Job summary
Our vision is to be recognised as a leading GP
provider network, run by clinicians for the benefit of our local population. We
will achieve this by working with patients and partners to ensure that general
practice remains sustainable and independent.
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.
HCL will support Clinical Pharmacist with their indemnity insurance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder 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, medicines 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 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 excellent service within general
practice.
About us
Healthcare
Central London is the GP Federation covering the Central London borough area.
The organisation supports 33 General Practices and 4 Primary Care Networks
(PCNs). We operate a number of NHS contracts including a Care Navigation
Service, a Clinical Pharmacy Service, a Community Dermatology Service, and
Partnership in Practice (PiP) - an out-of-hospitals provision which is
sub-contracted to its 33 General Practice members.
Our
vision is to be recognised as a leading GP provider network, run by clinicians
for the benefit of our local population. We will achieve this by working with
patients and partners to ensure that general practice remains sustainable and
independent.
Our
approach is to deliver exceptional assistance to our 33 General Practice
members and to operate our NHS contracts in a manner that supports our
Practices and their patients by providing services economically, locally,
promptly, and in a familiar environment.
Now in
our 16th year we look forward to our continued growth and to
contributing a voice for General Practice in the planned Integrated Care System
(ICS).
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB ROLE and PURPOSE
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).
Delivering pharmacy related aspects of the Network DES such as conducting structured medication reviews (SMRs).
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.
Patient facing clinical medication review. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
Patient facing care home medication reviews. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs on prescribing and monitoring. Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration.
Patient facing domiciliary clinical medication review. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacists, nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring. Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferences.
Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments manage caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB ROLE and PURPOSE
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).
Delivering pharmacy related aspects of the Network DES such as conducting structured medication reviews (SMRs).
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.
Patient facing clinical medication review. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
Patient facing care home medication reviews. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs on prescribing and monitoring. Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration.
Patient facing domiciliary clinical medication review. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacists, nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring. Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferences.
Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments manage caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Has completed 18 month CPPE pathway (or equivalent)
- Independent prescriber (or actively working towards)
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients across core areas, including disease states/long term conditions.
- Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
- Uses 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 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.
- Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
- Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
- Engages with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and involves PPGs in development of the role and practices.
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
- Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
- Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
- Demonstrates ability to lead a team and provide support to other clinical pharmacists
- Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values of the organisation and around equality, diversity and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with direct reportee(s) and other key individuals across the organisation
- Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example
- Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national and local priorities for the team and/or service and manage the team through these changes
- Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
- Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
- Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
- Demonstrate ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team
- Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Experience
Essential
- Prior GP/clinical pharmacy experience
- Competent with specialist in-depth knowledge for multiple chronic disease areas, with ability to consult and independently prescribe for patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Has completed 18 month CPPE pathway (or equivalent)
- Independent prescriber (or actively working towards)
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients across core areas, including disease states/long term conditions.
- Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
- Uses 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 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.
- Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
- Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
- Engages with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and involves PPGs in development of the role and practices.
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
- Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
- Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
- Demonstrates ability to lead a team and provide support to other clinical pharmacists
- Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values of the organisation and around equality, diversity and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with direct reportee(s) and other key individuals across the organisation
- Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example
- Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national and local priorities for the team and/or service and manage the team through these changes
- Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
- Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
- Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
- Demonstrate ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team
- Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Experience
Essential
- Prior GP/clinical pharmacy experience
- Competent with specialist in-depth knowledge for multiple chronic disease areas, with ability to consult and independently prescribe for patients.
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).
