Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist
to join our high performing team of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy
technician within Wrekin PCN, serving a patient population of around 50,000
patients.
Main duties of the job
Working within your clinical and professional boundaries in
a patient facing role as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines
on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. Perform structured
medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy; especially for those with
frailty and/or with multiple co-morbidities as well as undertaking reviews of
patients with specific long-term conditions that fall within your competency.
Work in partnership with stake holder organisations to
improve the safety and quality of care for patients and manage medicines on
transfer of care. Deliver medicines optimisation initiatives within GP
practices including the provision of specialist professional pharmaceutical
advice and services to ensure the safe and cost-effective use of medicines.
This will involve work to deliver key medicines optimisation outcomes against our
local ICB set work plan. Contribute to quality improvement and clinical audit,
as well as supporting aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, medicines
safety and antibiotic stewardship. You will also be required to contribute
towards practice financial stability through medicines optimisation and related
targets in QOF.
The post holder will comply with the organisations policies
and procedures. The successful candidate will be working across 3 practices and
may change in the future.
About us
Wrekin PCN comprises 4 practices with varying patient list
size.
We are an innovative, forward thinking PCN and are looking
to replace one of our clinical pharmacists.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached job description, uploaded with the advert for a full overview.
The job includes the following responsibilities:
- Patient facing long term conditions clinics and structured medication reviews
- Care home medication reviews
- Patient facing and telephone-based medicines support
- Medicines information to practice staff and patients
- Medicines reconciliation on discharge from hospital
- Medicines optimisation
- Repeat prescribing and promoting Electronic Repeat Dispensing
- Monitoring of High Risk Drug Alerts in accordance with local policies and procedures
- Medicines safety and quality improvement
- Implementation of local and national formulary guidelines
- Education and training
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached job description, uploaded with the advert for a full overview.
The job includes the following responsibilities:
- Patient facing long term conditions clinics and structured medication reviews
- Care home medication reviews
- Patient facing and telephone-based medicines support
- Medicines information to practice staff and patients
- Medicines reconciliation on discharge from hospital
- Medicines optimisation
- Repeat prescribing and promoting Electronic Repeat Dispensing
- Monitoring of High Risk Drug Alerts in accordance with local policies and procedures
- Medicines safety and quality improvement
- Implementation of local and national formulary guidelines
- Education and training
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the organisational nature of PCNs, GPs and general practices.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients, doctors).
- Good IT skills. Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and motivate the audience to comply with the recommendations and agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Experience with EMIS Web clinical system.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent),
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council,
- CPPE Primary Care Pathway training course, or working towards / intent of completing
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society,
- Independent Prescribing qualification,
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation.
- Adaptable.
- Full driving license and use of own car.
- Willingness to travel between practice sites.
- In date DBS check.
- Immunisation status.
- UK Work Permit (if required).
Desirable
- Safeguarding adult and children level three.
- Up to date mandatory training applicable to the role, including Basic Life Support Training.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the organisational nature of PCNs, GPs and general practices.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients, doctors).
- Good IT skills. Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and motivate the audience to comply with the recommendations and agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Experience with EMIS Web clinical system.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent),
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council,
- CPPE Primary Care Pathway training course, or working towards / intent of completing
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society,
- Independent Prescribing qualification,
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation.
- Adaptable.
- Full driving license and use of own car.
- Willingness to travel between practice sites.
- In date DBS check.
- Immunisation status.
- UK Work Permit (if required).
Desirable
- Safeguarding adult and children level three.
- Up to date mandatory training applicable to the role, including Basic Life Support Training.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).