Lead PCN Clinical Pharmacist

1 week ago

Rochdale, Rochdale, United Kingdom Rochdale Health Alliance Full time

Job summary

To participate in the provision ofa Clinical Pharmacy Service to our member GP Practices defined within thePrimary Care Network geographical location.

Applicants should have completed 18-monthCPPE Pathway course and be an independent prescriber with 2 years experiencein primary care.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve workingtowards various quality improvement projects and to achieve PCN network DES.

The role will have a patientfacing element either face to face or telephone - including chronic diseasemanagement, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews.This will also include the management and review of patients with polypharmacy.

The post holder will work withintheir clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to allour patients and will be working with members of the wider healthcare team toimprove care and support safe and effective prescribing.

The post holder will need to beproactively involved in quality improvement and audit as well as managingaspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

The post holder will act as thefirst point of call for queries from pharmacists within the PCN and provideleadership skills to coach junior members of the team.

About us

Rochdale Health Alliance (RHA) was established in 2016, by GP practices from across the Rochdale Borough.

Our Vision:

To work collaboratively with members, partners, and stakeholders to improve care and health outcomes for patients

To sustain the future of local Primary Care Practices

To be representative and supportive of all practices and lead the design and delivery of new ways of working - Ensuring local GP services are at the heart of the integrated system.

We have 31 member practices across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale and have a dedicated team on hand to support practice needs. Our dedicated team has expertise that can provide support and expertise in finance, HR, communications, project management and strategy, and our aim is to ensure we share our knowledge to help our members improve their resources.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provisionof routine clinical medicines reviews whilst addressing the public health andsocial needs of patient population.

To reviewand reduce were possible inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribingthrough timely and effective clinical medication reviews.

Reconcilepatients medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients andcommunity pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need postdischarge.

Contributeto reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions bysupporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines andidentifying and addressing medicines related issues.

Interface withcommunity and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processesbetween primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeatdispensing service.

Manage therepeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeatprescriptions and medicines reaching review dates.

Managepatients and health care professionals medicine queries.

Increasequality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSAcycles.

ManagePrimary Care Network practice formularies to improve the quality, safety andcost effectiveness of prescribing.

Implementdrug withdrawals and alerts MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety.

Work withprimary care professionals and patients to implement NICE and otherevidence-based guidelines.

Runclinics where appropriate to meet the needs of the Primary Care Network anticoagulant monitoring clinics, diabetic reviews etc.

Contributeto multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews.

Providemedicines information and training to Primary Care Network healthcareprofessionals and admin staff.

Reviewdaily Pathology results for patients on known medicines.

Act as asource of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives aroundout of stocks).

Undertakeminor ailments triage: dealing with minor ailments and triaging patientsappropriately

Leadership:

Demonstratesunderstanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement thisappropriately within the workplace

Demonstratesunderstanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision

Demonstratesability to improve quality within limitations of service

Reviewslast years progress and develops clear plans to achieve results withinpriorities set by others

Demonstratesability to motivate self to achieve goals

Management:

Demonstratesunderstanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/orservice

Demonstratesunderstanding of the process for effective resource utilisation

Demonstratesunderstanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice

Demonstratesability to identify and resolve risk management issues according topolicy/protocol

Followsprofessional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performancemanagement

Demonstratesability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team

Education, Training & Development:

Understandsand demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the teamand/or service and demonstrates understanding of the mentorship process

Demonstratesself-development through continuous professional development activity

Demonstratesability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learningplan with supervision

Demonstratesan understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas ofpractice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice

Participatesin the delivery of formal education programmes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Independent prescribing qualification CPPE Pathway

Experience

Essential

Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities Demonstrates use of appropriate commuanication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations, CCGs) Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines High level of written and oral communication skills Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated, within a practice portfolio. Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice 2 years primary care experience

Desirable

Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations Experience as a lead pharmacist In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare

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