Job summary
The post holder will:
- Lead and co-ordinate the professional
clinical and pharmaceutical input into the safe and cost-effective management
and development of the utilisation of medication.
- Provide professional, managerial, and clinical
leadership to a team of pharmacy staff.
- Apply highly specialist knowledge to patients
in a designated setting, to provide and develop clinical services, produce
protocols or guidelines, undertake audits/research, act as a source of
pharmaceutical expertise and promote cost effective use of medicines to other
healthcare professionals.
THIS VACANCY IS FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Main duties of the job
- Main Tasks and
Responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities:
- Communication
- Quality
- Lead Pharmacist Work / Medicines Management
- Deal with issues that need senior input when acting as the most
senior pharmacist available on site.
- Participate in the provision and development of pharmaceutical
services to Quay Healthcare and for other units provided with services by the
Quay Healthcare under service level agreements.
- When registered as a non-medical prescriber, undertake the
clinical management and drug treatment of designated patients.
- Be responsible for providing formal training / education for
Pharmacy staff and patients, on medication use and expenditure and other areas
at the request of the education lead.
- Perform risk assessments as required by the Medical Director.
- Take a lead role with NMP, quarterly reporting and review of
medicines management indicators and clinical audit supervision.
Maintaining and updating medicines governance polices including SOPs.
About us
Quay
Healthcare is a non-profit company owned by the GP practices in
Warrington. The PCN is headed by our
committed Clinical Directors, Strategic Manager, Practice Managers and GP
members.
Quay
Healthcare supports three Primary Care Networks (PCNs), based in Warrington,
working collaboratively with East Warrington PCN, Central East Warrington PCN and
SWAN (South Warrington PCN). There are 13 practices across the 3 PCNs.
Our vision
is to provide innovative staff and services to patients and the PCNs. We have
successfully employed clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, first contact
physiotherapists, mental health practitioners, care coordinators, and first
contact practitioners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Document general and highly specialist
pharmaceutical care issues and care planning in patients case notes, verbally
informing medical/nursing staff of urgent/important actions to be taken.
- Participate in the implementation,
communication and delivery of the clinical governance and medicines management
objectives of Quay Healthcare. Take the lead in implementing such objectives in
own area of responsibility (e.g. Implementing and monitoring adherence to new
product introduction guidance, NICE guidance and safe, cost effective,
appropriate prescribing initiatives). Communication / consultation with Medicines
Management Team to ensure safe prescribing.
- Present research or audit results within
pharmacy and at appropriate multidisciplinary directorate audit meetings.
- At education sessions, individual meetings
with senior medical staff advise and influence prescribers and other healthcare
professionals on the action, properties, and the safe, cost-effective use of
medicines.
- Using tact and diplomacy, convey
information and influence prescribing when medical staff are unaware of
developed policy or disagree with policies sanctioned by the Medicines
Governance Committee.
- Provide additional specialist information
and provide support/clinical supervision to junior pharmacists with respect to
these activities in designated specialism.
- Overcome barriers to communication in
order to provide proactive and reactive pharmaceutical information and advice
to prescribers, other healthcare professionals and patients taking into
consideration their knowledge, skills, level of understanding and disabilities.
- Use tact and diplomacy when communicating
sensitive medicines information to patients who, for example, have not yet been
informed of their diagnosis or where the medication has been started in advance
of a confirmed diagnosis.
- Provide health promotion advice to
patients or carers.
- Communicate effectively with other
Pharmacy colleagues to convey information that ensures continuity of
pharmaceutical care for individual patients and the availability of adequate
supply of medication to meet patients needs.
- Communicate with prescribers and/or other
healthcare professionals & the Medical Director to determine the course of
action to be taken when a medication incident or near miss occurs and when
necessary, discuss the incident with a patient or their relatives in order to
provide advice, guidance, or reassurance.
- Comply with Quay Healthcares Policy on
documenting critical incidents and near misses and assist with root cause
analysis and the implementation of changes in practice to reduce risk.
- Attend staff meetings or read the minutes
of staff meetings and put into effect any actions as appropriate.
- Personal & People Development.
Provide clinical supervision, training and support for clinical pharmacists and
qualified clinical pharmacy technicians.
- Be responsible for clinical
pharmacy/pharmacy technicians education within primary care. Encourage and
provide support (mentorship / education & training) to enable other staff
to undertake continuing professional development.
- Identify the need for and provide
relevant education / support to patients and/or carers.
- Undertake continuing professional
development as per national guidelines from the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Maintain and update own competencies and with the Principal Pharmacist(s),
identify own training needs and courses to develop within designated
specialism.
