PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY 16TH DECEMBER

The post holder will work within their clinical competence as part of a multi-disciplinary team to:

provide expertise in clinical medicines management

provide structured medication reviews with and for patients

support patients in the management of their long-term conditions

oversee/support the management of medicines on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing

manage repeat prescription authorisations and acute prescription requests.

while addressing the public health needs of the registered population.

The post holder will perform medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy, especially older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities; this may be in a practice setting or via phone or video consultation as agreed with the practice and the Lead Clinical Pharmacist.

The post holder will be involved in quality improvement and clinical audit as well as liaising with practices to manage some aspects of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) work.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of patient care and to developing operational efficiencies; it requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols where applicable. He or she will be responsible for supporting network practices in implementing effective medicine management, identifying areas for improvement and initiating and managing change. Achieving clinical and non-clinical targets and objectives as agreed with the PCN and practices will be part of the role.

If you have not already, you will be required, and supported to complete the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathway programme. If you have not already, you will be encouraged and supported to become and independent prescriber

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by and with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, practice / PCN policy and local and national guidance.

Work as part of the medicines management team within the PCN/practices and with medicines management colleagues within the ICB to acquire and share expertise and best practice to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

About us

Havant & Waterlooville PCN comprises five GP practices:

Bosmere Medical Practice

Blossom Practice

Oaks Healthcare

Denmead Practice

The Village Surgery

The Clinical Pharmacist is expected to work with and within the individual network practices as well as from home or within the community.

The post holder will be part of a small Clinical Pharmacy team (currently two Clinical Pharmacists, plus the Lead Advanced Practitioner Clinical Pharmacist and a pharmacy technician), who work independently from each other for much of the time. The CD with responsibility for clinical pharmacy is actively involved with the team and there is additional support, where required, from the PCN management team.

Recognising that each GP practice operates differently, on a day-to-day basis the post-holder will engage with GPs and Practice Managers across the five practices in order to deliver the responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within their clinical competence as part of a multi-disciplinary team to:

provide expertise in clinical medicines management

provide structured medication reviews with and for patients

support patients in the management of their long-term conditions

oversee/support the management of medicines on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing

manage repeat prescription authorisations and acute prescription requests.

while addressing the public health needs of the registered population.

The post holder will perform medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy, especially older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities; this may be in a practice setting or via phone or video consultation as agreed with the practice and the Lead Clinical Pharmacist.

The post holder will be involved in quality improvement and clinical audit as well as liaising with practices to manage some aspects of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) work.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of patient care and to developing operational efficiencies; it requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by and with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, practice / PCN policy and local and national guidance.

Work as part of the medicines management team within the PCN/practices and with medicines management colleagues within the ICB to acquire and share expertise and best practice to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

Engagement

engage with PCN Clinical Pharmacist colleagues and the CD responsible for Clinical Pharmacy to contribute to the development of the PCN medicines management approach and team

perform clinical audits around key areas of responsibility

Patient services

provide medication review services to patients via clinics in member practices, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, either face-to face or via remote consultation technology and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care

liaise with the PCN Education and Environment Lead (EEL) to arrange presentations at practice and patient group meetings or other events to give advice on the appropriate use of medicines.

produce patient information leaflets and posters and run medicine awareness projects throughout the year

use evidence-based resources to support rational, cost-effective prescribing across the PCN to assist network practices with monitoring and management of their prescribing budgets

help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within network practices to optimise the quality of prescribing

Administration

to provide regular support and feedback to practices and, if appropriate, the network, on prescribing action plans

to produce quarterly reports on practice performance on relevant medicines management measures for review by network member practices

to update and maintain accurate patient records on the practices clinical record systems, including advice given and action taken

to advise practices, and PCN colleagues if appropriate, on the safe and secure handling of medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation

Communication

The post-holder should appreciate the importance of effective communication within the team, particularly where there is a requirement to communicate both across the network and with individual practices with differing structures and needs. He or she will strive to:

communicate effectively with other team members

communicate effectively with patients and carers

recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Confidentiality

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to practices and the PCN as business organisations. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of individual practices and the PCN may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice and PCN policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Please note that this job description provides an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities the post holder will undertake. It is not an exhaustive list, and the post holder may be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are within his or her competence and which are appropriate to the role.

The role and responsibilities are subject to review and revision from time-to-time and in discussion with the post-holder, if appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Qualified from, enrolled or intention to enrol in an approved 18-month training pathway (eg CPPE GP, MOCH or PCN pathway) Be a prescriber, working towards or intending to become one within two years of start date

Desirable

Post-graduate Clinical Diploma

Experience

Essential

Evidence of Continued Professional Development Minimum two years relevant pharmacist experience post-registration Good IT skills and literacy Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

Desirable

Previous experience of working in primary care, in either a PCN or GP practice Experience of working with GP prescribing systems, other clinical systems, and Microsoft Office Experience of conducting medication reviews

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