Job summary
The post holder is a
senior clinical pharmacist working within Worcester City PCN and its general
practice teams. Acting within their professional boundaries, they will support the
safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing of medicines, optimising
medicines use, improving patient outcomes and lead medicines-related
initiatives.
Working as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, the post holder will provide
primary support to general practice staff on prescription and medication
queries, undertake medicines reconciliation following transfer of care and
implement systems for safer prescribing. They will conduct structured
medication reviews (particularly for high-risk patients and those with complex
polypharmacy) and ultimately to run clinics to support chronic disease
management.
The pharmacist will oversee
the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, contribute to quality
improvement by implementing evidence-based prescribing changes. They will
collaborate with commissioning organisations and wider PCN team to support the
delivery of the Quality Prescribing and Medicines Service (QPMS), Network
Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
and Local Enhanced Service (LES) at both practice and PCN level.
Main duties of the job
Undertake structured medication reviews, face-to-face or
remotely, focusing on high-risk groups such as care home residents, housebound
patients and patients with polypharmacy or complex chronic conditions
Reconcile medicines following
hospital discharge, ensuring continuity of therapy and safe handover with
community pharmacists
Implement MHRA alerts, drug
withdrawals and evidence-based guideline changes within the practice or across
the PCN
Support chronic disease management
clinics, e.g., hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, osteoporosis, mental
health
Contribute to multi-morbidity
reviews - QOF domains and register improvements
Support prescription management
processes including reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions, medicines
reaching review dates, ensuring drug monitoring is being done
Provide medicines information and prescribing
advice to practice staff
Collaborate with community and
hospital pharmacy colleagues to align services, e.g. Discharge Medicines
Service, New Medicine Service
Identify high-risk patient cohorts
through computer searches, e.g. AnalyseRx, to reduce harm and prevent avoidable
admissions
Participate in audits, quality
improvement initiatives and local medicines optimisation schemes, e.g. QPMS, DSQS,
QIPP
About us
Vertis Health is a fast-growing provider
of community-based healthcare services to NHS patients within South Worcestershire.
The organisation utilises the excellent clinical expertise that already resides
within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration
pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services. We
hope that by doing this we will not only deliver pathway improvements to
patients but also go some way to relieving the growing volume pressures that
are being experienced within local hospitals and GP practices.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Behavioural Competencies and Skills:
- Demonstrates general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and
review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients in core areas,
including disease states / long term conditions identified by local
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering
professional expertise and direct service provision as an individual
- Demonstrates
ability to use skills in a range of routine
situations requiring analysis
or comparison of a range of options
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from the normal
pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when
appropriate
- Able to follow legal, ethical,
professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes
of conduct
- Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines
and supporting adherence
as per NICE
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Behavioural Competencies and Skills:
- Demonstrates general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and
review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients in core areas,
including disease states / long term conditions identified by local
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering
professional expertise and direct service provision as an individual
- Demonstrates
ability to use skills in a range of routine
situations requiring analysis
or comparison of a range of options
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from the normal
pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when
appropriate
- Able to follow legal, ethical,
professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes
of conduct
- Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines
and supporting adherence
as per NICE
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy as demonstrated within a practice portfolio
- May hold or be working towards an Independent Prescribing qualification
- May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification or certification
- Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice
- Successful candidate will be required to enrol on the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) programme, if not previously completed
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society RPS - Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy as demonstrated within a practice portfolio
- May hold or be working towards an Independent Prescribing qualification
- May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification or certification
- Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice
- Successful candidate will be required to enrol on the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) programme, if not previously completed
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society RPS - Desirable
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).
