Job summary
Knaresborough & Rural Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking for an motivated and aspirational Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join us.
We share a commitment to joint working, whilst maintaining the continuity and identity that our communities value with each practice essentially acting as an inclusive multi-disciplinary team.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our well established and experienced pharmacy team working closely with GPs and AHPs across the PCN and the wider locality .
The current PCN team already has excellent links with the local hospital, community pharmacies, care homes and other practice pharmacists in the area, so you would be truly part of a larger team working for better patient care. The post holder would be based across all six practices across the PCN and would be expected to have oversight for the PCN team across all sites.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to develop medicines optimisation for the PCN supporting and training a team of clinical pharmacists and technicians and working alongside existing practice employed pharmacists and ICB Medicines Optimisation colleagues. The post holder will be supported by the GPs, by other senior pharmacists and by the wider clinical team.
Job Purpose
- To work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines optimisation across the PCN.
- To lead the pharmacy components of the PCN DES.
- To liaise between PCN Clinical Director, GP partners and key stakeholders to develop and deliver the best service possible to our local population.
- To provide day to day line management of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians employed in the PCN.
- To identify improvement opportunities and lead on quality improvement and cost saving projects.
- To identify and implement changes related to medication prescribing across the PCN population.
- To support the practice teams to ensure they are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
If you have not already completed or commenced the CPPE patherway you
will be enrolled on the CPPE PCN pathway to support this role. and may be expected to
undertake the Independent Prescribing qualification. Both these learning
opportunities would be fully supported.
About us
Knaresborough and Rural PCN consists of 6 GP practices working together to provide safe, effective, high-quality care to improve the health and wellbeing of our local population.
We share a commitment to joint working, whilst maintaining the continuity and identity that our communities value with each practice essentially acting as an inclusive multi-disciplinary team.
Our PCN covers a large, and beautiful geographical area stretching from the wind-swept vistas of Nidderdale to the historic centre of Knaresborough, providing a magnificent back drop to home visits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and leadership
- Day to day line management of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians employed in the PCN.
- Working within YHN policies and procedures including all aspects of line management, appraisal, absence management, performance reviews and performance management, disciplinary and grievance etc with support from the YHN management team.
- Ensure the team are managed and supported in their personal and professional development.
- Identify work priorities for team members in conjunction with National and YHN priorities and with agreement of the clinical staff at the practices.
- 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.
- Support and develop the PCN pharmacy team. Develop policies and protocols, implement best practice prescribing, learning, education and training.
Organisational
- Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.
- Analyse, interpret, and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
- Prepare performance reports and evaluation against designated KPIs as required
Clinical
- Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, 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);
- Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self care.
- 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 be willing to undertake training to become a prescriber.
- Take a key role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, and liaison with specialist pharmacists (e.g. mental health, acute hospital specialists), and community pharmacists.
- Provide leadership to pharmacist colleagues in the clinical aspects of medicine reviews, clinical audit, practice research and governance.
- Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues.
Quality Improvement
- Share outcomes of prescribing, clinical, service and patient outcomes audits within the PCN and across the locality in order to drive service and practice improvement.
- Respond to and act on MHRA drug alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. implementing and communicating any medication changes required as a result.
- Monitor medicines and prescribing expenditure at practice level and propose efficiencies to ensure delivery within budget.
- Provide specialised advice and support in risk management, clinical governance issues and ensure compliance with medicines legislation, patient safety advisory notices and other established good practices to manage and minimise risk.
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and leadership
- Day to day line management of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians employed in the PCN.
- Working within YHN policies and procedures including all aspects of line management, appraisal, absence management, performance reviews and performance management, disciplinary and grievance etc with support from the YHN management team.
- Ensure the team are managed and supported in their personal and professional development.
- Identify work priorities for team members in conjunction with National and YHN priorities and with agreement of the clinical staff at the practices.
- 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.
- Support and develop the PCN pharmacy team. Develop policies and protocols, implement best practice prescribing, learning, education and training.
Organisational
- Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.
- Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.
- Analyse, interpret, and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
- Prepare performance reports and evaluation against designated KPIs as required
Clinical
- Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, 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);
- Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self care.
- 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 be willing to undertake training to become a prescriber.
- Take a key role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, and liaison with specialist pharmacists (e.g. mental health, acute hospital specialists), and community pharmacists.
- Provide leadership to pharmacist colleagues in the clinical aspects of medicine reviews, clinical audit, practice research and governance.
- Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues.
Quality Improvement
- Share outcomes of prescribing, clinical, service and patient outcomes audits within the PCN and across the locality in order to drive service and practice improvement.
- Respond to and act on MHRA drug alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. implementing and communicating any medication changes required as a result.
- Monitor medicines and prescribing expenditure at practice level and propose efficiencies to ensure delivery within budget.
- Provide specialised advice and support in risk management, clinical governance issues and ensure compliance with medicines legislation, patient safety advisory notices and other established good practices to manage and minimise risk.
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience in a hospital or a clinical primary care setting.
- Leadership experience as either manager, team leader or project lead.
- Capacity to be innovative and to develop the role.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of principles of evidence based healthcare, medicines optimisation and de-prescribing.
- Appreciation of the nature of GP workload and general practice, NHS Long term plan and PCN DES contract.
- Ability to interpret complex clinical information and date on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office programmes, including Outlook, Excel and Word to create simple plans and reports.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and promote collaborative working.
Desirable
- Experience of working within primary care.
- Experience with Clinical Systems e.g.System One.
Additional
Essential
- Full driving licence and access to transport.
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Specialist knowledge through a postgraduate diploma or equivalent.
- Commitment to become an independent prescriber.
- Commitment to CPD and able to evidence activities within their Masters that is consistent with the 4 pillars of practice.
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience in a hospital or a clinical primary care setting.
- Leadership experience as either manager, team leader or project lead.
- Capacity to be innovative and to develop the role.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of principles of evidence based healthcare, medicines optimisation and de-prescribing.
- Appreciation of the nature of GP workload and general practice, NHS Long term plan and PCN DES contract.
- Ability to interpret complex clinical information and date on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office programmes, including Outlook, Excel and Word to create simple plans and reports.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and promote collaborative working.
Desirable
- Experience of working within primary care.
- Experience with Clinical Systems e.g.System One.
Additional
Essential
- Full driving licence and access to transport.
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Specialist knowledge through a postgraduate diploma or equivalent.
- Commitment to become an independent prescriber.
- Commitment to CPD and able to evidence activities within their Masters that is consistent with the 4 pillars of practice.
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification.
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
