Shropshire Rural Alliance PCN Clinical Pharmacist

1 month ago


Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice Full time

Job summary

The post-holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to all practices of the PCN, including working with members of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing.

Main duties of the job

Moving between practices, the role will have a patient facing element - either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management clinics, structured medication reviews, supporting our Care Home patients and providing dispensary resilience. There would also be the opportunity to support with our Extended Access appointments.

About us

The following practices are members of the Shropshire Rural Alliance PCN:

Clive Medical Practice: High Street, Clive, Shrewsbury, SY4 5PS

Knockin Medical Centre: Knockin, Oswestry, SY10 8HL

Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice: Hall Bank, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY6 0RF

Shawbury Medical Practice: 47 Poynton Road, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4JS

Westbury Medical Centre: Vennington Road, Westbury, SY5 9QX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements of the role include:

Clinical medication reviews for patients with singular or multiple long-term conditions where medicines optimisation is required To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meeting within the PCN where appropriate Contribute to the provision of out of hours extended services for the practice and the patients. These can include patient facing and telephone consultations, signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits of competency To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required Implement changes to medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal ort shortage and other local or national guidance. Using Eclipse software, identify patients at risk of harm from their medication and take proactive steps to mitigate these risks To maintain full and complete records of all patients contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding To undertake proactive role in audit and quality improvement, implementing recommendation where appropriate. Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professions where appropriate. Participate in review and setting policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary. To identify areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources. To monitor network practices' prescribing against the local health economy and make recommendations for GP's or amend within scope of practice, based on findings Work with practice to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development To work as a flexible member of the PCN providing support to other team members when necessary Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy or primary care pharmacy Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing

Qualifications

Essential

Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving this Postgraduate clinical diploma

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audience Ability to make judgements based on conflicting data using critical appraisal skills Ability to manage time, people, and resources to deliver timely outcomes Ability to organise and prioritise workloads Ability to work independently and as part of a team Ability to work accurately to deadlines Ability to identify and manage risk

Knowledge

Essential

Broad clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge Relevant specialist knowledge

Other

Essential

Able to travel between practices as required Access to own transport / full clean driving license

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