Job summary
Birtley and Central Gateshead PCN are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our existing team of pharmacists and pharmacy technician.
This opportunity will give the successful candidate the opportunity to
work with an experienced pharmacy team in a diverse, community focused
practice based over two sites.
If you would like to know more about the role, we would be happy to hear from you and answer any questions you may have.
Please note, interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd January.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will act within their professional boundaries, supporting and
working alongside a multi-disciplinary team in a Primary Care network. In this
role, they will be supported by a named GP who will develop, manage and mentor
them. They will either have completed or willing to complete CPPE pathway.
The
post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards
to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat
prescription system and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and
systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice
while addressing both public and social care needs of patients across the PCN.
The post
holder will ensure that PCN practices integrate with community and hospital
pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better
access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving
the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and
passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
About us
Accountability &
Quality We behave with candour in our dealings
with staff, patients and partner organisations building trustworthy, open,
transparent relationships that further our aim to provide excellent
patient-centred, accessible services. We have a highly effective, safe and
innovative organisation with a culture of continuous quality improvement,
enabling learning and evidence based care to improve both the quality and range
of services we offer.
Staff & Patient
Involvement We are a committed and inspired team
striving to be the best at what we do. Working with patients we shape and
continuously improve our services within the health and wellbeing system.
Leading the
WayOur involvement in teaching, research and integration
with health and social care ensure that we are proactive and productive in
planning and delivery. We show vision, ambition and courage to maximize our
financial potential to commission and provide the best possible care for those
we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Tasks
- Management
and reconciliation of medicines at discharge from Hospital, intermediate care,
care homes;
- Communicating
with changes to patients medications with community pharmacists;
- Working
as part of the multi-disciplinary team to lead medicines management across the
practice;
- Take
responsibility for prescribing aspects of the ICB Practice Engagement Scheme
and other incentive schemes
- Supervision
of foundation pharmacists.
Responsibilities
underpinning the role
- Undertake
high standard structured medication reviews with patients and produce
recommendations for nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
- Set
up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to highrisk groups of patients e.g. those with
medicine compliance aids or those in care homes.
- To
develop and facilitate a good working relationship with community pharmacists
and other local providers of healthcare;
- To
plan and organise the post holders own workload, including audit and project
work, and training sessions for members of the practice team;
- To
record personally generated information and maintain a database of information
relating to the work done in the practice personally generated information
includes information and records relating to audit and clinical work undertaken
by the post holder, reference notes relating to clinical/technical information,
etc the database includes maintaining
up-to-date, detailed records of all work done in the practices for which the
post holder is accountable;
- To
maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional
codes;
- As
appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and
expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and
local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree
objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal
process;
- Work
with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC
standards where medicines are involved;
- Contribute
to ensuring that practice medicines management policies are kept up to date and
adhered to;
- Where
applicable, contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and
implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on
treatment pathways and patient information leaflets);
- Working
with the Link Workers and Care Coordinators to support public health campaigns
and to provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available
to the general public;
- Provide
education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines
optimisation;
- Implement
changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other
local and national guidance.
- Supporting
training of practice foundation pharmacists
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Tasks
- Management
and reconciliation of medicines at discharge from Hospital, intermediate care,
care homes;
- Communicating
with changes to patients medications with community pharmacists;
- Working
as part of the multi-disciplinary team to lead medicines management across the
practice;
- Take
responsibility for prescribing aspects of the ICB Practice Engagement Scheme
and other incentive schemes
- Supervision
of foundation pharmacists.
Responsibilities
underpinning the role
- Undertake
high standard structured medication reviews with patients and produce
recommendations for nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
- Set
up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to highrisk groups of patients e.g. those with
medicine compliance aids or those in care homes.
- To
develop and facilitate a good working relationship with community pharmacists
and other local providers of healthcare;
- To
plan and organise the post holders own workload, including audit and project
work, and training sessions for members of the practice team;
- To
record personally generated information and maintain a database of information
relating to the work done in the practice personally generated information
includes information and records relating to audit and clinical work undertaken
by the post holder, reference notes relating to clinical/technical information,
etc the database includes maintaining
up-to-date, detailed records of all work done in the practices for which the
post holder is accountable;
- To
maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional
codes;
- As
appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and
expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and
local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree
objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal
process;
- Work
with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC
standards where medicines are involved;
- Contribute
to ensuring that practice medicines management policies are kept up to date and
adhered to;
- Where
applicable, contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and
implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on
treatment pathways and patient information leaflets);
- Working
with the Link Workers and Care Coordinators to support public health campaigns
and to provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available
to the general public;
- Provide
education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines
optimisation;
- Implement
changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other
local and national guidance.
- Supporting
training of practice foundation pharmacists
Person Specification
Management
Essential
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service.
- Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
- Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management.
- Demonstrate ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Hold independent prescribing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct. Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
Leadership
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
- Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision engaging with Patient Participation Groups PPGs where necessary to ensure the patient voice is heard when developing new services.
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service.
- Reviews yearly progress and develop clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
- Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals.
- Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example.
Health and Safety/Risk Management
Essential
- The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
- The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984/2018) General Data Protection Regulation and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Confidentiality
Essential
- The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Person Specification
Management
Essential
- Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service.
- Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.
- Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
- Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management.
- Demonstrate ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Hold independent prescribing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
- Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct. Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
Leadership
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
- Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision engaging with Patient Participation Groups PPGs where necessary to ensure the patient voice is heard when developing new services.
- Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service.
- Reviews yearly progress and develop clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
- Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals.
- Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example.
Health and Safety/Risk Management
Essential
- The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
- The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984/2018) General Data Protection Regulation and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Confidentiality
Essential
- The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
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.
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).
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.
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).
