PCN Clinical Pharmacist

3 months ago

Rugby, United Kingdom Rugby Health Limited Full time

Job summary

If you are a Clinical Pharmacist wanting to make a difference to the health of patients, we are offering an exciting opportunity to join our well-established PCN Clinical Pharmacist Team.

You will contribute to an exciting programme of transformation as we deliver our ambition to provide an improved person-centred, co-ordinated patient care system. This role will be solely practice-based, across our network and will offer the post-holder the opportunity to work with the Directed Enhanced Service contract for PCNs, which provides new and exciting opportunities for experienced clinical pharmacists to work.

Why work for us?

On-site parking at GP practices Flexible hours and working arrangements considered from day 1 Dynamic and adaptable team Training and support, enabling you to develop within the role as you will be actively supported to complete the required CPPE programme for Clinical Pharmacists

Main duties of the job

Rugby Health are currently looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist, ideally IP qualified, to provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medical queries, supporting with repeat prescriptions system, acute prescription requests and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care. The post-holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post-holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practices and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy, especially for other people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities. The post-holder will work independently but closely with the lead clinical pharmacist, GP lead prescriber, CCG MO team, community and hospital pharmacy colleagues.

About us

Rugby Health is a private company limited by shares, whollyowned by all the Rugby GP practices. As a GP led organisation, we represent 12GP practice shareholders and cover over 122,000 patients. We describe our work as building on the coreof current primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive,personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Our aimis to move from reactively providing appointments to proactively caring for thepeople and communities we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within the scope of practice, formalised training and limits to competence to support all treatment and preventative healthcare services within the PCN, as delegated and agreed by the Operations Director. Integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and order relevant monitoring tests according to protocols and policies. Review the on-going need for each medicine, review monitoring needs and support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (medicines optimisation). Review the use of medicines most associated with unplanned hospital admissions and re-admissions. Suggest and recommend medicines management solutions to reduce the risk to identified patients and follow outcomes. Prescribe safe, appropriately and within limits of competence and independent prescribing Qualification Provide telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines with some bookable appointments. Work with case managers, multidisciplinary (health and social care) review teams and hospital colleagues to management medicines-related risk for re-admission and patient harm. Participate in clinical audits, presenting results and providing recommendations to improve projects Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by PCN, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary teams. Lead on evidence based medicine and support CCG medicine strategies. Adhere to national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines using MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence from clinical trials. Ensure prescribing is in accordance with APC guidelines and monitor prescribing of Specialist only/ initiated medicines (SO/SI). Support prescribers in the use of the formulary tools and local recommendations. Provide education and training to the PCN on therapeutics and medicines optimisation, where appropriate. Provide support to the practices to ensure compliance to CQC standards where medicines are involved Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with a diverse range of people. Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously Good time management skills, able to prioritise and organise work load for best effect. Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times.

Desirable

Able to collect, store and analyse data for service evaluation purposes

Values and Attitudes

Essential

High levels of integrity and loyalty Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations Ability to work under pressure

Experience

Essential

Evidence of minimum of 2 years postgraduate clinical experience Experience of working with patients in a community setting Experience of working across agency boundaries and in local partnerships Clinical reasoning, assessment and treatment planning for patients In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare Understand the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing Understand the clinical governance and its implications for services

Desirable

Experience of working in a primary care setting Experience of computer based clinical systems (EMIS, Vision) Knowledge of research and audit methods Experience of contract monitoring

Other requirements

Essential

Full license holder with access to transport, as the post will require travelling to practices Clear vision of role and commitment to working in Primary Care

Qualifications

Essential

Masters degree or equivalent in Pharmacy Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical society

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