Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the
newly formed Sea City Partnership for keen and committed individuals to join
our friendly team to develop medicines optimisation services within our
practices.
They
will work within their professional boundaries as part of a multi-disciplinary
team across the practices and will take responsibility for areas of chronic
disease management within the practice. Undertaking clinical medication reviews
to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy, especially older patients,
patients in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities.
The
post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards
to prescription and medication queries. They will provide support to the
prescriptions team, dealing with acute and repeat prescription queries. They
will participate in medicines reconciliation on transfer of care. They will
develop systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical
medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of the
patients in our practice. Providing clinical leadership on medicines optimisation, antibiotic stewardship and
manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced
services.
Welcoming applications from all sectors
of Pharmacy, and you will be fully supported with a comprehensive induction and
mandatory enrolment in the Primary Care Pharmacy Education pathway provided by
CPPE if you have not already completed this.
Main duties of the job
3.1Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in
a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their
expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
3.2
See patients with single
or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required. Review the on-going need for each
medicine.
3.4
Be responsible for the care management of
patients with specific chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication
reviews.
3.5
Provide specialist expertise in the use of
medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care
needs.
3.6
Provide patient facing clinics and telephone consultations for
those with questions, queries and concerns.
3.7
Provide leadership on person-centred
medicines optimisation
3.10
Take a central role in the clinical aspects
of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with
specialist pharmacists.
3.12
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals etc.
3.13
Support the medicines managers and prescription team.
3.14
Review and reconcile medications for newly
registered patients.
3.19
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues
and risks to support decision-making.
3.20
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects
patient safety.
3.22
Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy's
RAG list for medicines that should be prescribed.
About us
We aim to provide all
of our patients with high quality, person-centred, accessible, integrated care
in a safe, responsive and courteous manner. In order to do this we will:
Provide a service which
puts patient safety, care and wellbeing at the heart of all we do.
Convey compassion in
all that we do, assessing and responding to need.
Respect all, show
courtesy, seek to understand, treat all fairly, value each person as a unique
individual and support the vulnerable.
Act with integrity and
be accountable for our actions.
Continuously learn and
improve, adapting to change and building on achievements to develop our
services.
Promote best practice
encouraging continuous professional development of all members of the Practice
Team and valuing the contribution of each team member.
Nurture
a culture which is innovative, inclusive, open and mutually supportive
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Responsibilities
The focus of the post holders work will
depend on the qualifications, skills and experience of the individual and the
needs of the Practice both of which may develop over time. Therefore, the
potential duties are outlined below
3.1
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in
a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their
expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
3.2
See patients with single
or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required. Review the on-going need for each
medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients
with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines.
3.3
Be a
prescriber, or work towards completing training to become a prescribe.
3.4
Be responsible for the care management of
patients with specific chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication
reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the
elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities and people with learning disabilities or
autism.
3.5
Provide specialist expertise in the use of
medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care
needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities.
3.6
Provide patient facing clinics and telephone consultations for
those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the
practice. Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare
professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of
time e.g. pathology test results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long
term condition reviews.
3.7
Provide leadership on person-centered
medicines optimisation and quality
improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and
enhanced services.
3.8
Through structured medication reviews,
support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce
waste and promote self care.
3.9
Develop relationships and work closely with
other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system. Linking to the community pharmacies around
complex patients and prescribing complexities. Advise on alternatives if
medications not available.
3.10
Take a central role in the clinical aspects
of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with
specialist pharmacists , liaison with community
pharmacists, and anticoagulation.
3.11
Answers relevant medicine related enquiries from GPs, other
practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients
with queries about medicines.
3.12
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or
intermediate care and upon admission to care homes, including identifying and
rectifying unexplained changes.
3.13
Support the medicines managers and prescription team in the repeat
prescribing process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and
reviewing medicines reaching review dates ensuring patients are booked in for
necessary monitoring tests where required. Resolve medicines
queries from patients and other staff.
3.14
Review and reconcile medications for newly
registered patients.
3.15
Improve the quality and effectiveness of
prescribing through clinical audit and education, to improve performance
against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.
3.16
Develop yourself and the role through
participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign
activities.
3.17
Participate in the management of patient
complaints when requested to do so, and participate in the identification of
any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss
events.
3.18
Responsibility for the management of medicines risk stratification
tools on behalf of the practice. Working
with patients and the primary care team to minimise risks through medicines
optimisation
3.19
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues
and risks to support decision-making. Conduct
clinical audits and quality improve projects or work with colleagues such as GP
registrars, practice managers etc. Present results and provide leadership on
suggested changes.
3.20
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects
patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals
and emerging evidence form clinical trials.
3.21
Supporting the general practice team to ensure the practice is
compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
3.22
Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economies
RAG list for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors or subject to shared care.
3.23
Provide updates on important prescribing messages to improve
prescribers knowledge and work with the team to develop and implement other
techniques known to influence implementation of evidence such as audit and
feedback.
3.24
To support public health campaigns. To provide specialist
knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public.
3.25
Contribute to clinical governance agenda for the practice and
undertake audits to improve service quality of care.
Wider
responsibilities
4.1
Support the delivery of QOF, MOIS incentive
schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives.
4.2
Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to
other clinicians, junior members of the pharmacy team and practice staff on
medicine issues.
