We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our established PCN pharmacy team. Based in a beautiful part of Staffordshire, we cover a population of around 34,500 patients. The post holder will work with a multi-disciplinary team and look to fulfill requirements of the Network DES. This will include medicine optimisation and structured medication reviews, assisting in proactive care and reducing risk through improving cardiovascular health.
Main duties of the jobWorking in an established PCN Clinical Pharmacy team of 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a team of Remote Clinical Pharmacists, and 2 Pharmacy Technicians to support and successfully embed clinical pharmacists into general practice.
Based at the PCN hub with additional requirements for face-to-face consultations at the member practices.
To contribute to structured medication reviews or medication re-authorizations.
To provide professional specialist medicines management advice to GPs, practice nurses, community pharmacists, community nurses, and other health professionals to promote the safe, effective, high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines in all prescribing decisions.
To support practices with relevant Quality Improvement Framework, PCN Direct Enhanced Service Impact, and Investment Fund targets.
To support practices with the Staffordshire medicine optimisation agreement.
To identify, develop, and promote quality improvements in medicines management across our GP practices, ensuring that best practice is adopted.
To provide support to our pharmacy technician to deliver the medicines management goals.
To encourage better pharmaceutical understanding throughout the primary healthcare team.
Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
About usPrimary Care Networks (PCNs) have been created to facilitate delivery of more integrated care. They cover defined geographical areas to enable them to better respond to the needs of local populations and build relationships across wider primary care within natural neighbourhoods. By design, they are small enough for relationships to flourish but large enough to provide a broad scope of services.
Travel would be required across the Stone & Eccleshall Primary Care Network Practices and PCN Hub as follows:
Working in an established PCN Clinical Pharmacy team of 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a team of Remote Clinical Pharmacists, and 2 Pharmacy Technicians to support and successfully embed clinical pharmacists into general practice.
Based at the PCN hub with additional requirements for face-to-face consultations at the member practices.
To contribute to structured medication reviews or medication re-authorizations.
To provide professional specialist medicines management advice to GPs, practice nurses, community pharmacists, community nurses, and other health professionals to promote the safe, effective, high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines in all prescribing decisions.
To support practices with relevant Quality Improvement Framework, PCN Direct Enhanced Service Impact, and Investment Fund targets.
To support practices with the Staffordshire medicine optimisation agreement.
To identify, develop, and promote quality improvements in medicines management across our GP practices, ensuring that best practice is adopted.
To provide support to our pharmacy technician to deliver the medicines management goals.
To encourage better pharmaceutical understanding throughout the primary healthcare team.
Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.
Liaise with prescribing colleagues in primary and secondary care to ensure system-wide prescribing strategies are aligned.
To contribute to the development and implementation of new medicines management initiatives and services within the PCN GP practices.
Contribute to the clinical medication review service to care homes and other work streams as required.
Key Working Relationships
Overview of Responsibilities
Provide and receive complex information related to medicines and medicines management, including clinical information regarding patient care, technical medicines management/therapeutics information, and prescribing activity data derived from audits and prescribing data.
Analyze, interpret, and compare complex information or options, applying technical knowledge to clinical and medicines management situations.
Provide highly specialized advice concerning the care of individual patients and groups, including drug choices, side effects, and doses, ensuring compliance with legislation and safety notices.
Propose and implement policy or service changes impacting practices, community pharmacies, and the Medicines Management team, including developing guidelines and protocols.
Plan and organize own workload, including audits, projects, and training sessions.
Support the day-to-day work of pharmacy technicians, including teaching and supervision.
Ensure value for money and reduce waste and fraud related to medicines.
Participate in audits as appropriate.
Maintain registration as a pharmacist, comply with professional codes, and keep up to date with evidence, legislation, and policy developments.
Attend relevant meetings and undertake other duties as required.
Health and Safety
Commit to promoting a safe environment, report risks, incidents, and unsafe occurrences, and attend mandatory training.
No Smoking Policy
Stone and Eccleshall PCN is a no-smoking organization; staff are not permitted to smoke on duty.
Other Duties
Undertake additional duties as reasonably required to support the PCN, possibly at other locations.
Equality and Diversity
Cooperate with policies ensuring equality of employment and treatment of all individuals.
Respect for Patient Confidentiality
Respect patient confidentiality at all times, divulging information only as required by the role.
Special Working Conditions
Travel between practice sites and attend meetings hosted by other agencies may be required. Contact with body fluids may occur during clinical practice.
Job Description Agreement
This outline provides key tasks and responsibilities. It may be reviewed and amended as needed in consultation with the post holder, who should be prepared to take on additional duties to ensure efficient practice operation.
Person Specification ExperienceThis role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check for any criminal convictions.