PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job responsibilities

Clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicines optimisation is required

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the PCN where appropriate

Contribute to the provision of out of hours/on call/extended services for the practice and the patients. These can include patient facing and telephone consultations, signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits of competency

To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. Supporting the Pharmacy Technicians and Prescribing Clerks in the Prescribing Hub team on a rotational basis.

Implement changes to medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance

To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding

To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate.

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources.

To monitor network practices prescribing against the local health economy and make recommendations for GPs or amend within scope of practice, based on findings.

To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

Work with practices to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 1 year post registration experience.
• Interest in the development of the general practice clinical pharmacist role.
• Portfolio of evidence of continuous professional development and post qualifying experience.
• Clear, concise record keeping/ report writing skills.
• Ability to undertake audits.
• Evidence of multidisciplinary working.
• Good IT skills ability to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet to obtain and analyse information.

Desirable

• Portfolio of evidence of continuous professional development and post qualifying experience.
• Able to drive and has access to car or equivalent for travel between practices.
• Knowledge/experience of EMIS Web.

Other Attributes

Essential

• Team player with willingness to learn.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to working.
• Hard working, reliable, honest and approachable.
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment.
• Be able to organise workload and work autonomously and within a team.
• Able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.
• Selfmotivated and directed.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

Essential

• Maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Relevant undergraduate degree in pharmacy (BPharm, MPharm or equivalent).

Desirable

• Completion of CPPE Pathway

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).