4.3
Working in partnership with pharmacists and
clinicians at local hospitals, improve the safety and quality of prescribing
after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance.
4.4
Work with community pharmacists, hospital
pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve
patient experience and manage incidents.
4.5
Be aware of duties and responsibilities
regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on
Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.
4.6
Undertake all mandatory training and
induction programs.
4.7
Attend a formal appraisal with your manager
at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set,
progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be
agreed.
4.8
Undertake any tasks consistent with the level
of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a
timely and effective manner.
4.9
Duties may vary from time to time without
changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Responsibilities
The focus of the post holders work will
depend on the qualifications, skills and experience of the individual and the
needs of the Practice both of which may develop over time. Therefore, the
potential duties are outlined below
3.1
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in
a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their
expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
3.2
See patients with single
or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required. Review the on-going need for each
medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients
with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines.
3.3
Be a
prescriber, or work towards completing training to become a prescribe.
3.4
Be responsible for the care management of
patients with specific chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication
reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the
elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities and people with learning disabilities or
autism.
3.5
Provide specialist expertise in the use of
medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care
needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities.
3.6
Provide patient facing clinics and telephone consultations for
those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the
practice. Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare
professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of
time e.g. pathology test results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long
term condition reviews.
3.7
Provide leadership on person-centered
medicines optimisation and quality
improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and
enhanced services.
3.8
Through structured medication reviews,
support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce
waste and promote self care.
3.9
Develop relationships and work closely with
other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system. Linking to the community pharmacies around
complex patients and prescribing complexities. Advise on alternatives if
medications not available.
3.10
Take a central role in the clinical aspects
of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with
specialist pharmacists , liaison with community
pharmacists, and anticoagulation.
3.11
Answers relevant medicine related enquiries from GPs, other
practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients
with queries about medicines.
3.12
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or
intermediate care and upon admission to care homes, including identifying and
rectifying unexplained changes.
3.13
Support the medicines managers and prescription team in the repeat
prescribing process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and
reviewing medicines reaching review dates ensuring patients are booked in for
necessary monitoring tests where required. Resolve medicines
queries from patients and other staff.
3.14
Review and reconcile medications for newly
registered patients.
3.15
Improve the quality and effectiveness of
prescribing through clinical audit and education, to improve performance
against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.
3.16
Develop yourself and the role through
participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign
activities.
3.17
Participate in the management of patient
complaints when requested to do so, and participate in the identification of
any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss
events.
3.18
Responsibility for the management of medicines risk stratification
tools on behalf of the practice. Working
with patients and the primary care team to minimise risks through medicines
optimisation
3.19
Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues
and risks to support decision-making. Conduct
clinical audits and quality improve projects or work with colleagues such as GP
registrars, practice managers etc. Present results and provide leadership on
suggested changes.
3.20
Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects
patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals
and emerging evidence form clinical trials.
3.21
Supporting the general practice team to ensure the practice is
compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
3.22
Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economies
RAG list for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors or subject to shared care.
3.23
Provide updates on important prescribing messages to improve
prescribers knowledge and work with the team to develop and implement other
techniques known to influence implementation of evidence such as audit and
feedback.
3.24
To support public health campaigns. To provide specialist
knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public.
3.25
Contribute to clinical governance agenda for the practice and
undertake audits to improve service quality of care.
Wider
responsibilities
4.1
Support the delivery of QOF, MOIS incentive
schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives.
4.2
Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to
other clinicians, junior members of the pharmacy team and practice staff on
medicine issues.
4.3
Working in partnership with pharmacists and
clinicians at local hospitals, improve the safety and quality of prescribing
after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance.
4.4
Work with community pharmacists, hospital
pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve
patient experience and manage incidents.
4.5
Be aware of duties and responsibilities
regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on
Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.
4.6
Undertake all mandatory training and
induction programs.
4.7
Attend a formal appraisal with your manager
at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set,
progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be
agreed.
4.8
Undertake any tasks consistent with the level
of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a
timely and effective manner.
4.9
Duties may vary from time to time without
changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- - Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
- - Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians.
- - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- - Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- - Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- - Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- - Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs .
- - Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
Desirable
- - Good understanding of GP clinical system IT SystmOne, Accurx, Anima.
- - An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- - Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
Experience
Essential
- - An appreciation of the nature of general practice and the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- - Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- - An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.
Desirable
- - An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.
- - In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - Experience of working autonomously.
Qualifications
Essential
- - MPharm or equivalent and registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacist.
- - Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any training.
- - Willing to be enrolled in, or have qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting such as PCPEP.
- - Hold, be working towards, or willing to undertake an independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- - Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- - Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- - Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
- - Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians.
- - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- - Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- - Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- - Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- - Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs .
- - Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
Desirable
- - Good understanding of GP clinical system IT SystmOne, Accurx, Anima.
- - An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- - Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
Experience
Essential
- - An appreciation of the nature of general practice and the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- - Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- - An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.
Desirable
- - An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.
- - In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- - Experience of working autonomously.
Qualifications
Essential
- - MPharm or equivalent and registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacist.
- - Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any training.
- - Willing to be enrolled in, or have qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting such as PCPEP.
- - Hold, be working towards, or willing to undertake an independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- - Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- - Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
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
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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).
