Job summary
The Chalfonts Primary Care Network is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join their multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Based at The Misbourne Practice (which comprises of The Misbourne Surgery in Chalfont St Peter and The St Giles Surgery in Chalfont St Giles), this role will be employed by The Chalfonts Primary Care Network, which includes three GP practices and supports a local population of approximately 31,000.
The post holder will provide expert clinical medicines management and support the management of long-term conditions, working closely with the GPs and the wider Practice and PCN MDT team.
The role is suitable only for a pharmacist who has already completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway and is able to work autonomously in a primary care setting.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies and the requirements of the DES to deliver high quality, patient centred clinical pharmacy services, predominantly for The Misbourne Practice, with some flexibility to support wider PCN services according to need.
This will include supporting long-term condition management (for example cardiovascular risk and CKD), undertaking medicines optimisation and safety work, contributing to repeat prescribing and medication review processes, and providing clinical support to the wider MDT through handling clinical queries and supporting practice audits and searches.
About us
The Chalfonts PCN is a collaborative network of local GP practices (The Allan Practice, The Hall Practice and The Misbourne Practice) serving the Chalfont communities. The Misbourne Practice comprises of The Misbourne Surgery (Chalfont St Peter) and The St Giles Surgery (Chalfont St Giles), offering a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong focus on high quality, patient centred care.
The successful candidate will be part of an established PCN team and will work closely with other ARRS roles, to improve outcomes for our population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies and the requirements of the DES to:
Provide clinical support for long-term condition management, including BP and cholesterol management in line with local and national guidance, and CKD reviews with monitoring, optimisation of medicines and patient education.
Undertake structured medication reviews and ongoing medication reviews for patients with long-term conditions and/or polypharmacy, with a focus on de-prescribing, reducing medicines related harm and improving outcomes.
Manage day to day clinical queries and tasks via AccuRx and other practice systems, ensuring timely, safe and appropriate responses to patients and colleagues.
Contribute to the safe and efficient flow of medicines related information by managing Docman administration, including medicine related actions from hospital and outpatient letters and discharge summaries.
Implement and act on medicines safety alerts and MHRA drug safety updates, supporting the practices to maintain robust medicines safety processes.
Undertake DOAC monitoring and other high risk drug monitoring, ensuring appropriate blood tests, followup and clinical review, and documenting actions clearly in the clinical record.
Perform CQC related prescribing and safety searches, and support the practices with audits, recalls and followup actions to maintain safe and effective care.
Support repeat prescribing processes, medicines reconciliation (including post discharge) and other prescribing/administrative tasks as required, ensuring consistency with local formulary and prescribing guidance.
Contribute to service development and quality improvement work within the PCN, undertaking other appropriate duties as identified by the PCN and in response to the needs of the practices population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies and the requirements of the DES to:
Provide clinical support for long-term condition management, including BP and cholesterol management in line with local and national guidance, and CKD reviews with monitoring, optimisation of medicines and patient education.
Undertake structured medication reviews and ongoing medication reviews for patients with long-term conditions and/or polypharmacy, with a focus on de-prescribing, reducing medicines related harm and improving outcomes.
Manage day to day clinical queries and tasks via AccuRx and other practice systems, ensuring timely, safe and appropriate responses to patients and colleagues.
Contribute to the safe and efficient flow of medicines related information by managing Docman administration, including medicine related actions from hospital and outpatient letters and discharge summaries.
Implement and act on medicines safety alerts and MHRA drug safety updates, supporting the practices to maintain robust medicines safety processes.
Undertake DOAC monitoring and other high risk drug monitoring, ensuring appropriate blood tests, followup and clinical review, and documenting actions clearly in the clinical record.
Perform CQC related prescribing and safety searches, and support the practices with audits, recalls and followup actions to maintain safe and effective care.
Support repeat prescribing processes, medicines reconciliation (including post discharge) and other prescribing/administrative tasks as required, ensuring consistency with local formulary and prescribing guidance.
Contribute to service development and quality improvement work within the PCN, undertaking other appropriate duties as identified by the PCN and in response to the needs of the practices population.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Indepth clinical knowledge of medicines management in primary care, including cardiovascular risk, CKD and polypharmacy
- Strong understanding of national and local prescribing guidance, NICE guidelines and patient safety alerts
- Proven ability to conduct structured medication reviews and long-term condition reviews in a GP practice/PCN setting
- Competence in DOAC and high risk medicine monitoring, including interpretation of relevant blood tests and clinical parameters
- Good working knowledge of GP clinical systems and digital tools used in primary care (e.g. AccuRx, Docman, prescribing workflows)
- Excellent clinical reasoning, problem solving and decision making skills, with the ability to work autonomously within scope of practice.
- Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly to patients and colleagues and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC registered pharmacist
- Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Other Postgraduate Qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience as a pharmacist, including experience in primary care or general practice
- Experience of delivering clinical medication reviews and managing long-term conditions
- Confident working autonomously within scope of competence, with appropriate support from the GP practice team and the Lead Pharmacist.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Indepth clinical knowledge of medicines management in primary care, including cardiovascular risk, CKD and polypharmacy
- Strong understanding of national and local prescribing guidance, NICE guidelines and patient safety alerts
- Proven ability to conduct structured medication reviews and long-term condition reviews in a GP practice/PCN setting
- Competence in DOAC and high risk medicine monitoring, including interpretation of relevant blood tests and clinical parameters
- Good working knowledge of GP clinical systems and digital tools used in primary care (e.g. AccuRx, Docman, prescribing workflows)
- Excellent clinical reasoning, problem solving and decision making skills, with the ability to work autonomously within scope of practice.
- Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly to patients and colleagues and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Pharmacy
- GPhC registered pharmacist
- Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Other Postgraduate Qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience as a pharmacist, including experience in primary care or general practice
- Experience of delivering clinical medication reviews and managing long-term conditions
- Confident working autonomously within scope of competence, with appropriate support from the GP practice team and the Lead Pharmacist.
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).
