Clinical Pharmacist

Job responsibilities

Duties Specific to Role

Ensure medication management systems are safe and effective, liaising with GPs and managers as required.

Ensure that proper processes are in place for medication review, and undertaking medication review.

Undertake structured medicine reviews

Implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system

Review and implement safe prescribing systems for vulnerable patients, improving compliance

Review and implement safe prescribing systems for patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies

Encourage cost-effective prescribing within the practice

Review all safety alerts ensuring the required actions are taken

Reconcile medicines following patients discharge from hospital or clinic appointments, or any other contact with a third party provider,

Review medications for newly registered patients

Review clinical reporting in SystmOne relevant to medicines management, and ensure Practice is meeting its contractual requirements and CQC standards, and achieving KPIs (e.g. QOF)

Design and run clinical reports & audits to support best practice, and implement any identified changes required.

Implement medication management policies and processes of the Primary Care Network

Liaise with pharmacy team colleagues in the Primary Care Network, and support the implementation of best practice in the PCN.

Liaise with ICB pharmacy team colleagues.

Ensure (in liaison with the lead GP(s) and practice manager) that all contractual requirements relating to medication are met.

Support and advise pharmacy team colleagues, including trainees.

Act as line manager to pharmacy team colleagues, including trainees.

Support the professional development of pharmacy team colleagues, including trainees.

The multidisciplinary team will work together to

Improve hypertension detection rates by overseeing the introduction of digital tools/pods in practice waiting rooms that link patient data to the medical records. These digital tools/pods will record blood pressure, heart rate and BMI in the waiting rooms, at the convenience of registered patients. Protocols will be developed that will ensure clinical safety and governance and enable abnormal readings to be actioned appropriately; patients requiring intervention will be triaged and reviewed by the most appropriate clinician, whether this be a GP or a pharmacist.

Develop and utilise a risk-stratified approach to conducting the hypertension management reviews of 2,891 patients across both practices on the hypertension register across both practices. Population health data and evidence-based guidelines would inform the development of a red, amber, green (RAG) clinical risk-stratified approach to hypertension management.

Improve the annual attainment of blood pressure readings within the target range set by national guidelines.

Improve the annual attainment of patients receiving lipid therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Review the management of the 542 patients across both practices with coronary heart disease and conduct medication reviews to ensure medical therapy and lifestyle interventions have been maximised according to need.

Identify those requiring additional support to attend their appointments and provide accessible appointments in person, via telephone or via appropriate digital platforms and utilise communication methods appropriate for the needs of the patient.

Non-medical prescribing/independent prescribing

As a qualified non-medical prescriber (NMP)/independent prescriber (IP), prescribing will be undertaken within the scope of practice of the prescriber and in accordance with their professional code of conduct as set out by their own regulatory bodies and organisational NMP policy.

Working conditions

Frequent, prolonged VDU use

Time-pressured environment

High levels of accuracy and attention to detail essential at all times

Exposure to distressing situations and written material

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.

Job Description for all G DOC workers

The job description for all G DOC workers also forms part of your job description.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure

Other

Essential

• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check satisfactory
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in pharmacy, MPharm or equivalent
• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completed or prepared to undertake Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway, PCPEP

Desirable

• Independent prescriber or working towards it

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
• Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
• Willing to become competent in use of SystmOne if not already
• Ability to follow policy and procedure
• Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy or protocol
• Effective time management
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Strong IT skills
• Competent in use of SystmOne

Experience

Desirable

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience of managing a team, including direct reports
• Experience of General Practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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