Job summary
We are seeking to employ a qualified and suitably experienced Clinical Pharmacistto enhance our team of 6 Clinical Pharmacists.
Please refer to the Essential and Desirable criteria in Person Specification before applying.
The position is 20 hours (Wedensday, Thursday, Friday) subject to 29 days holiday per year + 8 public holidays and NHS pension. Our core business hours are 08:00 - 18:30h Monday - Friday. Other benefits of the position are:
1. Company laptop
2. Company phone
3. Company health care plan upon completion of probationary review.
We reserve the right to remove this vacancy sooner than the end date for this post.
Main duties of the job
For full list of duties, please refer to Job Description section.
Main duties of the job
General responsibilities require the post holder to conform with the following principles:
4. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I)
5. Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)
6. Confidentiality
7. Quality & Continuous Improvement (Q & CI)
8. Induction Training
9. Learning and development
10. Collaborative working
11. Service delivery
12. Security
13. Professional conduct
About us
Overview of your organisation
North Halifax PCN is a well-established network of 4 practices who work collaboratively delivering care to our population of over 38,000 are are progressive PCN serving over 38,000 patients with embedded services, working in a hub-and-spoke model. Our multidisciplinary team comprises:
- 6 x Clinical Pharmacists
- 3 x First Contact Physiotherapists
- Podiatrist
- Paramedic
- Ageing Well Practitioner
- Phlebotomist
- Digital Transformation Lead
- Mental Health Practitioner
- Personalised Care Team comprising 3 Social Prescribing Link Workers and 3 Care Coordinators
The team is managed by a PCN Manager and clinically lead by the the Clinical Director, representing the PCN board. We have adopted the Lead Practice model of PCN, which allows us to offer continuous service for NHS pension.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Thefollowing describes the primary areas of responsibility for this role. Theclinical areas for delivery will be agreed after discussion with PCN leads andin line with the individuals own scope of practice and experience. This maychange according to the DES requirements and PCN/practice/patient needs.
Patient Facing/Telephone Structured Medication Review - Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy and order relevant monitoring tests according to practiceprotocols and policies. Review the on-going need for each medicine, reviewmonitoring needs and support patients with their medicines taking ensuring theyget the best use of their medicines (medicines optimisation).
Patients FacingMedicines Support - Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions,queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice.
Telephone Triage - Assist inmedication related triaging of patients as required by the practice.
Telephone Medicines Support - Provide a telephone helpline for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicineswith some bookable appointments.
Medicine Information to Practice Staff and Patients - Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff,other healthcare teams ( community pharmacy) and patients with queriesabout medicines. Suggest and recommend solutions. Provide follow upfor patients to monitor the effect of any changes.
Work with case managers, multidisciplinary (health and social care)review teams and hospital colleagues to manage medicinesrelated risk for readmission and patient harm. Put in place changes to reduce theprescribing of these medicines to high-risk patientgroups.
Enhanced Health in Care Homes In line with the DESlead/form part of the MDT working towards EHCH Care coordinator lead
Clinics As we expand the team, we are continuouslyenhancing our services to our partner practices by using Population Health Managementapproach, hypertension and diabetes management, lipid and other medicines optimisationprojects.
Management ofMedicines at Discharge from Hospital - To reconcile medicinesfollowing discharge from hospitals, including identifying and rectifyingunexplained changes. Perform a clinical medication review of medical records,produce a post-discharge medicines care plan including dose titration andbooking of follow up tests, and working with patients and community pharmaciststo ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge. Set up andmanage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to highrisk groups of patients ( those with medicine compliance aids).
Signposting -Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professionalfor the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term conditionreviews etc.
Repeat Prescribing- Adhere to the repeat prescribing protocols.
Medicines Quality Improvement Programmes - Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing and medicinesoptimisation. Conduct or work with other stakeholders on clinical audits andimprove projects. Present results and provide leadership on suggested changes.
InformationManagement - Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by thePCN, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with thepractice's teams.
Medicines Safety - Adhereto national and local policyand guidance that affects patientsafety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts,product withdrawals and emergingevidence form clinical trials. Managethe process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitionersand ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
Education andTraining - Provide education and training to primary healthcare team ontherapeutics and medicines optimisation. Provide training to visiting medical,nursing, pharmacy and other healthcare students where appropriate.
Care QualityCommission - Provide support to the general practice team to ensure thepractice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. Undertakerisk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicineslegislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
14. Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
15. Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Desirable
16. CPPE qualified
17. Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential
18. Minimum of 2 years postqualification experience.
19. In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidencebased healthcare.
20. An appreciation of the nature of general practice
21. An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
22. Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
23. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
24. Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences including staff, managers and patients.
25. Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
26. Excellent IT skills
27. Recognises priorities when problem solving and identified deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
28. Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
29. Produce timely and informative reports
30. Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
31. Work effectively independently and as a team member
32. Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
33. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Other
Essential
34. Self-Motivation
35. Adaptable
36. DBS clearance once appointed
37. Information Governance toolkit completion
38. Basic life support training
39. Immunisation status
Desirable
40. Safeguarding adult and children - level 3