Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network (PCN)
Would you be interested in joining our friendly team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to deliver medicines optimisation services across a network of GP practices? Greater Middlesbrough PCN is looking for a dynamic pharmacist to join our highly skilled and experienced team of primary care clinicians and medicines management support staff. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our network; if you are interested in developing your skills in primary care then we would love to hear from you.
We deliver general practice to a population of over 63,000 in Greater Middlesbrough.
Innovative practices aspiring to deliver care for the future, not the ways of the past.
Training practice.
Multidisciplinary teams that currently consist of: GP partners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, a Clinical Pharmacist, and a dedicated Medicines Support team.
SystmOne/Emis.
Consistently high QOF achievements.
Committed to developing all staff with a loyal extended primary health care team.
Monthly clinical meeting updates.
Main duties of the job
The role offers a varied work agenda providing medicines optimisation support and expert pharmaceutical advice across the 2 practices in our network, including the implementation and delivery of prescribing initiatives, improving prescribing safety, and provision of medication reviews, fully supported by an experienced network of colleagues. In return for your commitment, enthusiasm, and professionalism, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment and actively encourage continuing professional development.
The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills and have experience of implementing medicines optimisation, quality and patient safety initiatives, and resolving prescribing issues. You will be a Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience, who is preferably an Independent Prescriber. You must also be computer literate, organised, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise workload, build key relationships, and be confident interacting with a wide range of stakeholders such as GPs, Nurses, secondary care clinicians, and patients.
About us
The Greater Middlesbrough PCN supports over 70,000 patients from 8 practices across the area.
We are an active network and closely work with our local voluntary organisations and other partners to develop new models of care to benefit our patients.
The role will include working across all the PCN providing additional flexibility by adding to the growing expansion of the primary care workforce.
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
* Expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
* Be a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team.
* Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD, and asthma), and people with learning disabilities or autism.
* Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCN's practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities.
* Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
* Deliver a programme of structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste, and promote self-care.
* Undertake a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare, and help manage general practice workload.
* Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.
* Undertake a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, and liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services.
* Be part of a professional clinical network and undertake appropriate clinical supervision.
Person Specification
Experience
* Has experience/awareness of the breadth of common long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
* Minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience in pharmacy.
* Holds or is working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
* Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients across core areas, including disease states/long-term conditions.
* Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
* Uses skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options.
* Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal patterns and is able to refer to GPs/ANPs when appropriate.
* Able to follow legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
* Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
Qualifications
* Must hold a recognised qualification in pharmacy (degree level).
* Must be a registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Must hold European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or equivalent level of knowledge.
* Desirable qualification as Independent Prescriber and annotated as such on the General Pharmaceutical Council register.
* Role will involve travel within the PCN area.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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