Clinical Pharmacist Newham/Tower Hamlets

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

POLICY/SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

• Work within the eHub to process medication eConsults, reconcile medications and process medication workflow across the Hurley Group primary care sites in a virtual online setting.
• To work with general practice staff, on the ground, to promote and embed the role of a GP practice pharmacist, and raise awareness of services available to patients.
• To provide general practice staff with recommendations and plan action to proactively improve the quality of systems and processes to improve medicines optimisation within the general practice setting.
• To provide training regarding medication related issues and policies/guidelines to general practice staff in order to promote medicines optimisation, repeat dispensing and high quality cost-effective prescribing as appropriate.
• To provide operational and clinical support to medicines optimisation developments and prescribing initiatives as dictated by GP practice, CCG, and hospital Trust and service objectives.
• To collate and feedback on electronic discharge related information to ensure continuing improvement of the hospital computerised discharge letter and process of communication.
• To assist with the implementation of policies and guidelines to improve medicines optimisation across primary/ secondary care interface and into the general practice setting.
• To provide training to general practice staff to promote medicines optimisation in practice.
• Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population and shift workload from other disciplines
• Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission) to reduce risk and unplanned hospital admissions
• Contribute to the achievement of KPIs and objectives of the programme
• Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards, leading improvement initiatives where medicines are involved

PATIENT/CLIENT CARE

• To act as a specialist practitioner in General Practice
• To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care in general practice and promote safe pharmaceutical management across the interface
• Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
• To provide highly specialised evidence-based clinical advice and information to nursing and medical staff on the care and treatment of patients
• To actively participate in key multi-disciplinary ward rounds.
• To liaise with other pharmacists to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues
• Contribute to patient safety culture through Significant Event Reporting and investigation of medicines related incidents and through pro-active measures
• Ensure that patients are referred to the most appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within in an appropriate period of time

FINANCIAL/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• To identify areas of potential cost-savings and to implement systems to realise savings and contain prescribing cost
• To follow policies and guidelines to control drug expenditure and ensure cost-effective prescribing.
• To educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and promote the use of evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the division

STAFF MANAGEMENT & TRAINING

• Actively participate in national training scheme for clinical pharmacists
• To participate in the in-service clinical pharmacy training of all pharmacy staff.
• To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated
• To participate in the training and development of medical, nursing and other healthcare staff, as appropriate
• To actively develop an Advanced Practice Portfolio mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework with a view to RPS Faculty recognition
• To act as a role model for pharmacists developing advanced practice skills

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

• To regularly initiate or contribute to relevant practice research or audit projects and to publish the results of such work, as appropriate.
• To participate in other research and audit programmes in the department as required
• To maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions relevant to the specialty.
• To publish and present the results and outcomes of own research and audits locally, nationally or internationally as appropriate

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 2 years qualified with appropriate post registration experience in hospital or GP practice pharmacy or equivalent area of practice with assessed competencies
• Previous clinical pharmacy experience in relevant area
• Previous clinical pharmacy experience in Acute and/or GP Practice
• Experience of supervising others
• Experience of practice research or audit
• Experience of protocol/guideline
• Experience of delivering training
• Experience of directorate work
• Willingness to develop advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework

Communication Skills

Essential

• Be able to provide complex information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to senior consultants and managers
• Be able to impart knowledge on medicines use to other healthcare professionals
• Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
• Be able to influence junior medical staff
• Be able to use presentation aids
• Track record of successful team working
• Able to motivate self and others

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree MPharm
• Registered Pharmacist MRPharmS
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)
• Working towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or Pharmacy Practice
• Member of the RPS faculty
• Independent Prescribing Qualification in which accreditation will be used to support management and outcomes for patients

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hurley Group

Address

Island Medical Centre

Roserton Street

London

E14 3PG

Employer's website

http://hurleygroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)