Job summary
We are looking for a Practice Pharmacist to join our team at Tower Family Healthcare.
We are a GP Practice with a multi skilled clinical team that works over four sites across Bury (in Bury town centre, Greenmount, Tottington and in Radcliffe).
We are looking for an experienced Practice Pharmacist with a prescribing qualification to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team, supporting our focus on quality, safe and cost effective prescribing right across the Practice.
As a Practice Pharmacist you will implement, use, and review systems and processes to ensure evidence based prescribing, effective medicines management and continual improvements.
You will be experienced in all areas of prescribing and medicines management, providing specialist advice, and training to our team, whilst supporting our patients through medicine reviews and monitoring.
Investing in our team is important to us, and in return for your commitment we can offer a competitive rate of pay, recognised continuous NHS service, NHS Pension scheme enrolment and continued professional development.
Want to work in a supportive, kind, and caring family focused team?
If you feel you have got what it takes to thrive in this role, we would love to hear from you.
Check out the detailed job summary on this page and get in touch.
Main duties of the job
Support the development of high quality, safe and cost-effective
prescribing in the practice, utilising and reviewing prescribing systems and
implementing processes to ensure evidence based practice is embedded in patient
care.
Support the partners in
implementing effective medicine management within the practice, identifying
areas for improvement, and initiating and managing change.
Develop and manage a medicines
management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy
and local and national guidance
Develop
the medicines team, including delivery of training, in order to maximise cost-effective
prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.
About us
We are a large GP Practice with a multi skilled clinical team that works over four sites. Our sites are located in Bury town centre, Greenmount, Tottington and in Radcliffe.
We provide services to around 50,000 registered patients, thats a quarter of the population of Bury, and our patients can access services across all four of our sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
To provide clinical leadership, in
relation to medicines management, and, as a senior clinician, contribute to the
development of primary care services for the population served.
2.
To provide specialist pharmaceutical advice, on a day-to-day
basis, in all aspects of prescribing and medicines management to GPs, nurses,
other practice staff and patients as appropriate.
3.
To monitor practice prescribing costs, and local and national
prescribing targets, reviewing prescribing patterns, financial changes, and
adherence to local guidelines and formularies.
4.
To develop practice specific protocols and formularies in line
with agreed CCG and National guidance, to support high quality, safe,
cost-effective, and evidence-based prescribing.
5.
Oversee the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process ensuring
that it is safe and robust for all patients. Ensure that there is a safe review
process for patients on high risk drugs and for patients at risk of admission.
6.
To undertake clinical medication review and support the management
of long-term conditions and self-care within domiciliary or community settings,
as appropriate. Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing.
7.
To support the implementation, of CCG initiatives around long-term
conditions and self-care, providing health promotion and preventative
healthcare advice when necessary and liaising with other healthcare
professionals as appropriate e.g. secondary care providers, chronic disease
management team, and integrated care team.
8.
Ensure that medicines are reconciled in a timely manner and work
with patients, GPs, carers and care providers and other health professionals to
ensure patients receive the medicines they need in a timely manner.
9.
To provide phone advice regarding medicine related queries and
minor ailments and be able to triage appropriately.
10.
Working within professional boundaries and competencies, provide
face to face clinical advice in relation to medicine related queries and minor
ailments.
11.
To maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous computerised
records of all patient contacts.
12.
To work with prescribers and GP trainees to undertake clinical
audit as appropriate, within the practice to demonstrate NICE implementation,
as part of CCG work plan or as a result of identified clinical issues within
the practice.
13.
To assist in the education and training of healthcare
professionals employed within the practice, in relation to medicines and the
prescribing system.
14.
To assist the practice in managing the introduction of new drugs,
and drugs that have been withdrawn.
15.
Co-ordinate the response to medicine related alerts received from
the MHRA and Drug companies according to agreed local policy and guidance.
16.
To work with local pharmacies to address drug supply shortages
causing minimum disruption to patient care.
17.