Participate in the Quay Healthcares
performance review process and, having received the necessary training,
undertake personal development reviews and produce personal development plans
for other staff members as required.
- Work towards objectives agreed at
Personal Development Review and develop own Personal Development plan with the
manager.
- Attend and contribute to shared workplace
meetings or read the minutes of such meetings.
Quality
- Lead on the development and implementation
of new Pharmacy and Practice-wide guidelines and policies and the review of
existing ones.
- Ensure that the quality and accuracy of
all work is maintained despite frequent, unpredictable, interruptions.
- Within the immediate work area, ensure all
actions and activities of oneself and other pharmacy staff members are
performed and checked in accordance with current medicines legislation and with
guidelines issued by the Health and Safety Executive, Medicines Inspectorate,
or other appropriate body.
- Comply and ensure that other staff members
comply with the Medicines Act, the GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals
and other relevant legislation.
Lead Pharmacist
Work / Medicines Management
- Support Senior Pharmacy Management with
other activities associated with CQC requirements, Governance, Risk Management
and more specifically Medicines Management
- Undertake horizon scanning for new
products about to enter the market.
- Lead on the production of written
documentation to support improvements in the use of medicines within Primary
Care. Liaise and agree content with pharmacy staff representing primary care
interests and submit documentation to Quay Healthcare.
- Lead on the implementation of local and
national guidelines as required.
- To undertake the full range of duties of a
line manager for any assigned pharmacists including appraisals, development
revies, performance management and involvement in the recruitment process.
- To
work at an advanced level in the designated areas of practice.
Research &
Audit
- Undertake audits and research work for Quay
Healthcare in order to develop and improve services and to ensure compliance
with local and national guidelines.
- Present audit data or practice research
within Pharmacy and to the Medical Director, where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Document general and highly specialist
pharmaceutical care issues and care planning in patients case notes, verbally
informing medical/nursing staff of urgent/important actions to be taken.
- Participate in the implementation,
communication and delivery of the clinical governance and medicines management
objectives of Quay Healthcare. Take the lead in implementing such objectives in
own area of responsibility (e.g. Implementing and monitoring adherence to new
product introduction guidance, NICE guidance and safe, cost effective,
appropriate prescribing initiatives). Communication / consultation with Medicines
Management Team to ensure safe prescribing.
- Present research or audit results within
pharmacy and at appropriate multidisciplinary directorate audit meetings.
- At education sessions, individual meetings
with senior medical staff advise and influence prescribers and other healthcare
professionals on the action, properties, and the safe, cost-effective use of
medicines.
- Using tact and diplomacy, convey
information and influence prescribing when medical staff are unaware of
developed policy or disagree with policies sanctioned by the Medicines
Governance Committee.
- Provide additional specialist information
and provide support/clinical supervision to junior pharmacists with respect to
these activities in designated specialism.
- Overcome barriers to communication in
order to provide proactive and reactive pharmaceutical information and advice
to prescribers, other healthcare professionals and patients taking into
consideration their knowledge, skills, level of understanding and disabilities.
- Use tact and diplomacy when communicating
sensitive medicines information to patients who, for example, have not yet been
informed of their diagnosis or where the medication has been started in advance
of a confirmed diagnosis.
- Provide health promotion advice to
patients or carers.
- Communicate effectively with other
Pharmacy colleagues to convey information that ensures continuity of
pharmaceutical care for individual patients and the availability of adequate
supply of medication to meet patients needs.
- Communicate with prescribers and/or other
healthcare professionals & the Medical Director to determine the course of
action to be taken when a medication incident or near miss occurs and when
necessary, discuss the incident with a patient or their relatives in order to
provide advice, guidance, or reassurance.
- Comply with Quay Healthcares Policy on
documenting critical incidents and near misses and assist with root cause
analysis and the implementation of changes in practice to reduce risk.
- Attend staff meetings or read the minutes
of staff meetings and put into effect any actions as appropriate.
- Personal & People Development.
Provide clinical supervision, training and support for clinical pharmacists and
qualified clinical pharmacy technicians.
- Be responsible for clinical
pharmacy/pharmacy technicians education within primary care. Encourage and
provide support (mentorship / education & training) to enable other staff
to undertake continuing professional development.
- Identify the need for and provide
relevant education / support to patients and/or carers.
- Undertake continuing professional
development as per national guidelines from the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Maintain and update own competencies and with the Principal Pharmacist(s),
identify own training needs and courses to develop within designated
specialism.
Participate in the Quay Healthcares
performance review process and, having received the necessary training,
undertake personal development reviews and produce personal development plans
for other staff members as required.
