practice
- Saxonbrook Medical Centre
- Bewbush Medical Centre
- Gossops Green Medical Centre
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement, manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services and contribute to the delivery of the local medicines optimisation strategy.
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.
A few primary duties and areas of responsibilities:
- Patient facing long-term condition clinics
- Patient facing Clinical Medication Review
- Patient facing medicines support
- Telephone medicine support
- Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Please see full Job Description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement, manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services and contribute to the delivery of the local medicines optimisation strategy.
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.
A few primary duties and areas of responsibilities:
- Patient facing long-term condition clinics
- Patient facing Clinical Medication Review
- Patient facing medicines support
- Telephone medicine support
- Medicine information to practice staff and patients
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
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Clinical diploma.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice.
- Independent prescriber.
Experience and Knowledge
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
Desirable
- 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.
- 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
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Clinical diploma.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice.
- Independent prescriber.
Experience and Knowledge
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
Desirable
- 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.
- 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
