Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist: South East Shropshire PCN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient facing Long-term condition Clinics-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

Patient facing Clinical Medication Review-Undertake structured clinical medication reviews with patients and make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicines optimisation or actions as appropriate and commensurate with individual level of skill and competence.

Patient facing care home medication reviews-Undertake structured clinical medication reviews with patients and make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicines optimisation or actions as appropriate and commensurate with individual level of skill and competence.

Patient facing domiciliary clinical medication review-Undertake structured clinical medication reviews with patients and make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicines optimisation or actions as appropriate and commensurate with individual level of skill and competence.

Patient facing medicines support-Provide patient facing clinics for those withquestions, queries and concerns about theirmedicines as appropriate and commensurate with individual level of skill and competence.

Telephone medicines support-Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines, as appropriate and commensurate with individual level of skill and competence.

Medicine information to practice staff and patients-Answers relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines.

Unplanned hospital admissions-Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews.Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to highrisk patient groups. This will include implementing OHP systems to ensure consistency of approach across the organisation.

Management of medicines at discharge from hospital-To reconcile medicines following transfer of care including: 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.

Signposting-Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acuteconditions, long term condition reviews etc.

Risk stratification-Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both. This will include implementing OHP systems to ensure consistency of approach across the organisation.

Service development-Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets). This will include implementing OHP systems to ensure consistency of approach across the organisation.

Information management-Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making at PCN and GP Practice Population level.

Medicines quality improvement-Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs and OHP, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team at practice and PCN level.

Medicines safety-Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. This will include implementing OHP systems to ensure consistency of approach across the organisation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a clinical pharmacist
• Has understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and can implement this appropriately within the workplace

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Our Health Partnership

Address

1st Floor

1856 Pershore Road

Birmingham

B30 3AS

Employer's website

https://ourhealthpartnership.com/ (Opens in a new tab)