Job summary
Greater Middlesbrough PCN is looking for a prescribing clinical pharmacist to join our highly skilled and experienced team.
The post requires autonomous working to provide pharmaceutical
care to our patients. You will have daily appointments to offer medication
reviews and medication advice as well as minor alignments and other contractual
obligations including QOF and IIF schemes.
The post-holder will additionally
provide clinical leadership in the delivery of person-centred medicines
optimisation, helping to support standardised approaches to care across the PCN
and forging strong relationships with both specialist and community pharmacists
to promote system-wide medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
Please note the role will be based full time at Newlands Medical Centre.
Main duties of the job
The role offers a varied work agenda providing medicines optimisation support and expert pharmaceutical advice, including the implementation and delivery of prescribing initiatives, improving prescribing safety and provision of medication reviews, fully supported by an experienced network of colleagues. In return for your commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment and actively encourage continuing professional development.
The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate excellent clinical, and communication skills and have experience of implementing medicines optimisation, quality and patient safety initiatives and resolving prescribing issues. You will be a Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council,who is an Independent Prescriber.You must also be computer literate, organised and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise workload, build key relationships and be confident interacting with a wide range of stakeholders such as GPs, Nurses, secondary care clinicians and patients.
About us
The Greater Middlesbrough PCN supports over 70,000 patients from 8 practices across the area.
Greater Middlesbrough PCN consists of:
Multidisciplinary teams that currently consist of Clinical Care Coordinator, Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, Mental Health Practitioner, First Contact Physio and Social Prescribing Link Workers
SystmOne and EMIS clinical systems.
Training practices.
We are an active network and closely work with our local voluntary organisations and other partners to develop new models of care to benefit our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Main priority of the role will be to support with medicines-related activity such as completing medication reviews, SMR's, carrying out QOF work, medicines optimisation, and CQC audits.
- The post requires autonomous working to provide pharmaceutical care to our patients. You will have daily appointments to offer medication reviews and medication advice as well as minor alignments and other contractual obligations including QOF and IIF schemes
- Completing
medication reconciliations and reviews for patients SMR both in person and over
the telephone
- Complete
SMR
- Medicine
optimisations and medicine prescription.
- Carry out
benzodiazepine reviews.
- Prescribing
medication.
- Must be
able to offer sound and professional advice in relation to clinical management
issues
- Maintain
and improve quality and patient safety
- Provide
pharmaceutical input for clinical governance meetings
- Participate
in relevant network and peer review meetings as required.
- Work with
community pharmacies locally to ensure alignment with delivery of both the new
Medicines Service (to support adherence to newly prescribed medicines) and
supporting the development of medicines reconciliation service (to support
effective transfers of care between hospital and community).
- Commit to
ensuring own continued professional development, working alongside Senior
Clinical Pharmacist and Clinical Leads to determine key development areas
relevant to the post-holder and the emerging needs of the PCN
- Ensure
awareness of current educational policies relevant to working area of practice
and keep up to date with relevant clinical practice.
- Providing
brief intervention and raising awareness to support key public health
campaigns, including supporting early cancer diagnosis and lifestyle
advice/support.
- Provide
specific medicines optimisation support and lifestyle advice to patients at
high-risk of development CVD, including initiation of statins,
anti-hypertensives and dose optimisation.
- Offering
anticoagulation to patients with atrial fibrillation who are not on treatment
despite no contraindications. Providing medicines optimisation advice and support for patients with
heart failure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Main priority of the role will be to support with medicines-related activity such as completing medication reviews, SMR's, carrying out QOF work, medicines optimisation, and CQC audits.
- The post requires autonomous working to provide pharmaceutical care to our patients. You will have daily appointments to offer medication reviews and medication advice as well as minor alignments and other contractual obligations including QOF and IIF schemes
- Completing
medication reconciliations and reviews for patients SMR both in person and over
the telephone
- Complete
SMR
- Medicine
optimisations and medicine prescription.
- Carry out
benzodiazepine reviews.
- Prescribing
medication.
- Must be
able to offer sound and professional advice in relation to clinical management
issues
- Maintain
and improve quality and patient safety
- Provide
pharmaceutical input for clinical governance meetings
- Participate
in relevant network and peer review meetings as required.
- Work with
community pharmacies locally to ensure alignment with delivery of both the new
Medicines Service (to support adherence to newly prescribed medicines) and
supporting the development of medicines reconciliation service (to support
effective transfers of care between hospital and community).
- Commit to
ensuring own continued professional development, working alongside Senior
Clinical Pharmacist and Clinical Leads to determine key development areas
relevant to the post-holder and the emerging needs of the PCN
- Ensure
awareness of current educational policies relevant to working area of practice
and keep up to date with relevant clinical practice.
- Providing
brief intervention and raising awareness to support key public health
campaigns, including supporting early cancer diagnosis and lifestyle
advice/support.
- Provide
specific medicines optimisation support and lifestyle advice to patients at
high-risk of development CVD, including initiation of statins,
anti-hypertensives and dose optimisation.
- Offering
anticoagulation to patients with atrial fibrillation who are not on treatment
despite no contraindications. Providing medicines optimisation advice and support for patients with
heart failure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with GPhC.
- Specialist knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma & Qualification.
- Evidence of recent CPD.
- Independent Prescriber
- Must hold a UK drivers licence and have access to a car.
- At least 2 years post registration experience in a hospital, community or general practice setting.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking medication or medicine use reviews, and patient counselling.
- Experience of working with clinicians and multidisciplinary/multi-agency work.
- Experience in undertaking clinical audits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with GPhC.
- Specialist knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma & Qualification.
- Evidence of recent CPD.
- Independent Prescriber
- Must hold a UK drivers licence and have access to a car.
- At least 2 years post registration experience in a hospital, community or general practice setting.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking medication or medicine use reviews, and patient counselling.
- Experience of working with clinicians and multidisciplinary/multi-agency work.
- Experience in undertaking clinical audits.
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).