Job summary
Mersey Internal Audit (MIAA) is adverting the above role on behalf of Southport and Formby Health Ltd.
We are looking to recruit an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner (Frailty)
– Clinical Team Leader, to work within our Primary Care Network multidisciplinary healthcare team.
The purpose of the Advanced Practitioner role is to
provide excellent clinical care (via CGA assessment and medication reviews),
alongside Advanced Clinical Management Planning (ACMP), to support the wishes
of patients residing in Care Homes. This is part of the national framework for
Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) - National
EHCH Framework – an exciting opportunity
for proactive care approach within our elderly population. The role involves
working as the Clinical Team Leader, involved in day to day management of
clinical team members, with support from GP clinical Lead and HR Manager on
site.
Please note the interview date will be Tuesday 23rd August. We are also open to applications for this role on a part-time basis
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical advice and
prescribing support for other members of EHCH clinical team as needed.
Work alongside the GP Clinical Team Lead and Care Co-ordinator team
leader to manage the clinical workload and ensure DES targets are being met.
To be responsible for day-to-day
management of clinical EHCH staff within the service with support from the GP
Clinical Lead and HR Officer with regards to probationary reviews, team
meetings, annual leave management, annual appraisal, and continuing
professional development.
About us
We are a GP owned company created to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to people living in Southport and Formby. Our services are provided locally, meaning fewer visits to large, busy hospitals and faster treatment in a convenient location. We’re also flexible, offering extended hours access to a GP during evenings and weekends – recognising that sometimes getting to a daytime appointment just isn’t possible.
Our member practices share resources to ensure that the services we offer are the best they can be. Since the NHS was created in 1948, the population has grown and people are living longer, often with long term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Primary Care Networks (PCNs) were created to meet the growing needs of patients, with GP Practices working with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in their local areas.
Southport and Formby PCN is one of the largest PCNs, with 16 GP Practices caring for a population of around 125,000 people. The services we offer include Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Cancer Link Support, Social Prescribing and Clinical Pharmacists.
On top of joining an amazing team of people all dedicated to helping the wider community, we can offer you an excellent benefits package as well as a commitment to staff development and wellbeing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Have experience (where possible) of working with frailty/older population demographic.
- Utilise the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Framework to carry out history taking and examination (within competencies) for Care Home residents.
- Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy.
- Liaise with GP clinical lead re: referral of patients for investigations (within the scope of EHCH team) when necessary and/or liaise with GP Practice colleagues to arrange these.
- Carry out structured medication reviews within the Care Home setting.
- Ensure that all treatments and care provided are based on best practice/evidence-based care.
- Offer clinical leadership and advice to other members of the Enhanced Care Home team including Community Nurse and Physician Associate colleagues.
- Participate in internal MDT (IMDT) twice weekly alongside EHCH team members to triage and prioritise residents referred in for assessments.
- Work with community service providers and other relevant partners as part of monthly external multidisciplinary team (EMDT) for Care Home residents.
- Use digital technology to facilitate medical documentation and communication with other community partners e.g., record keeping within EMIS.
- Identify and/or engage in locally organised shared learning opportunities as appropriate and as capacity allows.
- Participate in quality audits for the EHCH team to ensure best practice.
- Please see attached for full Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Have experience (where possible) of working with frailty/older population demographic.
- Utilise the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Framework to carry out history taking and examination (within competencies) for Care Home residents.
- Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy.
- Liaise with GP clinical lead re: referral of patients for investigations (within the scope of EHCH team) when necessary and/or liaise with GP Practice colleagues to arrange these.
- Carry out structured medication reviews within the Care Home setting.
- Ensure that all treatments and care provided are based on best practice/evidence-based care.
- Offer clinical leadership and advice to other members of the Enhanced Care Home team including Community Nurse and Physician Associate colleagues.
- Participate in internal MDT (IMDT) twice weekly alongside EHCH team members to triage and prioritise residents referred in for assessments.
- Work with community service providers and other relevant partners as part of monthly external multidisciplinary team (EMDT) for Care Home residents.
- Use digital technology to facilitate medical documentation and communication with other community partners e.g., record keeping within EMIS.
- Identify and/or engage in locally organised shared learning opportunities as appropriate and as capacity allows.
- Participate in quality audits for the EHCH team to ensure best practice.
- Please see attached for full Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Have completed at least 2 modules at level 7
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level
- or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber qualification
Other
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Car driver
Abilities and Skills
Essential
- Ability to motivate others by influencing and inspire others in new enhanced ways of working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Strong leadership and a shared vision for better care
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills
- Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups
- Able to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships
- with key partners within and outside our organisation
- Strong intellectual, strategic, and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes
- Ability to recover and recuperate quickly from difficult or
- challenging situations
Desirable
- Ability to use the EMIS Clinical System used within local primary
- care
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience within a primary
- care setting
- Previous experience of carrying out medication reviews within care
- homes
- Has the ability following clinical assessment, to prescribe
- appropriately within professional competency, and to review
- effectiveness of treatment within the four pillars of Advanced
- Practice
- Demonstrate safe and effective prescribing within own
- competency
- Interpret pathology reports and action where appropriate
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, provide
- enhanced discussions with patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Have completed at least 2 modules at level 7
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level
- or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber qualification
Other
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Car driver
Abilities and Skills
Essential
- Ability to motivate others by influencing and inspire others in new enhanced ways of working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Strong leadership and a shared vision for better care
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills
- Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups
- Able to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships
- with key partners within and outside our organisation
- Strong intellectual, strategic, and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes
- Ability to recover and recuperate quickly from difficult or
- challenging situations
Desirable
- Ability to use the EMIS Clinical System used within local primary
- care
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience within a primary
- care setting
- Previous experience of carrying out medication reviews within care
- homes
- Has the ability following clinical assessment, to prescribe
- appropriately within professional competency, and to review
- effectiveness of treatment within the four pillars of Advanced
- Practice
- Demonstrate safe and effective prescribing within own
- competency
- Interpret pathology reports and action where appropriate
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, provide
- enhanced discussions with 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.
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).
Additional information
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).
