Clinical Pharmacist

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced ClinicalPharmacist to work at Northgate Health Centre (part of Oxford Central PrimaryCare Network (PCN)) The purpose of the role is to improve patient care andprescribing at the practice, working as part of the Primary CareMulti-Disciplinary Team (MDT). The role is broad and will range fromcontribution to direct patient care (chronic disease management, medicationreviews, prescription queries), service development and delivery within thepractice and quality improvement and audit across the spectrum of MedicinesManagement.

Main duties of the job

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribingthrough clinical medication review

Pro-actively identify patients using computer searches who requiremedication reviews (e.g. polypharmacy, over 75s etc)

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissionsand readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from theirmedicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues.

Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy and be the main pointof contact for medicines, to align support for medicines adherence.

Long-term condition (LTC) clinics (e.g., hypertension, asthma,diabetes)

Work within and develop own competence to deliver patient facingclinics in patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicinesoptimisation is required

Build and use computer searches to pro-actively identify patientswho may benefit from attending LTC clinics

Make appropriate recommendations for ongoing treatment to patientsand refer appropriately to the GP/other services where needed

This job description reflects the presentrequirements of the post and, as duties and responsibilities change/develop thejob description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the postholder.

About us

Northgate Health Centre is situated inthe heart of Oxford in a state-of-the-art (purpose-built) centre which openedin 2022, with a list size of circa 13,500 patients. We have a dedicatedmultidisciplinary team putting patient care at the heart of everything we do.We are a supportive and friendly team of 5 GP Partners, 7 salaried GPs, 3experienced paramedic specialists, a collaborative nursing team along with afriendly patient adviser team and efficient practice administration &management team. We are the named GPs for 6 of the colleges (University ofOxford) and two local care homes.

Youll be joining a friendly, closeknitteam who celebrate successes together and support one another throughchallenges. We enjoy building strong working relationships and creating aworkplace staff look forward to coming to. Our team culture is grounded inrespect, positivity, and genuine care for one another. We make time for teamactivities and shared moments that help us stay connected and enjoy our work. Ourteam meets regularly for clinical discussions & practice wide meetings, andwe enjoy a range of wellbeing activities and staff/charitable celebrationsthroughout the year.

Job responsibilities

Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address publichealth and social needs of patients

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribingthrough clinical medication review

Pro-actively identify patients using computer searches who requiremedication reviews e.g. polypharmacy, over 75s etc

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissionsand readmission by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from theirmedicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues

Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy and be the main pointof contact for medicines, to align support for medicines adherence.

Long-term condition clinics e.g., hypertension, asthma,diabetes

Work within and develop own competence to deliver patient facingclinics in patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicinesoptimisation is required

Build and use computer searches to pro-actively identify patientswho may benefit from attending LTC clinics

Make appropriate recommendations for ongoing treatment to patientsand refer appropriately to the GP/other services where needed

Repeat Prescribing:

Manage the repeat prescribing and reauthorisation process byreviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates

Manage prescription queries across the practices, providing remotesupport where needed

Ensure processes are in place for ordering and re-authorisation ofhigh-risk medications and that monitoring tests are appropriately ordered

Management of medicines at discharge from hospital

Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work withpatients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicinesthey need post discharge

Liaise with pharmacy colleagues in secondary care and be the mainpoint of contact for medicines, to align support for medicines reconciliationon admission to hospital and on discharge

Medicines safety & Service Development

Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries

Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanismssuchas audit and quality improvement projects

Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety andcost effectiveness of prescribing

Monitor practice prescribing against local prescribing dashboardand QOF targets

Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improvingmedicines safety

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practiceteam and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possiblealternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

This job description reflects the presentrequirements of the post and, as duties and responsibilities change/develop thejob description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the postholder.

Please send a CV and a cover letter toCarmen Stewart

AboutOxford City Primary Care Network (PCN)

Oxford City PCN is forward thinking newly formed group of 4 CityCentre Practices, Northgate Health Centre, King Edward Street Practice KES @Northgate, John Leaver & Partners and Observatory Medical Practice) with atotal population of approximately 40,000 patients. The role will involveworking at NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with the GPhC
• Qualifications Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
• In depth clinical knowledge and understanding of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding the nature of general practice and current pressures in primary care
• Understanding the nature of primary care prescribing and strategies to improve prescribing
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to make informed clinical decisions and maintain accountability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to communicate complex and sensitive
• Information in an understandable form to both patients and health care professionals
• Understands the importance of medicines optimisation in the management of long-term conditions
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies when referral is appropriate
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Self-motivated, flexible and willing to adapt
• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience
• Experience of working in Primary Care/GP Practice
• Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP)
• Independent prescriber or working towards qualification
• Post graduate diploma or equivalent training/experience
• Member of the RPS

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.

Depending on experienceEquiv. to bands 7-8a

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