Job summary
To undertake clinical medication reviews for patients with chronic
diseases and to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially
the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple long-term conditions.
Provide expertise in the use of medicines and person-centred medicines
optimisation across the network, including taking a central role in the
clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaison with specialist
pharmacists to reduce inappropriate use of high-risk medicines Support the
integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams (including
community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, reduce
waste, and promote self-care, provide better access to healthcare, and manage
general practice workload.
Main duties of the job
Knowledge and experience of the NHS
At least two years post clinical pharmacist
qualification working experience
Ability to work across organisations to achieve
shared aims for all partner practices.
Maintain appropriate documentation within the
work portfolio of work underway with practices.
Support communication processes for all the work
in hand.
Communicate effectively the progress of work in
hand across all key stakeholders.
Sensitive handling of information and people
About us
Havering Health is a Federation of 41 Practices that provide care for over 234,000 people. As one of London's safest
and greenest boroughs, Havering is ambitious to continually improve the quality
of life for its residents.
As an emerging Federation we already provide
a range of community and primary care services to our residents, as well as a
number of support services including professional staff training across the
practices.
We are a core partner in Havering our
local Integrated Care Partnership that coordinates health and social care
provision in the Borough in order to improve wellbeing through the delivery of
person-centred care and self-help services across our community.
Havering is a great place to live and work,
within easy travelling distance to the centre of London. We have retail parks,
leisure facilities, country parks plus the historic Romford market on our
doorstep and the Olympic park a short 15-minute train journey away.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake clinical medication reviews for patients with chronic
diseases and to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially
the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple long-term conditions.
Provide expertise in the use of medicines and person-centred medicines
optimisation across the network, including taking a central role in the
clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaison with specialist
pharmacists to reduce inappropriate use of high-risk medicines Support the
integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams (including
community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, reduce
waste, and promote self-care, provide better access to healthcare, and manage
general practice workload.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake clinical medication reviews for patients with chronic
diseases and to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially
the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple long-term conditions.
Provide expertise in the use of medicines and person-centred medicines
optimisation across the network, including taking a central role in the
clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaison with specialist
pharmacists to reduce inappropriate use of high-risk medicines Support the
integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams (including
community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, reduce
waste, and promote self-care, provide better access to healthcare, and manage
general practice workload.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent (or be working towards one) - desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (or to work towards this in the future) - desirable
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years post-registration clinical experience
- Understanding of working effectively within multidisciplinary groups
- Demonstrable experience in clinical pharmacy practice covering a broad range of specialities
- Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care
- Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. ICSs)
- Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team
- Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
- Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating and leading on clinical audit.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding the principles of medicines optimisation
- Good core therapeutic knowledge
- Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
- Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from a more experienced colleague
- Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
- Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Appreciation of the nature of GPs, general practice and primary care prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and appropriately refer to colleagues or seniors
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) with healthcare professionals and patients
- Demonstrates ability to self-motivate and use own initiative to achieve goals
- Adaptable and flexible
- Methodical and able to prioritise workload
- Good time management
- Ability to analyse information to provide advice
- Demonstrates ability to solve problems
- Has proven ability to negotiate and achieve results
- Able to turn conflict into positive outcomes
- IT literacy including core Office programs.
- Good time management
- Good team worker and works effectively within multidisciplinary team
- Work independently
- Ability to follow policies
- Ability to train less experienced staff and students
- Experience of supervising staff
- Capable of working alone
Desirable
- Knowledge of GP systems (e.g. EMIS)
Additional Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of continual personal development
- Flexible and adaptable to change to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to communicate at all levels in person and on telephone
- Willing and able to travel across sites as required
- Excellent organisational time management skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent (or be working towards one) - desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (or to work towards this in the future) - desirable
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years post-registration clinical experience
- Understanding of working effectively within multidisciplinary groups
- Demonstrable experience in clinical pharmacy practice covering a broad range of specialities
- Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care
- Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. ICSs)
- Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team
- Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
- Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating and leading on clinical audit.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding the principles of medicines optimisation
- Good core therapeutic knowledge
- Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
- Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from a more experienced colleague
- Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
- Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Appreciation of the nature of GPs, general practice and primary care prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Recognise priorities when problem solving and appropriately refer to colleagues or seniors
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) with healthcare professionals and patients
- Demonstrates ability to self-motivate and use own initiative to achieve goals
- Adaptable and flexible
- Methodical and able to prioritise workload
- Good time management
- Ability to analyse information to provide advice
- Demonstrates ability to solve problems
- Has proven ability to negotiate and achieve results
- Able to turn conflict into positive outcomes
- IT literacy including core Office programs.
- Good time management
- Good team worker and works effectively within multidisciplinary team
- Work independently
- Ability to follow policies
- Ability to train less experienced staff and students
- Experience of supervising staff
- Capable of working alone
Desirable
- Knowledge of GP systems (e.g. EMIS)
Additional Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of continual personal development
- Flexible and adaptable to change to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to communicate at all levels in person and on telephone
- Willing and able to travel across sites as required
- Excellent organisational time management skills.
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).
