Job summary
We are recruiting for two Clinical Pharmacists:
1x Full time 37.5 hours
1x Part time 18.5 hours
Elgar House
Surgery has an excellent opportunity for a full time and part time Clinical Pharmacist to
join our friend and patient focused practice in Redditch, Worcestershire. If you are looking for an opportunity to make
a difference and can contribute to our Practice vision then perhaps this is the
role for you.
We have a vacancy for a full time and part time Clinical Pharmacist to work
alongside our well established Pharmacy team.
This is a new role as we are looking to expand our pharmacy team. The Practice-based Clinical Pharmacist will
improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients of Elgar House Surgery.
They will have regular contact with patients and will reduce the workload of GP
prescribers in the practice by performing structured medication reviews. They
will also support the management of patients with long-term conditions by
reviewing repeat medication requests.
We are looking for a Practitioner, who is enthusiastic and motivated
to participate in a model of patient care. You will have fully accredited
clinical skills qualifications, and have current registration. You will be part
of a superb team and benefit from close supervision and support on clinical
queries.
Please note this is an ARRS role however you will be employed directly for Elgar House Surgery.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a GP team in general practice. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. You will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. You will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, as well as providing a medicines management service to our patients as well as providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practice.
You will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. Alongside this you will also provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and QPMS.
About us
We are a
forward thinking GMS practice and an active and prominent member of our primary
care network. We look after just under
15,000 patients. We are a training
practice, rated CQC Good & high QOF achieving. We are a GP Partnership who care for our
patients and aim to provide them with excellent quality of care.
We are a
well-organised practice with an excellent team ethos. We have 4 GP Partners and 6 salaried GPs, 2 NPs, 3 PNs, 2 HCAs as well as an in-house clinical
pharmacy team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Aims
- The key aims for the clinical pharmacist are:
- To reduce the medicines related workload on doctors
- Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines
- Provide support on medicines related issues to the whole practice team
- Be a point of contact for patients regarding medicines queries
- They should support the following clinical work:
- Clinical Medication Review
- Structured Medication Reviews
- Chronic Disease Management (for example, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients, polypharmacy review)
- Use appropriate ICB provided clinical templates within the EMIS Web Clinical System
- Medicines reconciliation on transfer between care providers
They should also support the following practice development work:
- Focusing on QoF Domains, improving disease registers
- Prescribing Safety, Clinical audit, Local Enhanced Services support
- Lead on prescription management (systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, supporting dispensary & clerical (repeat prescription) staff)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Aims
- The key aims for the clinical pharmacist are:
- To reduce the medicines related workload on doctors
- Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines
- Provide support on medicines related issues to the whole practice team
- Be a point of contact for patients regarding medicines queries
- They should support the following clinical work:
- Clinical Medication Review
- Structured Medication Reviews
- Chronic Disease Management (for example, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients, polypharmacy review)
- Use appropriate ICB provided clinical templates within the EMIS Web Clinical System
- Medicines reconciliation on transfer between care providers
They should also support the following practice development work:
- Focusing on QoF Domains, improving disease registers
- Prescribing Safety, Clinical audit, Local Enhanced Services support
- Lead on prescription management (systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, supporting dispensary & clerical (repeat prescription) staff)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- to be able to 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;
- Be a prescriber, or completing training to become prescribers, and work with and alongside the general practice team;
- Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme);
- Be able to provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities;
- Be able to provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services;
- Be able to complete structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self- care;
- Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload;
- Be able to develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system;
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning disabilities), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation;
Desirable
- Additional qualification in chronic disease or minor ailments would be advantageous.
- Experience in medication reviews and basic clinical skills.
- A community or ICB background who have experience with drug budgets and switches.
- Experience in primary care / general practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with GPhC
- Member of RPS
- Independent prescriber status
- Clinical Pharmacist is enrolled in, or has qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips the Clinical Pharmacist to:
- a. be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathways)
Desirable
- Postgraduate knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma and qualifications (e.g. clinical, community, therapeutics) or equivalent.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Change management experience
- Ability to deliver seamless service
- Strong IT skills and experience
- Team Player
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Focus on providing quality care
- Adherence to strict confidentiality
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working.
- Able to communicate at all levels.
- Ability to use sound clinical judgement and initiative.
- Able to work calmly under pressure.
- Able to work as part of a team and autonomously.
- Able to work with competing priorities.
- Flexible regarding working hours.
- Professional and presentable appearance.
- Time management
- Critical thinking and decision making
Desirable
- Experience of EMIS Web and Docman10
- NHS experience
- Primary Care 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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- to be able to 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;
- Be a prescriber, or completing training to become prescribers, and work with and alongside the general practice team;
- Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme);
- Be able to provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities;
- Be able to provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services;
- Be able to complete structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self- care;
- Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload;
- Be able to develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system;
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning disabilities), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation;
Desirable
- Additional qualification in chronic disease or minor ailments would be advantageous.
- Experience in medication reviews and basic clinical skills.
- A community or ICB background who have experience with drug budgets and switches.
- Experience in primary care / general practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Registered with GPhC
- Member of RPS
- Independent prescriber status
- Clinical Pharmacist is enrolled in, or has qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips the Clinical Pharmacist to:
- a. be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathways)
Desirable
- Postgraduate knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma and qualifications (e.g. clinical, community, therapeutics) or equivalent.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Change management experience
- Ability to deliver seamless service
- Strong IT skills and experience
- Team Player
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Focus on providing quality care
- Adherence to strict confidentiality
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working.
- Able to communicate at all levels.
- Ability to use sound clinical judgement and initiative.
- Able to work calmly under pressure.
- Able to work as part of a team and autonomously.
- Able to work with competing priorities.
- Flexible regarding working hours.
- Professional and presentable appearance.
- Time management
- Critical thinking and decision making
Desirable
- Experience of EMIS Web and Docman10
- NHS experience
- Primary Care 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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