- Work towards objectives agreed at
Personal Development Review and develop own Personal Development plan with the
manager.
- Attend and contribute to shared workplace
meetings or read the minutes of such meetings.
Quality
- Lead on the development and implementation
of new Pharmacy and Practice-wide guidelines and policies and the review of
existing ones.
- Ensure that the quality and accuracy of
all work is maintained despite frequent, unpredictable, interruptions.
- Within the immediate work area, ensure all
actions and activities of oneself and other pharmacy staff members are
performed and checked in accordance with current medicines legislation and with
guidelines issued by the Health and Safety Executive, Medicines Inspectorate,
or other appropriate body.
- Comply and ensure that other staff members
comply with the Medicines Act, the GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals
and other relevant legislation.
Lead Pharmacist
Work / Medicines Management
- Support Senior Pharmacy Management with
other activities associated with CQC requirements, Governance, Risk Management
and more specifically Medicines Management
- Undertake horizon scanning for new
products about to enter the market.
- Lead on the production of written
documentation to support improvements in the use of medicines within Primary
Care. Liaise and agree content with pharmacy staff representing primary care
interests and submit documentation to Quay Healthcare.
- Lead on the implementation of local and
national guidelines as required.
- To undertake the full range of duties of a
line manager for any assigned pharmacists including appraisals, development
revies, performance management and involvement in the recruitment process.
- To
work at an advanced level in the designated areas of practice.
Research &
Audit
- Undertake audits and research work for Quay
Healthcare in order to develop and improve services and to ensure compliance
with local and national guidelines.
- Present audit data or practice research
within Pharmacy and to the Medical Director, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy 4 years, or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience.
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent).
- Relevant pre or post-graduate IT qualification.
Skills, Knowledge& Competencies
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office applications.
- Able to work with and influence other grades of staff and professions Ability to use own initiative.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritise workload, work accurately under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to problem solve and think laterally.
- Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
- Knowledge of national guidance NICE, PanMersey.
- Good understanding of ADR's and their reporting.
- Knowledge of the Medicines Management, Clinical Governance and Modernisation agendas of the NHS
- Demonstrated commitment to CPD.
- Willingness to undertake training to perform a prescribing role.
- Strict adherence to patient confidentiality legislation
- Responds well to constructive feedback.
- Empathetic & sensitive to patients & members of staff
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity.
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably.
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport.
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Computer skills relevant to electronic prescribing system development.
- Teaching and tutoring skills.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Team building skills.
- Ability to manage time, people, and resources to deliver outcomes.
- Identifies and manages risk.
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Computer skills relevant to electronic prescribing system development
- Teaching and tutoring skills
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Team building skills.
- Ability to manage time, people, and resources to deliver outcomes.
- Identifies and manages risk.
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions.
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration experience or equivalent documented clinical experience eg Mental Health
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others.
- Audit and practice research experience
- Experience collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings.
- Experience with Pharmacy Electronic Medicines Management systems
- Experience of working through change in the workplace and recognition of the impact of change on behaviours and processes.
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management
- Experience of policy, guideline, and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
- Experience of developing electronic prescribing systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy 4 years, or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience.
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent).
- Relevant pre or post-graduate IT qualification.
Skills, Knowledge& Competencies
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office applications.
- Able to work with and influence other grades of staff and professions Ability to use own initiative.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritise workload, work accurately under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to problem solve and think laterally.
- Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
- Knowledge of national guidance NICE, PanMersey.
- Good understanding of ADR's and their reporting.
- Knowledge of the Medicines Management, Clinical Governance and Modernisation agendas of the NHS
- Demonstrated commitment to CPD.
- Willingness to undertake training to perform a prescribing role.
- Strict adherence to patient confidentiality legislation
- Responds well to constructive feedback.
- Empathetic & sensitive to patients & members of staff
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity.
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably.
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport.
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Computer skills relevant to electronic prescribing system development.
- Teaching and tutoring skills.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Team building skills.
- Ability to manage time, people, and resources to deliver outcomes.
- Identifies and manages risk.
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Computer skills relevant to electronic prescribing system development
- Teaching and tutoring skills
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Team building skills.
- Ability to manage time, people, and resources to deliver outcomes.
- Identifies and manages risk.
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions.
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration experience or equivalent documented clinical experience eg Mental Health
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others.
- Audit and practice research experience
- Experience collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings.
- Experience with Pharmacy Electronic Medicines Management systems
- Experience of working through change in the workplace and recognition of the impact of change on behaviours and processes.
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management
- Experience of policy, guideline, and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
- Experience of developing electronic prescribing systems
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).
