Cantab PCN is looking for a dedicated and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. The successful applicant will be working at The Red House Surgery, 96 Chesterton Road, Cambridge.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within their clinical competence as part of a multi-disciplinary team to:
* Provide expertise in clinical medicines management
* Complete patient structured medication reviews
* Support patients in the management of their long term conditions
* Manage repeat and acute prescription requests
* Manage patients medications on transfer of care
* Undertake audits using Eclipse
The post holder will perform medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy, this may be in a practice setting or via phone or video consultation.
The post holder will also be involved in quality improvement and clinical audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) and Investment and Impact Fund (IlF) work.
The post holder will work in accordance with practice guidelines and protocols. He or she will be responsible for implementing effective medicine management, identifying areas for improvement and managing change.
The post holder will, if not already, be required and supported to complete the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathway. If you are not already, you will be encouraged and supported to become an independent prescriber.
About us
The Red House Surgery is a friendly GP practice. We are a team of GPs, Nurses, First Contact Physios, Physician Associates, GP Assistants, and Social Prescribers providing care to 22,500 patients.
Our practice has been rated as "good" by the CQC. We take pride in delivering quality care to our patients and have a strong training and personal development ethos.
Non-clinical staff include managers, administrators, and receptionists. We are a supportive team who pride themselves on developing outstanding patient care, as well as protecting the safety and well-being of staff.
We are an expanding and growing practice, and open to change and innovation.
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Pharmacist will be based at The Red House Surgery in Cambridge. Primary responsibilities are:
* Medication reviews and medicine optimisation
* Review the ongoing need for each medicine and support patients, ensuring they get the best use of their medicines
* Provide long term condition clinics
* Provide telephone medicines support for patients with questions and concerns about their medication
* Signpost to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within a scope of practice and limits of competency
* Support and answer medicine-related enquiries from GPs and other members of the healthcare team
* Implement practice searches to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of an unplanned admission
* Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital and produce a post-discharge care plan
* Manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients
* Provide medicines information and education to the wider practice team
* Service development - develop and manage new services that are built around new medicines or NICE guidance
* Medicines Safety - Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, and emerging evidence from clinical trials
* CQC - provide leadership to the practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved
* Any other duties as reasonably required
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Independent prescriber or working towards/intention of gaining an independent prescribing qualification
* Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate level or equivalent training/experience
Experience
* Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and negotiating skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise, and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
* Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
* Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
* Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
* Produce timely and informative reports.
* Work effectively independently and as a team member.
* Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
* Experience of working in Primary Care
* In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
* An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing, and strategies for improving prescribing.
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.
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