Job summary
Care Collaborative Primary Care Network (PCN) has an exciting opportunity to expand
their Primary Care Network Pharmacist Workforce. We would like to build on our
existing PCN team as we continue to recognise the value the additional roles
bring to our practices and patients. Our aim is to provide exemplary patient
care and find innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we
can for our patients.
Within our Primary Care Network, we have a number of
innovative services that we have implemented to identify new approaches in delivering
care and improve the health and wellbeing of our population including an
Anticipatory Care Hub, Children and Young Persons Wellbeing Service, GP
integrated Mental Health Service, BP@Home, Enhanced Access and soon to be
starting a Chronic Disease Management Hub.
Our PCN comprises of 3 practices,
covering Redhill, Reigate and Merstham. The Practices (Greystone House Surgery,
Moat House Surgery and Wall House Surgery) have a combined population of 49,000
patients. There is a wide socio-economic and demographic served within this area
which will provide an interesting and varied case mix. You will be joining an
enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators. The role will contribute to
improving the quality of care of our patients across the network of practices.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the multi-disciplinary
team in providing comprehensive care and will work with patients, carers, and
families in a patient-facing role. You 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 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 patient in the GP practice(s).
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 health care 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
The postholder is a pharmacist, who acts within their
professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of Pharmacists
in General Practice. In this role the postholder will be supported by a Senior
Clinical Pharmacist who will develop, manage, and mentor them.
This post is part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement
Scheme for Primary Care Networks and includes funded access to the Clinical
Pharmacist Training Pathway for any further modules required to complete the pathway.
The PCN will provide your role with excellent peer to peer support and clinical
supervision to ensure you are well supported. You will also have strong working
relationships with the Practice Managers and other clinicians in the network.
ABC as your employer will provide support and ensure access
to the NHSE training programme as well as linking you in with a local network
of Clinical Pharmacists working in General Practice. The post holder will be
supported to develop their role to become a nonmedical prescriber (if not
already a prescriber).
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility (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 high-risk 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
The role may evolve to include:
Please see the full job description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is a pharmacist, who acts within their
professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of Pharmacists
in General Practice. In this role the postholder will be supported by a Senior
Clinical Pharmacist who will develop, manage, and mentor them.
This post is part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement
Scheme for Primary Care Networks and includes funded access to the Clinical
Pharmacist Training Pathway for any further modules required to complete the pathway.
The PCN will provide your role with excellent peer to peer support and clinical
supervision to ensure you are well supported. You will also have strong working
relationships with the Practice Managers and other clinicians in the network.
ABC as your employer will provide support and ensure access
to the NHSE training programme as well as linking you in with a local network
of Clinical Pharmacists working in General Practice. The post holder will be
supported to develop their role to become a nonmedical prescriber (if not
already a prescriber).
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility (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 high-risk 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
The role may evolve to include:
Please see the full job description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
- Independent Prescriber
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
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
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 for presentation 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
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma
- Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
- Independent Prescriber
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
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
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 for presentation 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
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
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).
