Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the existing Medicines Management team at New Hayesbank Surgery. We are a member of Mid Kent PCN comprising of 7 practices. This role will be collaborating with colleagues but main workplace will be New Hayesbank Surgery.

The successful candidate will work as part of a mult-disciplinary team in a patient facing role, taking responsibility for areas o chronic disease management and clinical medication reviews.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have a prescribing qualification.

The post is funded via the Additional Roles and Reimbursement scheme and the post holder will be enrolled on the CPPE pathway.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Main duties

Demonstrates general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas

Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients in core areas, including disease states / long term conditions identified by local Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals

About us

Overview of Organization

New Hayesbank Surgery is a forward thinking and innovative surgery based in the centre of Ashford Kent.

We are registered with the CQC and proud of our "outstanding" rating. We have a large multi-disciplinary team who support the GP partners in providing the best possible care for our patients. We are also the Lead Practice for our PCN and one of our GP Partners is Clinical Director.

We are a training practice and also run a 7 day a week ophthalmology service which includes cataracts, wet AMD and general ophthalmology. We also have a number of in-house clinics.

We have a successful and innovative Medicines Management Team and the successful candidate will form a part of this team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JobTitle: Mid Kent PCN - Clinical Pharmacist

Basis: Full-time hours

PermanentPosition

May includesome weekend working

Location: New Hayesbank Surgery

Accountableto: GP Partners and Line Manager

Job Purpose

Provideexpertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and socialneeds of patients in GP practices

Reduceinappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinicalmedication review

Reconcilemedicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and communitypharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge

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.

Interfacewith community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processesbetween primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeatdispensing service

Managethe repeat 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

Managepractice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness ofprescribing

Implementdrug withdrawals and alerts MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety

Workwith primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and otherevidence based guidelines

Runclinics where medicines are the main interventions anticoagulantmonitoring clinics

Contributeto multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews

Providemedicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals andadmin staff

Reviewdaily pathology results for patients on known medicines.

Actas a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients( around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives around out of stocks)

Undertakeminor ailments triage; dealing with minor ailments and triaging patietnsappropriately.

Takepart in Virtual Ward and other MDT meetings

Supportclinicians with care home prescribing/MARS charts

CORERESPONSIBILITIES

Towork within the practice based team to undertake medication reviewsparticularly in high risk groups such as:

- Frail elderly

- Poly-pharmacy

- Substance misuse

- Patients on high risk medicines

- STOPP/START identified patients

- Revolving door Hospital admissions

Improve prescribingpractice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice

Lead on where changesin evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population wherea drug is withdrawn or indications change

Liaise withcolleagues in community pharmacy to align support for medicines adherence suchas MUR and NMS

Support improvementsin clinical care through practice based audit and implementing change

Prescribing advice toprescribers in practice temporary non availability of drugs

Ensure patient safetywhen they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation ofprescribed medicines

Qualifications& Training for this Job

NB:it is anticipated that the level of qualification held may vary according tothe level of position and the components of the role being carried out

Completion of anundergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the GeneralPharmaceutical Council

Minimum of 2 yearspost graduate experience in pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practiceportfolio

Member of the RoyalPharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Member of or workingtowards (through foundation) RPS Faculty membership

May hold or beworking towards a prescribing qualification

May hold or beworking towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification

BehaviouralCompetencies and Skills for this Job

ExpertProfessional Practice

Demonstrates generalpharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas

Is able to plan,manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes forpatients in core areas, including disease states / long term conditionsidentified by local Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Demonstratesaccountability for delivering professional expertise and direct serviceprovision as an individuals

Demonstrates abilityto use skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparisonof a range of options

Recognises prioritieswhen problem-solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and isable to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate

Is able to followlegal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codesof conduct

Involves patients indecisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICEguidance

CollaborativeWorking Relationships

Recognises the rolesof other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care

Demonstrates use ofappropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders(including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, otherNHS/private organisations CCGs)

Demonstrates abilityto work as a member of a team

Is able to recognisepersonal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary

Liaises with CCGcolleagues including CCG Pharmacists on prescribing related matters to ensureconsistency of patient care and benefit

Liaises with CCGpharmacists and Heads of Medicines Management/ Optimisation to benefit frompeer support

Liaises with other GPPractices and staff as needed for the collective benefit of patients

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

Reviews last yearsprogress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set byothers

Demonstrates abilityto motivate self to achieve goals

Management

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

Demonstrates abilityto identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol

Follows professionaland organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management

Education,Training and Development

Understands anddemonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/orservice

Demonstratesunderstanding of the mentorship process

Demonstrates abilityto conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning planwith supervision from a more experienced colleague

Demonstratesself-development through continuous professional development activity

Researchand Evaluation

Demonstrates abilityto critically evaluate and review literature

Demonstrates abilityto identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice

Demonstrates abilityto generate evidence suitable for presentation at local level

Equalityand Diversity

The post-holder will support the equity,diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:

Actingin a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting themin a way that is consistent with practice polices and current legislation

Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

PersonalDevelopment

Toundertake training as required including mandatory and statutory training, coreskills training and ongoing development.

Tostrive to maintain quality within the practice and to alert management toissues of quality or risk.

Toeffectively manage own time, workload and resources

Toattend education and other meetings as required

Toenrol on CPPE Pharmacist in General Practice Scheme and undertake 28 days studyleave.

Confidentiality

Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post holdermay have access to confidential and sensitive information regarding, patients,carers, practice staff and other healthcare works. The post holder may also have access toinformation relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is tobe regarded as strictly confidential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Prescribing Qualification and experience

Desirable

GCSE grade B or C in 4 subjects IT skills

Good communication skill

Essential

Knowledge of Snomed code

Desirable

IT skill and EMIS web knowledge

Experience

Essential

Working under pressure and to deadlines Working in a confidential environment Working in a customer service environment Pharmacy/prescribing experience

Desirable

Experience in working in Primary care

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