Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)

Clinical Pharmacist

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit to the post of Clinical Pharmacist to work within our Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary healthcare team. Southport and Formby PCN comprises of 15 practices throughout the Southport and Formby area. We recognise the value that pharmacists can bring to our practices and our patients, and we look forward to growing our PCN pharmacy team.

The postholder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, advising and supporting colleagues, in line with local and national guidance, to promote high quality, safe and cost-effective care for patients. They will become part of a group of PCN Clinical Pharmacists and Technicians working under the supervision of the Lead PCN Clinical Pharmacist.

Please see the attached Job Description for more details or contact Louise Sproat on louise.sproat1@nhs.net with any questions.

Interviews will take place early on Tuesday 12th December, we look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

Moving between practices, the post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. They will also provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

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 an excellent service within general practice.

Primary care experience would be an advantage, however, is not essential. Flexibility, enthusiasm, and good clinical knowledge are essential. Successful candidates will be supported in terms of clinical learning and professional development through access to a GP clinical supervisor, other clinical pharmacists and enrolment onto a formal education pathway delivered through the Centre of Postgraduate Pharmacy Education (CPPE) (if not already completed). The post holder will be expected to develop their role to become an independent prescriber on completion of the CPPE Primary Care Education Pathway.

About us

Southport and Formby Primary Care Network (PCN) is a group of 15 GP Practices working together with other local organisations to improve the health and social care of our local population of around 129,000 people.

Primary Care Networks are designed to provide proactive, coordinated care to their local populations, in different ways to match different peoples needs, with a strong focus on prevention and personalised care. This means supporting patients to make informed decisions about their own health and care and connecting them to a range of statutory and voluntary services to ensure they can access the care they need first time.

"This is an exciting time for PCN Clinical Pharmacists with the opportunity to undertake training via the CPPE pathway and become a part of the wider multidisciplinary team making a direct difference to patient outcomes on a daily basis. The pharmacy team work with the 15 practices in the PCN on a variety of projects and no two days are the same! We are looking forward to growing and expanding as a team by welcoming new team members to help develop even more opportunities within the PCN." - Jane Ayres - Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Details

Date posted

08 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£43,742 to £49,610 a year Dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0192-23-0012

Job locations

12 Church Street

Southport

Merseyside

PR9 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities to include but not limited to;

  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role
  • Working with GPs and patients to address medicine adherence.
  • Review medication and clinical processes for high-risk patients to ensure high-quality, evidence-based prescribing
  • Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy
  • Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and general practice team
  • Improve prescribing practices across the Primary Care Network
  • Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues
  • Managing and prescribing for long-term conditions
  • Helping the practice deliver on the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) and Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) agenda and enhanced services.
  • Being the point of contact for all medicine-related queries.
  • Taking over clinical medicines reviews from GPs.
  • Audit and education.
  • Medicines management.

Skills and Qualifications to include;

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
  • Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from 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 guidelines. NB: it is anticipated level of qualification held may vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out
  • Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity; working alongside senior clinical pharmacist to identifying areas to develop
  • Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
  • Demonstrates understanding of principles of research governance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities to include but not limited to;

  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role
  • Working with GPs and patients to address medicine adherence.
  • Review medication and clinical processes for high-risk patients to ensure high-quality, evidence-based prescribing
  • Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy
  • Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and general practice team
  • Improve prescribing practices across the Primary Care Network
  • Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues
  • Managing and prescribing for long-term conditions
  • Helping the practice deliver on the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) and Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) agenda and enhanced services.
  • Being the point of contact for all medicine-related queries.
  • Taking over clinical medicines reviews from GPs.
  • Audit and education.
  • Medicines management.

Skills and Qualifications to include;

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
  • Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from 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 guidelines. NB: it is anticipated level of qualification held may vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out
  • Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity; working alongside senior clinical pharmacist to identifying areas to develop
  • Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
  • Demonstrates understanding of principles of research governance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
  • Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential

  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices

Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Good IT skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Transport to travel to local GP surgeries
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
  • Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential

  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices

Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Good IT skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Transport to travel to local GP surgeries

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)

Address

12 Church Street

Southport

Merseyside

PR9 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.southportandformbyhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)

Address

12 Church Street

Southport

Merseyside

PR9 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.southportandformbyhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Human Resources Manager

Louise Sproat

louise.sproat1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

08 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£43,742 to £49,610 a year Dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0192-23-0012

Job locations

12 Church Street

Southport

Merseyside

PR9 0QT


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