Overview
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Job location: Staunton Group Practice, Bounds Green Road, London, N22 8HE. Working in the Staunton Group Practice in Wood Green as part of the Hurley Group, an NHS organisation providing patient-centred care since 1969.
Job Summary
We have an excellent opportunity available for enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our team. Working within this team, you would have the opportunity to work in our Staunton Group Practice in Wood Green.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
* Work within the eHub to process medication eConsults, reconcile medications and process medication workflow across the Hurley Group primary care sites in a virtual online setting.
* To work with general practice staff, on the ground, to promote and embed the role of a GP practice pharmacist, and raise awareness of services available to patients.
* To provide general practice staff with recommendations and plan action to proactively improve the quality of systems and processes to improve medicines optimisation within the general practice setting.
* To provide training regarding medication related issues and policies/guidelines to general practice staff to promote medicines optimisation, repeat dispensing and high quality cost-effective prescribing as appropriate.
* To provide operational and clinical support to medicines optimisation developments and prescribing initiatives as dictated by GP practice, CCG, and hospital Trust and service objectives.
* To collate and feedback on electronic discharge related information to ensure continuing improvement of the hospital discharge letter and process of communication.
* To assist with the implementation of policies and guidelines to improve medicines optimisation across primary/secondary care interface and into the general practice setting.
* To provide training to general practice staff to promote medicines optimisation in practice.
* Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes and shift workload from other disciplines.
* Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission) to reduce risk and unplanned hospital admissions.
* Contribute to the achievement of KPIs and objectives of the programme.
* Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards, leading improvement initiatives where medicines are involved.
Patient/Client Care
* Act as a specialist practitioner in General Practice.
* Promote and deliver pharmaceutical care in general practice and promote safe pharmaceutical management across the interface.
* Provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers.
* Provide highly specialised evidence-based clinical advice and information to nursing and medical staff on care and treatment of patients.
* Actively participate in key multidisciplinary ward rounds.
* Liaise with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.
* Contribute to patient safety culture through Significant Event Reporting and investigation of medicines related incidents and proactive measures.
* Ensure patients are referred to the most appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate timeframe.
Financial/Resource Management
* Identify areas of potential cost-savings and implement systems to realise savings and contain prescribing costs.
* Follow policies and guidelines to control drug expenditure and ensure cost-effective prescribing.
* Educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and promote evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the division.
Staff Management & Training
* Actively participate in national training scheme for clinical pharmacists.
* Participate in in-service clinical pharmacy training of all pharmacy staff.
* Undertake CPD to ensure knowledge is continually updated.
* Participate in training and development of medical, nursing and other healthcare staff, as appropriate.
* Develop an Advanced Practice Portfolio mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework with a view to RPS Faculty recognition.
* Act as a role model for pharmacists developing advanced practice skills.
Research & Development
* Initiate or contribute to relevant practice research or audit projects and publish results as appropriate.
* Participate in other research and audit programmes in the department as required.
* Maintain and develop specialist information on drug use in conditions relevant to the specialty.
* Publish and present results of own research and audits locally, nationally or internationally as appropriate.
Experience and Qualifications
Experience
* 2 years qualified with appropriate post-registration experience in hospital or GP practice pharmacy or equivalent area with assessed competencies
* Previous clinical pharmacy experience in relevant area
* Previous clinical pharmacy experience in Acute and/or GP Practice
* Experience of supervising others
* Experience of practice research or audit
* Experience of protocol/guideline development
* Experience of delivering training
* Experience of directorate work
* Willingness to develop advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
Communication Skills
* Provide complex information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to senior consultants and managers
* Impart knowledge on medicines use to other healthcare professionals
* Communicate effectively with staff and patients
* Influence junior medical staff
* Use presentation aids
* Track record of successful team working
* Able to motivate self and others
Qualifications
* Masters degree MPharm
* Registered Pharmacist MRPharmS
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
* Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
* Working towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
Desirable
* Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice
* Member of the RPS faculty
* Independent Prescribing Qualification
Other Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check is required. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. UK registration is required.
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