Job summary
The post-holder is a PCN Clinical Pharmacist Advanced
Practitioner who acts within their professional boundaries, working
alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice within the wider PCN. They
will improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care
team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines and expertise
including face to face contact with patients.
The post-holder will be an integral part of the general
practice team, working in each practice and across the PCN, as well as being
part of a wider pharmacist network and multidisciplinary team. This includes
being a conduit of patient medicines information into and out of hospitals.
They will work to optimise medication issues to improve patient care and
safety, and support clinical staff in the management of patients.
As part of their employment, the post-holder will achieve
qualifications from an accredited training pathway, including independent
prescribing, equipping the Clinical Pharmacist Advanced Practitioner to be able
to practise and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting.
A supervision and mentorship network will be provided to
support the Clinical Pharmacist Advanced Practitioner.
Salary based on Agenda for Change Band 8a (dependent on
experience) £28.48ph-£32.06ph
Main duties of the job
a.
Be a
prescriber and work with and
alongside the general practice team
b.
Be
responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and
undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex
polypharmacy.
c.
Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the
public health and social care needs of patients across PCN practices and to
help to tackle inequalities
e.
Provide
leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (and quality improvement, whilst
contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services
f. Have a leadership role in supporting the further integration of general
practice with the wider healthcare teams ( to help to improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to
healthcare and help to manage general practice workload
g.
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
About us
Taunton Central Primary Care Network is a relatively new
organisation but our five member practices have a strong history of
collaborative working to develop the best patient-centred care and services.
The PCN has approximately 66,500 patients registered with four practices in
Taunton and one practice in the neighbouring village of Bishops Lydeard. We
pride ourselves on our ability and willingness to adopt innovative ways of
working that improve patient care and make our PCN a rewarding place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary key responsibilities:
a.
Be 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
b.
Be a
prescriber, or be completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and
alongside the general practice team
c.
Assess
and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide
definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy,
patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and
local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the
primary care team
d.
Manage
undifferentiated undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying
serious pathology and take appropriate action
e.
Use
complex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, and complete
management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice
f.
Actively
take a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to
enable shared decision making with the presenting person
g.
Develop
relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the
wider health and social care system
h.
Be part
of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical
supervision
i. Manage
a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking high
risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.
Wider responsibilities:
a. Support
the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost
effectiveness initiatives
b.
Agree
and review prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels
c.
Improve
the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions
d.
Provide
leadership and support to prescription administrative/dispensary staff
e.
Work
with community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists and other stakeholders in the
medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents
f.
Support
virtual and remote models of consultation and support, including
e-consultations, remote medication review, and telehealth and telemedicine
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary key responsibilities:
a.
Be 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
b.
Be a
prescriber, or be completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and
alongside the general practice team
c.
Assess
and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide
definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy,
patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and
local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the
primary care team
d.
Manage
undifferentiated undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying
serious pathology and take appropriate action
e.
Use
complex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, and complete
management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice
f.
Actively
take a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to
enable shared decision making with the presenting person
g.
Develop
relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the
wider health and social care system
h.
Be part
of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical
supervision
i. Manage
a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking high
risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.
Wider responsibilities:
a. Support
the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost
effectiveness initiatives
b.
Agree
and review prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels
c.
Improve
the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions
d.
Provide
leadership and support to prescription administrative/dispensary staff
e.
Work
with community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists and other stakeholders in the
medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents
f.
Support
virtual and remote models of consultation and support, including
e-consultations, remote medication review, and telehealth and telemedicine
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
Qualifications
Essential
- GPHC registered with a MPharm qualification. Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any relevant training. A member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), but working towards faculty membership
Desirable
- Medicines management qualification. Minor ailments certification. MUR and repeat dispensing certification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
Qualifications
Essential
- GPHC registered with a MPharm qualification. Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any relevant training. A member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), but working towards faculty membership
Desirable
- Medicines management qualification. Minor ailments certification. MUR and repeat dispensing certification
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).
