Key Responsibilities: Clinical The following clinical responsibilities are typical of a PCN Clinical Pharmacist. It is expected that the postholder has a thorough understanding of the following, but they may not be required to perform all clinical elements within the Pharmacist Clinical Lead role: Support PCN Practices in the delivery of chronic disease management, structured medication reviews that include proactively managing patients with complex polypharmacy. Be actively involved in the management of patients with long term conditions. Utilise your independent prescribing qualification in accordance with your personal competencies. Mange the medication reviews and safe and effective prescribing in care homes Provide both patient facing and telephone support to patients with queries and concerns regarding their medication. Implement changes required regarding MHRA Alerts and local and national guidance. Provide advice and recommendations on shared care, NICE guidance and RAG lists. Manage discharge summaries from hospitals and community services. Provide a high level of pharmaceutical support, advice and information to medical, nursing and other healthcare staff providing clinical care in General Practice. Share and contribute expertise locally and nationally.Leadership Demonstrate an expert understanding Pharmacy in General Practice and PCN's. Provide Clinical Line Management to the PCN Pharmacy team, which empowers, develops and values all colleagues. Effectively and professionally represent the PCN Pharmacy team by providing necessary service updates at both internal and external meetings. Collaborate with other clinical leads to facilitate the delivery of training for the multi-disciplinary team and PCN member practices. Support colleagues to advance clinical skills or to develop new roles. Assume responsibility for own continuing professional development in relation to role and contribute to the continuing professional development of other healthcare professionals. Undertake annual mandatory training updates and other relevant courses in line with organisational and local policies. Facilitate and promote a learning culture that encourages others to develop their full potential. Communicate, motivate, and inspire others to deliver excellent standards of care. Engage in the appraisal process and act as appraiser of others as appropriate. Provide mentorship and/or clinical supervision to staff and learners to aid the application of theory to practice. Challenge restrictive cultures and champion new ways of working to deliver enhanced patient focused care and improved productivity amongst the workforce.PCN and Pharmacy Service Development Utilise the expertise of the entire PCN Pharmacy team to develop and implement a Pharmacy Clinical Strategy which improves outcomes for patients and reduces health inequalities. Identify and proactively capitalise on service improvement opportunities which will be of benefit to the PCN, it's member Practices and their patients. Understand and contribute to the delivery of the PCN DES contractual requirements and targets. Foster and maintain strong links with all relevant services across our locality, looking for opportunities to work collaboratively with system partners, e.g. Pharmacy First. Manage the quality-of-service delivery through clinical audit, incident reporting, Significant Events Analysis and standard setting. Implement recommendations from local clinical audits with support from the MDT Clinical Leads. Work with member Practices to develop new and innovative ways of working which enable the PCN to thrive through the sharing of best practice and working collaboratively. Play an integral role in delivering the relevant CQC and Quality Schedule requirements. Information Resources / Information Systems Analyse and interpret highly complex information through use of the Clinical System. Evaluate the quality of own work and current practices using evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures and support others in doing so. Develop benchmarks for best practice, identify quality outcome measures and contribute to audit programmes. Analyse the information obtained using appropriate methods and report the findings in a timely manner. Maintain contemporary knowledge of clinical guidelines relevant to practice and act consistently with associated quality standards. Effectively use the variety of digital tools as your disposal to improve service delivery. Autonomy / Scope within Role Assume clinical accountability for patients referred into non-medically led services. Practice competently and autonomously without direct supervision in accordance with professional code of practice and local policies and procedures. Acknowledge limitations in own professional competence and only undertake practice and accept responsibilities for those activities for which competence can be assured. Exercise professional judgment and expertise to create precedents and deal with ambiguous or novel problems. Apply best practice policy guidelines where appropriate and in the absence of specific guidance ensure that actions are initiated in line with evidence-based practice and rigorous analytical judgment. Collaborate with other relevant professionals to develop clinical protocols and integrated care pathways within area of expertise or speciality to benefit the delivery of clinical services. Influence the culture of the environment to ensure both the atmosphere and surroundings meets the needs of individuals and humanises patient care.Equality and diversity The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues by: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures, policies, and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming. Behaving in a manner that is non-judgmental and respects circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights. This is an evolving role, and the duties and responsibilities may change in accordance with the developing service and needs for the patients.