To support the implementation of National medicines management
initiatives e.g. Repeat Dispensing Scheme and Electronic Prescribing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
To provide clinical leadership, in
relation to medicines management, and, as a senior clinician, contribute to the
development of primary care services for the population served.
2.
To provide specialist pharmaceutical advice, on a day-to-day
basis, in all aspects of prescribing and medicines management to GPs, nurses,
other practice staff and patients as appropriate.
3.
To monitor practice prescribing costs, and local and national
prescribing targets, reviewing prescribing patterns, financial changes, and
adherence to local guidelines and formularies.
4.
To develop practice specific protocols and formularies in line
with agreed CCG and National guidance, to support high quality, safe,
cost-effective, and evidence-based prescribing.
5.
Oversee the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process ensuring
that it is safe and robust for all patients. Ensure that there is a safe review
process for patients on high risk drugs and for patients at risk of admission.
6.
To undertake clinical medication review and support the management
of long-term conditions and self-care within domiciliary or community settings,
as appropriate. Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing.
7.
To support the implementation, of CCG initiatives around long-term
conditions and self-care, providing health promotion and preventative
healthcare advice when necessary and liaising with other healthcare
professionals as appropriate e.g. secondary care providers, chronic disease
management team, and integrated care team.
8.
Ensure that medicines are reconciled in a timely manner and work
with patients, GPs, carers and care providers and other health professionals to
ensure patients receive the medicines they need in a timely manner.
9.
To provide phone advice regarding medicine related queries and
minor ailments and be able to triage appropriately.
10.
Working within professional boundaries and competencies, provide
face to face clinical advice in relation to medicine related queries and minor
ailments.
11.
To maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous computerised
records of all patient contacts.
12.
To work with prescribers and GP trainees to undertake clinical
audit as appropriate, within the practice to demonstrate NICE implementation,
as part of CCG work plan or as a result of identified clinical issues within
the practice.
13.
To assist in the education and training of healthcare
professionals employed within the practice, in relation to medicines and the
prescribing system.
14.
To assist the practice in managing the introduction of new drugs,
and drugs that have been withdrawn.
15.
Co-ordinate the response to medicine related alerts received from
the MHRA and Drug companies according to agreed local policy and guidance.
16.
To work with local pharmacies to address drug supply shortages
causing minimum disruption to patient care.
17.
To support the implementation of National medicines management
initiatives e.g. Repeat Dispensing Scheme and Electronic Prescribing.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Therapeutics in-depth knowledge of drugs in current use
- Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general medical practice.
- Experience of using Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
Desirable
- Drug information/critical appraisal skills
- Ability to interrogate and extract accurate information from GP clinical systems
Qualifications
Essential
- M.Pharm or BSc/B.Pharm (prior to 2001)
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Independent prescriber
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
- Working towards RPS Faculty membership
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of clinical audit
- Working across boundaries good communication skills, able to collaborate and co-operate in multi-agency working.
Desirable
- Familiarity with General Practice prescribing and factors affecting prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- A minimum of 3 years post-registration experience
- Experience of working within a healthcare team environment.
- Previous experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals
- General Practice experience
Desirable
- Familiarity with Prescribing Analysis and Cost data
- Understanding of Primary Care systems and structures
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and General Practice
- Experience of data collection, analysis and formulating reports
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Therapeutics in-depth knowledge of drugs in current use
- Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general medical practice.
- Experience of using Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
Desirable
- Drug information/critical appraisal skills
- Ability to interrogate and extract accurate information from GP clinical systems
Qualifications
Essential
- M.Pharm or BSc/B.Pharm (prior to 2001)
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Independent prescriber
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
- Working towards RPS Faculty membership
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of clinical audit
- Working across boundaries good communication skills, able to collaborate and co-operate in multi-agency working.
Desirable
- Familiarity with General Practice prescribing and factors affecting prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- A minimum of 3 years post-registration experience
- Experience of working within a healthcare team environment.
- Previous experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals
- General Practice experience
Desirable
- Familiarity with Prescribing Analysis and Cost data
- Understanding of Primary Care systems and structures
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and General Practice
- Experience of data collection, analysis and formulating reports
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).
