Sunderland East PCN is seekingan experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic healthcare team at SouthlandsMedical Group. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference inprimary care, working closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcareprofessionals to optimize patient medication management and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to the clinical and admin staff primarily in Southlands Medical Group and to all practices of the PCN including working with members of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing having undergone an approved 18-month training pathway e.g. the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathway.
The role will have a patient facing element either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews. This will also include the management and review of patients with polypharmacy and opiate misuse.
The post holder will need to be proactively involved in quality improvement and audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
About us
We are looking to employ a Clinical Pharmacist to compliment our friendly and dynamic practice team. We offer modern, evidence-based and safe clinical care, combined with traditional caring family practice values.
We have 3 GP Partners and 3 Salaried GPs supported by 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners (all of which prescribe). We have 2 fully trained Practice Nurses, 1 NurseAssociate and 1 Healthcare Assistant alongside our GP Registrars supported by a well managed and supportive admin team. We are an established trainingpractice with two GP trainers hosting medical students fromSunderland and Newcastle.
We are high QOF/clinical care acheivers and achieved overall good and outstanding in care in our CQC report. We offer excellent support to our clinical team with training and development at our core. Our weekly clinical meetings are very popular.
Job responsibilities
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Description
Responsible to: Practice Manager and Clinical Partners Southlands Medical Group
Base: Southlands Medical Group
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £52,000 Depending on experience
Holiday Entitlement: 30 days per yearplus Bank Holidays
To liaise with: The GPs, PracticeManagers and practice staff primarily in Southlands Medical Group and also within the network. Provider organisations. Voluntary sector. PCN employed staff
Job Summary:
The post holder will work withintheir clinical competencies to provide specialistpharmaceutical support to the clinicaland admin staffprimarily in Southlands Medical Group and to all practices of the PCN including workingwith members of the wider healthcare team to improvecare and supportsafe and effective prescribing having undergone an approved 18-month training pathway e.g.the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathway.
The role will have a patient facingelement either face to face or telephone - including chronic diseasemanagement, repeat prescription management andstructured medication reviews.This will also include the management and review of patients with polypharmacyand opiate misuse.
The post holder will need to be proactively involved in qualityimprovement and audit as wellas managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, LES and LIS.
There may also be the requirement for the post holder to contribute to the provision of out of hours/extended hours/improved access services if needed.
The post holder will be supported to help developthe role and work to improve the care and outcomes for the patientsacross Sunderland East PCN.
To play a pivotal role in the delivery of high qualityprimary health care.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
* Clinical medication reviews forpatients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicinesoptimisation is required
* To reconcile medicines followingdischarge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients andcommunity pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they needpost-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.
* Tobe involved in multidisciplinary clinicalmeetings within the Practiceand PCN where appropriate
* Contribute to the provisionof out of hours/on call/extended services for the practice and the patients.These can includepatient facing and telephoneconsultations, signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionalswhere appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits ofcompetency if needed
* To manage repeat prescriptionrequests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensurepatients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
* Implement changes to medicines inline with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local ornational guidance
* Undertake opiate reductionand cessation management
* To maintain full and completerecords of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding
* To undertake a proactive role inaudit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate.
* Provide independent information topatients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating furthersupport from other healthcare professionals where appropriate
* Participate in review and settingof policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensurepractices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary
* To identify areas of clinical riskat network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of newworking practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make moreefficient use of network resources.
* To monitor network practicesprescribing against the local health economy and make recommendations for GPsor amend within scope of practice, based on findings.
* To maintain own clinical andprofessional competence and be responsible for own continuous professionaldevelopment
* Work with the practice to ensure full compliance with Care QualityCommission standards for safe and effective care
Working Relationships:
* Patients and carers where appropriate
* GPs, nursesand other practice staff including practice pharmacists
* GP prescribing leads
* ICB pharmacists and medicines management team
* Secondary Careand interface Pharmacists
* Community Nurses and other allied health professionals
* Community Pharmacists and support staff
* Towork as a flexible memberof the Practice team providing supportto other team members when necessary
* Totake an active role in the development and embedding of the Practices culture, values and reputationas providers of high-quality services
* Encourage supporting staff to collaborate throughsharing information and intelligenceacross different activities
Health and Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined inthe practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
* Using personal security systemswithin the workplaceaccording to practice guidelines
* Identifying the risks involved inwork activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages thoserisks
* Making effective use of trainingto update knowledgeand skills
* Using appropriate infection controlprocedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity andrights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
* Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoplesrights, interpreting them in away that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
* Respecting the privacy, dignity,needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
* Behaving in a manner which iswelcoming to and of the individual, is non- judgmental and respects theircircumstances, feeling priorities and rights.
* The post-holder will participate in any trainingprogramme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training toinclude:
* Participation in an annualindividual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaininga record of own personal and/or professional development
* Taking responsibility for owndevelopment, learning and performance and demonstrating skill and activities toothers who are undertaking similar work
* Training may need to be undertaken outside of normalpractice hours, and off site.
Quality and Governance
The post-holder will strive to maintainquality within the Practice and PCN, andwill:
* Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
* Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions,either directly or under supervision.
* Work effectively with individuals in other agencies
* Effectively manage own time, workloadand resources
Confidentiality
* In the course of seeking treatment,patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information inrelation to their health and other matters. Theydo so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect theirprivacy and act appropriately
* In the performance of the dutiesoutlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staffand other healthcare workers. Theymay also have access to information relating to the practiceas a business organisation. All such information from any source is to beregarded as strictly confidential
* Information relating to patients,carers, colleagues, other healthcare workersor the business of thepractice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with thepractice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protectionof personal and sensitive data
This job description isnot intended to be a complete list of duties and responsibilities, but is aguide for information to the role. The job description will be periodicallyreviewed in light of the developing work requirements. The post-holder will beexpected to contribute towards that revision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GPhC Registered Pharmacist
* MUR and Repeat Dispensing Qualification
Skills
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* Clear, polite telephone manner
* Competent use of clinical system
* Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
* Effective time management (Planning & Organisation)
* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Problem solving and analytical skills
Experience
* Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist
* Experience of managing pharmacy services in primary care
* Broad knowledge of general practice and working with the practice team
Personal Qualities
* Polite and confident
* Flexible and cooperative
* Motivated
* Forward thinker
* Ability to work under pressure
* High levels of integrity and loyalty
* Other requirements
* Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
* Evidence of continuing professional development
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.
Depending on experience£52,000 dependent on experience
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