Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist - Haywards Heath Central PCN
Reports to: PCN Clinical Director, GP Clinical Lead and Practice Manager
Responsible to: PCN Clinical Director
Proposed salary: Band 7.1 – 7.9 on the ABC pay scale, which is equivalent to £41,351.78 - £48,450.20 per annum dependent on experience (pro rata)
Hours of work: Full time (37.5 hours) and part-time applications will be considered
Base: The successful candidate will be based predominantly at Newtons Practice but there may be a need to cross cover to support both Core Network Practices as needed.
About Alliance for Better Care CIC
Alliance for Better Care CIC is a GP Federation that unites 47 NHS GP practices across 12 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues as well as their patients, to transform how healthcare is managed within the community. As a membership organisation, our focus is to work in partnership with our members and help them to improve the provision of General Practices in the local area.
About Haywards Heath Central PCN
Haywards Heath Central Primary Care Network is a NHS Collaboration between two GP Practices – Newtons Practice and Dolphins Practice - working together to provide enhanced access services. Our surgery teams work closely, sharing expertise and resources to develop new services.
Job summary
The post holder will report to the PCN Clinical Director and GP Clinical Lead within the Primary Care Network for clinical supervision. They will also have strong working relationships with the Practice Manager and other clinicians in the network. The post holder is a Pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a pharmacist team in general practice.
Primary duties and areas of responsibility
* See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma)
* Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines.
* Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
* Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice.
* Provide telephone support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
* Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients.
* To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes.
* Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients.
* Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the right care.
* Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy in line with the recommendations Medicines Management Team.
* Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions.
* Support the contractual requirements to support frail patients with their medication.
* Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs.
* Work with MMT to support the implementation of local and national guidelines.
* Liaise with hospital colleagues where prescribing needs to be returned to specialists.
* Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
* Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
* To support public health campaigns.
* Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
Person Specification
* Self-Motivation
* Adaptable
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to solve problems effectively and timely.
* Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to plan, prioritise, manage, monitor, advise and review clinical and general medicine optimisation issues.
Knowledge & Experience
* Minimum of 2 years experience post-qualification.
* In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge.
* Good knowledge of service developments in medicines, prescribing, NHS policy.
Qualifications
* Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
* Independent prescriber.
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