Clinical Pharmacist
3 months ago
Job summary
Are you an experienced Clinical Pharmacist, who is proactive, enthusiastic and looking for a positive challenge and an opportunity to provide service in an area where patients need it the most? Then this could be the role for you.
This role will report to the Clinical Lead and Practice Manager, working alongside a brilliant team of Doctors, ANPs, Nurses and Administrative staff who deliver great healthcare to our patients.
Main duties of the job
Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply tohigh-risk groups of patients (eg, those with medicine compliance aids or thosein care homes)
Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm frommedicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might includerisks that are patient related, medicine related, or both
Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplannedhospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patientreviews
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewingpatient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reachingreview dates and flagging up those needing a review to the GP. Monitor andmanage patients with polypharmacy
Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries andconcerns about their medicines
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and producerecommendations for the GP on prescribing and monitoring
Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering andadministration
About us
Hawthorn is based in on Birchfield Road in Central Manchester area and has a patient list of 6500 and a busy walk in service. We serve a diverse population of patients with a generally younger age profile than the national average.
As a team we are passionate about the NHS being the best where it is needed the most and delivering healthcare that can transform our community. We are relatively young team who work hard, look after each other and enjoy work.
Hawthorn is part of the Hope Citadel CIC, a proper not for profit organisation set up believing the NHS can be the best where it is needed most. Hope Citadel runs several practices and there is great support given from your peer group of fellow clinicians and senior staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in GP practices
Reduce inappropriate poly pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates
Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries
Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety
Work with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines
Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions
Contribute to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff
Review daily Pathology results for patients on known medicines
Act as 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)
Undertake minor ailments triage: dealing with minor ailments and triaging patients appropriately
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Working within the practice based team to undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as:
Frail elderly
Poly-pharmacy
Renal impairment
Hepatic impairment
Substance misuse
Patients on high risk medicines
STOPP/START identified patients
Revolving door Hospital admissions
2.Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice
on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population where a drug is withdrawn or indications change
with colleagues in community pharmacy to align support for medicines adherence such as MUR and NMS
5.Support improvements in clinical care through practice based audit and implementing change
6.Prescribing advice to prescribers in practice temporary non availability of drugs
patient safety when they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Completed the CPPE primary care pathway or be working towards it or willing to work towards it.
Desirable
Independent Prescribing Qualification Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm).
Experience
Essential
Understanding of the work of General Practice Drive and determination to promote and support the role of pharmacy staff in General Practice Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine issues in core areas for long term conditions Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Work effectively independently and as a team member Understands the principles of equality and diversity and commitment to addressing health inequalities and patient empowerment Experience of providing and using information to support the delivery and performance management of services Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences, both written and verbal Ability to demonstrate personal professional resilience and seek advice when needed Ability to travel to various locations within the locality An Enhanced DBS check is required for the role
Desirable
An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information Experience in the use of various IT applications and the recording of clinical notes (EMISWeb, Docman, AccuRx)-
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