PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Exciting Opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist!

Are you ready for a newchallenge? Do you want to be part of a supportive team of dedicated pharmacyprofessionals? Whether you're looking for part-time or full-time hours, we havethe perfect role for you!

We are seeking a passionate IP ClinicalPharmacist with experience of working in general practice to join our dynamic team.

If you're eager to advance yourcareer in an innovative and forward-thinking environment, wed love to hearfrom you!

Ourcurrent team is made up of 17 pharmacists and 5 pharmacy technicians, and wepride ourselves on our friendly and supportive team ethos. We have excellent, robustclinical governance procedures in place with a team of senior clinicalpharmacists and a GP lead providing regular clinical supervision, team meetingsand training. Rushcliffe PCN consists of 11 practices which are all fullyengaged with the PCN pharmacy team and provide supportive integration of these rolesinto practice. PartnersHealth is the GP federation for Rushcliffe and theemployer for all additional roles within the PCN.

Main duties of the job

The clinical pharmacist will work as an independent prescriber within their clinical competencies to provide expertise in clinical medicines management across a range of aspects such as day to day medication related queries, acute prescription requests, supporting hospital discharge prescribing arrangements and follow up, actioning of MHRA alerts and targeted medication reviews which may be done over the telephone or face to face. You will be expected to help in streamlining processes and developing protocols to allow for safer prescribing and to meet CQC expectations.

Youwill act as a specialist resource to answer medicines-related queries, tosignpost to other services and to liaise with other healthcare professionals asrequired. Clinical supervision and mentorship will be provided by the clinicallead GP and the senior clinical pharmacist.

Weare looking for candidates who are enthusiastic self-starters and who areadaptable to change. You will have excellent communication skills and beproactive in approaching patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies as andwhen needed. It is expected that you will be able to use your initiative togather information and to use the resources that are available to you, such asprescribing guidelines. Being a team player is essential. A good level ofcompetence in SystmOne is required.

About us

The successful candidate will work within a supportive practice team and the wider PCN pharmacy team in order to deliver safe and effective use of medicines by applying their clinical, pharmaceutical and technical skills to a variety of tasks within the medicines optimisation agenda.

This role ispivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies, sorequires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within generalpractice.

Ifyou are a forward-thinking individual who is keen to develop in this role, wewant to hear from you!

We offer:

An employee assistancepackage for all staff

Job responsibilities

THE PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

General Practice is at the heart of the Healthand Social Care system, and it is critical to have thriving, sustainablegeneral practices that meet local peoples health needs. The PCN ClinicalPharmacist is instrumental in supporting their own practices clinically. Thisis a key role, intended to support the delivery and development of thepharmacist role in primary care andensure that we continue to provide high quality, accessible and responsiveservices to both practices and patients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Actswithin professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team ofpharmacists and pharmacy technicians in general practice.

Works as partof a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role.

Takesresponsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practiceand undertakes clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patientswith complex polypharmacy.

Providesprimary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription andmedication queries. (helps support the repeat prescriptions system, dealwith acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transferof care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinicalmedicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs ofpatient in the GP practice)

Providesclinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement andmanages some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhancedservices.

Ensures thatthe practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to helputilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access tohealthcare and help manage workload.

The role ispivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies sorequires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service withingeneral practice.

Demonstrates understandingof, and contributes to, the workplace vision.

Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service.

Areasof responsibility for all PCN pharmacists

This role profilesummarises the main responsibilities and requirements of the role only. The post holder will carry out any otherduties as may reasonably be required by their line manager in line with thegrade / band of the post.

Job DescriptionAgreement

This job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasksand responsibilities only. There may beother duties required of the post-holder commensurate with the position. This description will be open to regularreview and may be amended to take into account development within thePractice. All members of staff should beprepared to take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties in order tomaintain the efficient running of the Practice.

Additionalresponsibilities

To maintain the confidentiality of anyinformation which comes into your possession regarding patients, employees,services or any other business relating to the organisation.

