Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN Clinical Pharmacist. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.

To liaise with the practices and, where practicable, help to standardise the medicines management process across the PCN.

To consult patients within defined levels of competence.

To receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians.

To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff.

To support the review of medications for registered patients

To provide proactive advice and support on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers

To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the PCN

To provide advice and answer medication related queries from patients and staff

Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

To support in the delivery of enhanced services including Enhanced Care in Care Homes and other service requirements on behalf of the PCN

To support improvement of the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

To manage therapeutic drug monitoring system and recall of patients taking high risk drugs, i.e. anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs etc.

To actively support the signposting of patients to the correct healthcare professional

To act as the PCN central contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships with community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, other PCN Clinical Pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents.

Provide peer support to Pharmacy Technicians and prescription administrative staff.

To review the latest guidance ensuring the practice conforms to NICE, CQC etc.

To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss events.

To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.

To attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.

To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics) through advice or direct care

To maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area always.

You should be

The successful applicants will need to be self-motivated and capable of networking with both the PCN team as well as practice teams. Whilst also being able to work on their own.

Previous PCN/Primary Care working experience is desirable.

You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a good working knowledge of primary care and the challenges facing medicines management in the NHS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Pharmacy registration

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Salus Medical Services Ltd

Address

Aldershot Centre For Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1AY

Employer's website

http://www.salusmedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)