Job summary
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice, performingface to face medication review of patients with polypharmacy especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co- morbidities.This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.
Main duties of the job
Improve
patients health outcomes and efficiency of the practice team by providing medicines expertise, identifying areas
for improvement. Focus
on individual patient care ,addressing immediate and future needs to
personalise care planning, transfer, from other clinical staff, workload relating to medicines
optimisation improving patient care and safety,To
demonstrate the effectiveness of the practice and the role through audit and
data analysis,To
follow-up patients and investigations, particularly blood tests,Repeat prescribing,Develop
and quality-assured improved, safe and efficient repeat prescribing and
medication review processes within the practice, and then to evolve and
implement changes as required,Focused
and structured reviews of repeat prescriptions on an individual basis to
improve quality and safety and maximise effectiveness and reduce wastage,Medication
review services via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visit and in
residential and nursing homes. These may be in person or notes-based
reviews, Long-Term Conditions / Chronic Disease
Management,Acute illness and pharmacist led clinics,Hospital Discharge and Outpatient Letters,Practice Formulary,IMT and Electronic Prescribing,Safety, Governance,Audit and Monitoring,Relationships,Medicines Information and Awareness
About us
Solihull
Healthcare Partnership (SHP) is a GP Partnership which provides NHS GP
services to over 55,000 patients through one individual GP practice operating
from 7 surgeries across Solihull.
These surgeries are as follows:
- Blossomfield
Surgery
- Dickens
Heath Medical Centre
- Grove
Surgery
- Haslucks
Green Medical Centre
- Monkspath
Surgery
- Shirley
Medical Centre
- The Jacey
Practice
SHPs vision statement
is:
To be the most respected
Primary Care provider in the Birmingham and Solihull region.
To
provide local care to patients, forging a strong relationship between our
multidisciplinary team within our healthcare centres and patients whilst at
the same time benefitting from wider resources, of a larger organisation. We
have a centralised management team that support our GP practices and provide
services such as HR, IT, Finance, Governance and Communications which means
our GP practice teams can concentrate their energies on providing excellent
care to our patients.
Interview date will be Friday 16th June 2023.
Job description
Job responsibilities
·
Improve
patient’s health outcomes and efficiency of the practice team by providing
direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise, including identifying areas
for improvement and initiating change.
·
The
primary contact within the practice for queries relating to medicines
management, in particular around individual patient care.
·
Focus
on individual patient care by addressing immediate and future needs to
personalise care planning.
·
Proactively
to transfer, from other clinical staff, workload relating to medicines
optimisation to improve patient care and safety.
·
To
demonstrate the effectiveness of the practice and the role through audit and
data analysis.
·
To
follow-up patients and investigations, particularly blood tests.
Repeat prescribing
Long-Term Conditions / Chronic Disease
Management
Acute illness and pharmacist led clinics
Hospital Discharge and Outpatient Letters
Practice Formulary
IMT and Electronic Prescribing
Safety, Risk and Governance
Audit and Monitoring
Relationships
Medicines Information and Awareness
Health and Safety
·
To comply with
the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
·
To take
responsibility for their own health and safety and that of other persons who
may be affected by their own acts or omissions.
Equality and Diversity
·
To carry out at
all times their responsibilities in line with Equal Opportunities Policy and
Procedure.
Risk Management and Clinical Governance
·
To work within
the Clinical Governance Framework of the practice, incorporating Risk
Management and all other quality initiatives and all aspects of CQC
implementation.
Confidentiality
·
To maintain
confidentiality of information relating to patients, clients, staff and other
users of the services in accordance with the General Data Protection
Regulations 2018 including outside of the work environment. Any breach of confidentiality may render an
individual liable for dismissal and/or prosecution.
Safeguarding
·
Whilst in post, staff
are expected to acquire and update their knowledge on safeguarding as per the
intercollegiate document requirements and SHP policies.
Professional development
·
The post holder
will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part
of this employment
·
To participate in
an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
General
·
To undertake any
other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of his/her own competence
as guided by the attached management framework.
·
To work across
the various SHP sites as required.
·
In light of
national policy and due to the needs of the business it may be necessary for
the Partnership to alter the opening hours of the surgeries. This could incorporate different opening
hours and weekend working which may affect when you are required to work. The post holder is expected to be flexible
and accommodating, following consultation, in terms of any changes to operating
times in the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
·
Improve
patient’s health outcomes and efficiency of the practice team by providing
direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise, including identifying areas
for improvement and initiating change.
·
The
primary contact within the practice for queries relating to medicines
management, in particular around individual patient care.
·
Focus
on individual patient care by addressing immediate and future needs to
personalise care planning.
·
Proactively
to transfer, from other clinical staff, workload relating to medicines
optimisation to improve patient care and safety.
·
To
demonstrate the effectiveness of the practice and the role through audit and
data analysis.
·
To
follow-up patients and investigations, particularly blood tests.
Repeat prescribing
Long-Term Conditions / Chronic Disease
Management
Acute illness and pharmacist led clinics
Hospital Discharge and Outpatient Letters
Practice Formulary
IMT and Electronic Prescribing
Safety, Risk and Governance
Audit and Monitoring
Relationships
Medicines Information and Awareness
Health and Safety
·
To comply with
the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
·
To take
responsibility for their own health and safety and that of other persons who
may be affected by their own acts or omissions.
Equality and Diversity
·
To carry out at
all times their responsibilities in line with Equal Opportunities Policy and
Procedure.
Risk Management and Clinical Governance
·
To work within
the Clinical Governance Framework of the practice, incorporating Risk
Management and all other quality initiatives and all aspects of CQC
implementation.
Confidentiality
·
To maintain
confidentiality of information relating to patients, clients, staff and other
users of the services in accordance with the General Data Protection
Regulations 2018 including outside of the work environment. Any breach of confidentiality may render an
individual liable for dismissal and/or prosecution.
Safeguarding
·
Whilst in post, staff
are expected to acquire and update their knowledge on safeguarding as per the
intercollegiate document requirements and SHP policies.
Professional development
·
The post holder
will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part
of this employment
·
To participate in
an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
General
·
To undertake any
other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of his/her own competence
as guided by the attached management framework.
·
To work across
the various SHP sites as required.
·
In light of
national policy and due to the needs of the business it may be necessary for
the Partnership to alter the opening hours of the surgeries. This could incorporate different opening
hours and weekend working which may affect when you are required to work. The post holder is expected to be flexible
and accommodating, following consultation, in terms of any changes to operating
times in the future.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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).
Additional information
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).
