Job Overview To improve patients' health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care network (PCN) pharmacy team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To pro-actively complete workloads relating to medicines optimisation issues from other clinical staff to improve patient care, safety and outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacist must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and enroll in, or already be qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips the Clinical Pharmacist to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting, for example, the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathways. The summary of the role includes: a. work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas; b. be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber on completion of the 18-month training pathway, and work with and alongside the general practice team; c. be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme) d. provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practices and to help in tackling inequalities; e. provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services; f. through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote selfcare; g. have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload; h. develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system; i. take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning disabilities), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation; and j. be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision. Each clinical pharmacist must receive a minimum of one supervision session per month by a senior clinical / advanced practice pharmacist; k. the senior clinical / advanced practice pharmacist must receive a minimum of one supervision session every three months by a GP clinical supervisor; l. each clinical pharmacist/senior clinical pharmacist/advanced practice pharmacist will have access to an assigned GP clinical supervisor for support and development; m. a ratio of one senior clinical / advanced practice pharmacist to no more than five junior clinical pharmacists, with appropriate peer support and supervision in place. k. undertakes clinical audits as agreed with the Prescribing Lead l.receive and resolve medicine queries from patients over the telephone and/or face to face. working alongside GP practice staff as an integrated part of the practice teams, Responsibilities underpinning the role To develop and facilitate a good working relationship with all local providers of healthcare. To work closely with the Prescribing Lead and Practice Managers and agree job objectives and timetable To record personally generated information and maintain a database of information relating to the work done in the practice(s). Personally generated information includes information and records relating to audit and clinical work undertaken by the post holder, reference notes relating to clinical/technical information. Maintain records of all work done in the practice for which the post holder is accountable through the correct use of the clinical system. To maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional codes. As appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, local and national service specifications, legislation and policy developments, To agree objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal process. To attend local, regional and national meetings of relevance as required by the practice. To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager. All employees should understand that it is their personal responsibility to comply with all practice and statutory requirements and standards (e.g. health and safety, equal treatment and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance).