We are looking to recruit a suitably qualified and registered Clinical Pharmacist under NHS England's Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) to work in our expanding multidisciplinary team (MDT) on behalf of Cygnet Primary Care Network member practices. We are hoping to recruit 2 Pharmacists both working from one of our member practices.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to enhance our team whilst making your mark in primary care locally with your knowledge, skills and experience. This is a role where you can make a tangible and quantifiable difference, where you are valued whilst being given a strong sense of job satisfaction.
Main duties of the job
The roles will be based at one of the Goole PCN sites - Montague Medical Practice.
You will be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and/or recent hospital admission plus undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy especially those in care homes, the frail, and those with co-morbidities. You will be involved with shared decision making which will include involvement in regular care home rounds, prioritising patients for MDT review and detailed Care Plans. You will offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the Care Homes in the network.
About us
Cygnet PCN covers a large geographical area within the East Riding of Yorkshire. Our network covers over 52,000 patients and is made up of the five following GP Practices:
* Montague Medical Practice
* Snaith & Rawcliffe Medical Group
* Bartholomew Medical Group
* Howden Medical Centre
Our network comprises a range of roles from Clinical Director to Care Co-ordinator. PCNs build on existing primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care for people close to home. Our PCN is proactively providing care and services for the people and communities we serve.
New roles are being introduced to the network as we are expanding into different areas of Healthcare. The network provides a single point of access for the nursing, residential and learning disability homes in the area. All our team are passionate and committed to making a difference to patient care.
Job responsibilities
Working within your clinical competencies alongside the general practice teams you will prescribe, be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.
Key Areas of Responsibility
* To proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD, and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme).
* Deliver patient facing/remote clinical medical reviews, including long-term conditions clinics and ensure medicines optimisation. Make appropriate recommendations to GPs, nurses and paramedics for medicine improvement and monitoring.
* Work with both the care home staff and PCN staff to improve the safety of medicines ordering and administration.
* To offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the Care Homes in the network.
* Attend and/or refer patients to multidisciplinary care conferences.
* Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public and social care needs of patients at our PCNs Practice.
* Provide training/development to primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
* Work with the practice team to ensure compliance with CQC standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC)
* Mandatory registration with the GPC
* To be enrolled in/willing to be enrolled in or qualified from an 18-month Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent
* Clinical Diploma
* Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Association
Experience
* Has a minimum of two years post qualifying experience
* Practices and prescribes safely and effectively in a primary care setting
* Translates strategies into operational plans in collaboration with other senior colleagues
* Recognises personal and professional limitations and refers to appropriate colleague
Skills
* Plans targets with colleagues and ensures delivery against key milestones including monitoring and review of general medicine
* Communicates clearly to drive team performance and maintain individual resilience
* Proven ability to influence others to gain acceptance for recommendations by taking an evidence-based approach
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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