Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers within the Ramsgate locality.

Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the population and shift workload from other disciplines

Deliver direct patient consultations and prescribing as part of practices and cluster multidisciplinary team approach for acute illness

Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their medicines

Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team

Manage medicines and prescribing queries from patients and staff

Working with Kent and Medway ICB Medicines Optimisation Pharmacists, organize and oversee the practices medicines optimisation systems including the repeat prescribing and medication review systems within own competencies.

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)

Improve the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and attendance by conducting discharge medicines reconciliation activities.

Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical standards

Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities

Contribute to patient safety culture through reporting and investigation of medicines related incidents and through pro-active measures

Provide a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issues

Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicines issues

Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good to outstanding CQC registration status

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on planning, engagement and delivery, or clear evidence of ability to acquire and apply this rapidly
• Experience of undertaking evidence reviews
• Understanding of the current national policies in particular those impacting on medicines optimisation services
• Demonstrates understanding of legal, governance and ethical frameworks within which pharmacists and primary/secondary care
• Excellent clinical knowledge and ability to apply to practice
• Experience of a patient focused role and consultation skills to apply knowledge in a format patients/carers can
• Sound knowledge of medicines legislation and the vision for the development of clinical pharmacists within primary care
• Ability to summarise and present information in relevant concise and proactive way
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of clinicians and managers
• Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level
• Good presentation skills for conveying complex concepts
• Experience of communication, negotiating and influencing with a wide range of stakeholders

Desirable

• Should have an appreciation of the new NHS architecture including the relationship between individual provider and commissioning
• Good understanding of primary care
• Evidence of experience in using independent prescribing
• Project or Programme Management skills
• Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
• GPhC Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Statement of progression from CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Program

Desirable

• Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent

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

The Grange Practice

Address

The Montefoire Medical Centre

Dumpton Park Drive

Ramsgate

Kent

CT11 8AD

Employer's website

https://www.thegrangepracticeramsgate.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)