Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Advanced Practitioner)
* This is an exciting new opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (ACP) to develop their career in a primary care setting. Connexus Primary Care Network supports over 50,000 patients registered with five GP Practices in South-East Bristol.
Main duties of the job
To further develop and enhance the clinical pharmacy service to the patients of the Connexus Primary Care Network (PCN). To provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentoring to Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Clerks working for the PCN. To provide General Management (Clinical and non-clinical) of the PCN Pharmacy Hub located at Brooklea Health Centre.
About us
Connexus Primary Care Network comprises five General Practices serving over 50,000 patients in South East Bristol. The PCN currently employs Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Clerks, who work closely with Practice employed Pharmacists, GPs, and medicines management leads to ensure the provision of high-quality clinical services.
We offer a competitive salary, 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, and the opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme.
Job responsibilities
Support the PCN and Practices to achieve maximum performance through the Investment and Impact Fund (or equivalent) and QOF including ensuring good working relationships with Community Pharmacy, and supporting Practices to achieve targets for prescribing practice.
Provide high-quality patient-facing services, including cover for the members of the pharmacy team during annual leave, study leave, or planned sick leave:
1. Long-term condition reviews - Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases where medicine optimisation is required, e.g., COPD, asthma.
2. Patient-facing clinical medication reviews - Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and make appropriate recommendations for the clinical team on prescribing and monitoring. Through structured medical reviews, the post holder will support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste, and promote self-care.
3. Opportunity to develop specialist areas of prescribing expertise in line with PCN clinical priorities.
4. Ensure that systems are in place for effective care home medication reviews and support the Pharmacy Team to undertake clinical medication reviews with patients. Work with care home staff to improve the safety of medicines ordering and administration.
5. Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients to proactively tackle inequalities in health resource usage and outcomes in the Connexus PCN area.
6. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, and liaison with specialist and community pharmacists.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
* Demonstrate understanding of, and contribute to, the PCN vision for the improvement of services for our patients, and the effective use of resources to manage workloads in primary care.
* Demonstrate ability to improve quality within limitations of service.
* Demonstrate ability to motivate self and others to achieve goals.
* Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and service.
* Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation.
* Demonstrate ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
* Follow professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management.
* Demonstrate the ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team.
* Experience of providing clinical supervision to pharmacy colleagues.
* Experience of delivering educational events for a general clinical audience.
* Ability to critically evaluate and review literature.
* Ability to generate evidence suitable for presentation at local level.
* Understanding of principles of research governance and ability to work as a member of the research team.
* Aware of health inequalities in the Connexus area and the role of primary care in addressing them.
* Understanding of data protection, information governance, and confidentiality requirements in primary care.
Other
* Flexibility to work occasional evenings or Saturdays in support of Primary Care Contract requirements.
* Ability to travel between the five member Practices.
Qualifications
* Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Hold an independent prescribing qualification.
* Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
Experience
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Depending on experience £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience (Pro Rata).
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