Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to develop a pioneering role within primary care. West Lancashire GP Federation is looking for Clinical Pharmacist to join the Skelmersdale PCN.
The Clinical Pharmacist is very much a patient-facing role and there will be plenty of opportunity to utilise your clinical skills to improve the health of the local community. This will include managing long-term conditions, supporting hospital discharge prescribing arrangements, providing specific advice for those on multiple medications and supporting the GP practices involved to develop the clinical pharmacist role. You will act as a specialist resource to answer medicines-related queries, to signpost to other services and to liaise with other healthcare professionals as required.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and adaptable to change, with excellent clinical skills and a good level of competence in use of IT. Candidates should exhibit good organisational skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders including patients, families and carers. It is vital that the successful individual lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. We want to develop a fun and vibrant environment that grows talent and wowing outcomes. It is about learning from each other and pulling together as a team and accepting we are different but have the same focus WE not ME!
The successful candidate will work independently at network and practice level, but also as part of a supportive practice team, to deliver safe and effective use of medicines by applying their clinical and pharmaceutical skills to a variety of tasks within the medicines optimisation agenda.
About us
As
an organisation developing new relationships and business it is vital we grow the right culture. Therefore, it is vital that the successful individual lives and breathes our complimentary
values and behaviours. We want to develop a fun and vibrant environment that
grows talent and wowing outcomes. It is
about learning from each other and pulling together as a team and accepting we are
different but have the same focus.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will
focus on Primary Care Network initiatives as set out in the Primary Care
Network contract, NHS Long Term Plan and deliverables agreed by the network
members to improve place based patient care.
Key responsibilities of the role may include:
- Management of
patients with chronic diseases to proactively manage patients with complex
polypharmacy.
- Clinically
assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for
specific disease areas.
- Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address public
health and social care needs and tackling inequalities across the Primary Care
Network geography.
- Develop
relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the
wider health and social care economy.
- Provide
leadership on person centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will
focus on Primary Care Network initiatives as set out in the Primary Care
Network contract, NHS Long Term Plan and deliverables agreed by the network
members to improve place based patient care.
Key responsibilities of the role may include:
- Management of
patients with chronic diseases to proactively manage patients with complex
polypharmacy.
- Clinically
assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for
specific disease areas.
- Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address public
health and social care needs and tackling inequalities across the Primary Care
Network geography.
- Develop
relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the
wider health and social care economy.
- Provide
leadership on person centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of a Great Britain or Northern Ireland accredited MPharm degree
- Passed a registration assessment conducted by the GPhC
- Currently registered with GPhC
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Clinical skills and diagnostics qualification
Experience
Essential
- Working autonomously in a Pharmacist Role
- Clinical Management
- Service Delivery
- Audit
- Research
- Promoting Health Education
- Working within a community setting
Desirable
- General Practice/ Primary Care Experience
- Experience of Case Management
- Independent Prescribing
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Leadership skills
- Management of patients with long term conditions
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Accountability of own role and other roles
- Clinical practice skills
- Management of patients with long term conditions/complex needs
- Knowledge of frail and elderly patient needs
- Local and national health policies
- Clinical Governance
- MDTs
Desirable
- Clinical Examination skills
- Understand the changes of Primary care GPFYV
- Locality/neighbourhood healthcare projects
- Advanced clinical practice skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of a Great Britain or Northern Ireland accredited MPharm degree
- Passed a registration assessment conducted by the GPhC
- Currently registered with GPhC
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Clinical skills and diagnostics qualification
Experience
Essential
- Working autonomously in a Pharmacist Role
- Clinical Management
- Service Delivery
- Audit
- Research
- Promoting Health Education
- Working within a community setting
Desirable
- General Practice/ Primary Care Experience
- Experience of Case Management
- Independent Prescribing
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Leadership skills
- Management of patients with long term conditions
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Accountability of own role and other roles
- Clinical practice skills
- Management of patients with long term conditions/complex needs
- Knowledge of frail and elderly patient needs
- Local and national health policies
- Clinical Governance
- MDTs
Desirable
- Clinical Examination skills
- Understand the changes of Primary care GPFYV
- Locality/neighbourhood healthcare projects
- Advanced clinical practice 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).
