Job summary
Haywards Heath Central PCN are recruiting 2 Senior Clinical Pharmacists to join their PCN.
The post holder will work equally across the two network
practices as detailed below as well as time dedicated to training and
networking. Main practice base to be
confirmed on appointment.
ABC as the employer will provide support and
ensure access to the NHS England training programme as well as a local network of Clinical Pharmacists
working in general practice. Dependent on recruitment the post holder will work with a further clinical
pharmacist at a more junior level providing support and mentorship for this individual.
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.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work across the practices
with each of the practice teams and will be assigned a lead clinical and
operational contact for each practice.The post holder is an experienced pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries. 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, especially for older people, people in residential
care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and
medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription
requests, medicine 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 patients in the GP practices.
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility (from start of post)
Patient facing long-term condition clinics:
• See patients in multi‐morbidity clinics and in partnership with primary healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patient’s medicines, including de-prescribing.
• Manage own case load and run long-term condition clinics where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where medicines have a large component (e.g. medicine optimisation for stable angina symptom control, warfarin monitoring and dose adjustment for patients requiring long‐term anticoagulants).
• Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation).
• Whilst carrying out the above ensure document appropriately to support achievement of relevant QOF targets.
Patient facing Clinical Medication Review:
• Undertake Structured Medication Reviews with patients with multi‐morbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
Patient facing care/residential home clinical medication reviews:
• Future potential to manage own caseload of care home residents.
- Support and work with CCG Medicines Management (MM) Team to undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi‐morbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
Patient facing medicines support:
• Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice.
Telephone medicines support:
• Provide telephone support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines
Please see full Job Description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility (from start of post)
Patient facing long-term condition clinics:
• See patients in multi‐morbidity clinics and in partnership with primary healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patient’s medicines, including de-prescribing.
• Manage own case load and run long-term condition clinics where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where medicines have a large component (e.g. medicine optimisation for stable angina symptom control, warfarin monitoring and dose adjustment for patients requiring long‐term anticoagulants).
• Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation).
• Whilst carrying out the above ensure document appropriately to support achievement of relevant QOF targets.
Patient facing Clinical Medication Review:
• Undertake Structured Medication Reviews with patients with multi‐morbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
Patient facing care/residential home clinical medication reviews:
• Future potential to manage own caseload of care home residents.
- Support and work with CCG Medicines Management (MM) Team to undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi‐morbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
Patient facing medicines support:
• Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice.
Telephone medicines support:
• Provide telephone support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines
Please see full Job Description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Independent prescriber
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Skills and Knowledge
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 Practice
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- 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)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Other
Essential
- Self-motivation
- Adaptable
- Full driving license
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Independent prescriber
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
Professional Registration
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Skills and Knowledge
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 Practice
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- 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)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Other
Essential
- Self-motivation
- Adaptable
- Full driving license
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
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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