To undertake any additional dutiescommensurate with the post and grade, as may be required from time to time, asdirected by your line manager.

Healthand Safety

To be aware of the responsibilities placedupon all employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and to ensurethe agreed safety procedures are practiced and understood

CorporateAccountabilities - Standards of Business conduct

The post-holder will be required to complywith the PCN's Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions, and alwaysdeal honestly with the PCN, with colleagues and all those who have dealingswith the PCN, including patients, relatives and suppliers.

This post is subject to a Criminal RecordsBureau disclosure. The post holder is expected to adhere to the professionalguidelines and codes of conduct of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

RiskManagement

The post-holder will ensure compliance withthe PCNs risk management policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitmentto risk management, the recognition that our aim is to protect patients, staffand visitors from harm, and stress that all staff have a responsibility tominimise risk.

GovernanceStandards

Comply with the relevant governance standardsapplicable to the PCN and as communicated to the post-holder from time to time.

DataProtection

To comply with PCN Policies and the DataProtection Act in all respects, with particular relevance to the protection anduse of patient information.

Confidentiality

The PCNs employees are required to ensurethat information about patients is safeguarded to maintain confidentiality andis kept securely in accordance with NHS requirements. This means that a patient's information can only be passed to someone else with the patientsconsent or if it is essential to the effective provision of care for thatindividual.

Child/Adultprotection

All staff must be familiar with and adhere tolocal and Statutory child protection procedures and guidelines, in conjunctionwith the Nottinghamshire Area Child/Adult Protection Committee policies andprocedures. All staff are required to attend child/adult protection awarenesstraining and additional training regarding child protection relevant to theirposition and role.

Equalityand Diversity

The PCN aims to maintain the goodwill andconfidence of its own staff, service users and the general public. To achievethis objective, it is always essential that employees carry out their duties ina courteous and sympathetic manner free from discrimination or prejudice of anykind. The post holder will carry out their duties in accordance with the PCNsEqual Opportunities Policy respecting the differing backgrounds of staff,patients and the public.

RecordsManagement

Maintain PCN and patient records (both paperand electronic) in accordance with PCN and General Practice policies, in orderto facilitate appropriate clinical care and effective administration.

Security

To comply with PCN policies to ensure thereis a safe and secure environment that protects patients, staff, and visitorsand their property, and the physical assets and the information of theorganisation.

Whistleblowing

The post holder has a responsibility for patient and staff welfare and should raise any concerns relating toProfessional Performance, Behaviour or Competence or a breach of NHS policiesand procedures with their line Manager, other senior manager and/or externalbody.

This Job Description will be used as a basisfor individual performance review between the post holder and their Linemanager. The Job Description covers only the key result areas and, as such,does not intend to provide a comprehensive list of objectives. Specificobjectives will be reviewed annually and may need to be modified to reflect thechanging needs of the role or the service.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Skills and knowledge
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• An understanding of the role of the clinical pharmacist within a primary care network.
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communitiesAn appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to communicate and create plans and reportsKnowledge and ability to use GP clinical systems
• Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
• Understand the principles of research governance

Management Skills

• Management Skills
• Skills for direct line management and job management
• Skills for delivering results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
• Experience of managing a team, including performance review
• Experience of training junior colleagues

Experience

• Significant experience as a prescribing pharmacist working within a general practice setting
• Minimum 2 years' experience of working as a pharmacist within primary care (GP Practice)

Personal Qualities and Attributes

• Personal Qualities and attributesCommitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues from the NHS and other organisations and with patients using appropriate media including good written, and oral communication skills
• Ability to identify and manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
• Ability to provide leadership and finish work tasks
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
• Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
• Can work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding lone working information governance, and health and safety
• A Passion for Digital innovation. Using technology to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications and Training

• Qualifications and trainingCompletion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy
• Holding an independent prescribing qualification
• Clinical Diploma or significant Clinical Experience
• Demonstrates understanding of and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
• Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management

Professional Registration

• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Membership of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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.

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