Job summary
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. Be a prescriber, (or willing to complete training to become a prescriber), and work with and alongside the general practice team. Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP - Stop Over Medication Programme).Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the practices and to help in tackling inequalities. Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Pharmacist will support the General Practice colleagues across 2 practices. Castle Street and Creswell and Langwith Medical Centre to deliver the Clinical Pharmacist ARRS role in line with the Primary Care Network Contract DES contract:
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process
Develop pharmacist-led clinics
Lead on anticoagulation clinics
Develop and run pharmacist led minor illness clinic as a prescriber
Deal with prescription queries from patients, pharmacies, community agencies and care homes
Review and reconcile medicines changes from secondary care organisations; identify and rectify unexplained changes, and ensure robust processes are in place in all practices.
Ensure practices adhere to the Joint Area Prescribing Committee
Lead on medication related clinical audits to identify areas where improvement is needed, develop action plans and implement appropriate changes e.g.
Monitoring of patients using high risk medicines (DMARDS, lithium, warfarin, antipsychotics, opiates, benzodiazepines and psychostimulants).
Lead, manage and action MHRA alerts in response to any drug safety alerts, changes in clinical guidance or incidents.
Lead on the identification, implementation and monitoring of medicines management targets and initiatives including QOF, QIPP,
Please refer to the job description and personal specification for full details
About us
Our practices are situated in the rural villages of Bolsover, Creswell and Langwith on the borders of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We work collaboratively with Hardwick and Bolsover Primary Care Network, as well as our service provider, Derbyshire Community Health Service, to deliver high-quality community healthcare services. We are GP Registrar Training Practices and serve a combined patient list size 10170, with level 3 accreditation in research studies.
We have well-established teams at each practice, including a Clinical Lead, Practice Manager and Lead Nurse at each site, 5 General Practitioners, 1 Advanced Clinical Practitioner, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse Associate and 1 Healthcare Assistant at Creswell and Langwith. Castle Street Medical Centre, we have 4 GPS, 1 Practice Nurse, 1 HCA, 1 Nurse Associate, all supported by our dedicated reception and administration staff.
Being the first PCN pharmacist employed to support the practices, there is opportunity to shape and develop the role and potentially grow over future years. There is excellent support within DCHS for staff undertaking their independent prescriber qualification, or for those already qualified to receive ongoing support. Excellent clinical supervision will be provided within the practices, as well as professional support from the wider DCHS pharmacy team, access to training and development and many leadership and development opportunities are available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as Prescribing Lead within the practice. Attend local area wide prescribing lead meetings with the Medicines Management Team and provide feedback to practice clinicians.
Provide expert clinical and therapeutic advice to all members of the primary health care team and public in order to promote safe and effective use of medicines (including clinical advice in areas where information is lacking, and medical or other opinion differs)
Implement the medicines optimisation strategy at practice level through effective working relationships with individual prescribers, practice staff, ICB Medicine Management Team and other healthcare professionals
Provide feedback to prescribers on progress with medicines management initiatives, prescribing targets and clinical audit
Ensure effective communication with patients on appropriate use of medicines including changes to medication following prescribing audits
Ensure implementation of relevant NICE guidance
Act as clinical lead for anticoagulation services
Lead other clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within DCHS GP practices as the service develops.
Lead on initiating and actioning on medicine related audits within the practice
Please refer to the job description and personal specification to review the comprehensive range of responsibilities required of the practice pharmacist
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as Prescribing Lead within the practice. Attend local area wide prescribing lead meetings with the Medicines Management Team and provide feedback to practice clinicians.
Provide expert clinical and therapeutic advice to all members of the primary health care team and public in order to promote safe and effective use of medicines (including clinical advice in areas where information is lacking, and medical or other opinion differs)
Implement the medicines optimisation strategy at practice level through effective working relationships with individual prescribers, practice staff, ICB Medicine Management Team and other healthcare professionals
Provide feedback to prescribers on progress with medicines management initiatives, prescribing targets and clinical audit
Ensure effective communication with patients on appropriate use of medicines including changes to medication following prescribing audits
Ensure implementation of relevant NICE guidance
Act as clinical lead for anticoagulation services
Lead other clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within DCHS GP practices as the service develops.
Lead on initiating and actioning on medicine related audits within the practice
Please refer to the job description and personal specification to review the comprehensive range of responsibilities required of the practice pharmacist
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist (MPharm or equivalent)
- Prescriber (V300)
- Completed the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) or equivalent, or willingness to complete this
- Completed Quality Improvement training or willingness to complete this
- Registered with GPhC
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience providing clinical pharmacy services
- Experience of undertaking structured medication reviews
- Excellent Clinical Pharmacy Knowledge
- Experience of working with other healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Post registration experience providing clinical pharmacy services in General Practice
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of developing guidelines
- Experience in using systmOne
- Experience of developing guidelines
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist (MPharm or equivalent)
- Prescriber (V300)
- Completed the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) or equivalent, or willingness to complete this
- Completed Quality Improvement training or willingness to complete this
- Registered with GPhC
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience providing clinical pharmacy services
- Experience of undertaking structured medication reviews
- Excellent Clinical Pharmacy Knowledge
- Experience of working with other healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Post registration experience providing clinical pharmacy services in General Practice
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of developing guidelines
- Experience in using systmOne
- Experience of developing guidelines
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address
Creswell & Langwith Medical Centre /Castle Street MC
Welbeck Street
creswell
S80 4HA
Employer's website
http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
