Clinical pharmacist

Haringey GP Federation; Sompting; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join a supportive Medicines Management Team. The successful candidate will manage medication reviews, chronic diseases, and ensure quality improvement in patient care. This role offers professional development opportunities, including access to a GP clinical supervisor.Qualifications include a Master's in Pharmacy and independent prescriber status, with a focus on patient-centered care across two practice sites.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience of common acute and long-term conditions.
• Experience of medication reviews relevant in General Practice.

Responsibilities

• Clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines.
• Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.
• Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

IT literacy

Understanding of CQC regulations

Education

Master of Pharmacy (or equivalent)

Completion of CPPE pathway

Independent prescriber

Tools

TPP SystmOne

EMIS Web

Job description

Are you looking for an interesting role in Primary Care?

BallTree surgery have the perfect role for you!

We have an exciting opportunity to join a growing,supportive Medicines Management Team; with opportunities for personaldevelopment, impactful quality improvement and patient facing clinics.

We have been impressed by the impact that the Pharmacistsand Pharmacy Technicians have had across Lancing and Sompting PCN and wouldlike to expand our teams capacity here at Ball Tree surgery.

The population is growing, though it currently stands at 15,200here at Ball Tree. At Ball Tree we currently have 2 Pharmacists, 2 PharmacyTechnicians and a pharmacy administrator that work closely within the practiceteams and the wider PCN teams.

Our surgery strives to provide our patients with excellentClinical Care and motivational support delivered by warm and caring clinicalstaff. We have excellent relationships with the local community pharmacies andthe community teams.

Specialist interests, experience and independent prescribingqualifications are welcomed, though not essential, especially around chronicdisease management including frailty and care homes.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for acombination of patient facing work such as medication reviews, chronic diseasemanagement, prescription queries and management of medicines through transferof care. Working across two sites, they will also play a significant role inservice and quality improvement through audits of relevant work processes,sharing of best practice and current guidance with regard to prescribing andthrough work in medicines optimisation.

The successful candidate will be supported in terms ofclinical learning and professional development through regular access to a GPclinical supervisor, other clinical pharmacists and through a formal educationpathway through the Centre of Postgraduate Pharmacy Education. As part of agrowing team of Clinical Pharmacists there is also a programme of peer supportevents and team meetings in place.

About us

About us

Ball Tree surgery is a practice with 15,200 patients using EMIS across 2 sites. We are a friendly team with a great mix of clinical roles supported by a large team of administrators, secretaries, receptionists and care coordinators.

We have regular clinical meetings and education sessions to help with developing continued learning and improvement.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

• Clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Be prescribers, or committed to completing training to become prescribers.
• Contribute to the delivery of effective daily processes for the transfer of care between hospitals and GPs including effective signposting, recommendation of medication changes and communication accordingly.
• Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.
• Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases.
• Take responsibility for the care management of patients on hypertensive medication as well as other Blood pressure related medication.
• Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.
• Focus especially on the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.
• Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.
• Through the use of audit and action planning, help to tackle inequalities.
• 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.
• Contribute to the General Practice quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services.
• Use structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
• Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).
• Work with general practice teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
• Take a lead role in some aspects of supporting further integration of General Practice with other healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.
• Specifically, contribute to the Quality Improvement Schemes (QIS) for practices (e.g. to reduce prescribing spend and unplanned admissions)
• Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across Primary Care Networks and the wider health and social care system
• Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists, liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications
• Master of Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Completion of CPPE pathway
• Independent prescriber

Experience

• Minimum 2 years experience as a pharmacist
• Experience of common acute and long-term conditions
• More than 2 years experience as a pharmacist
• Previous experience of working in a GP surgery
• Experience of medication reviews relevant in General Practice

Knowledge and skills

• Works effectively independently
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Rigorous in following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and codes of conduct
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Ability to apply research evidence base into the workplace
• Excellent organisational skills
• IT literate
• Track record of improving work processes
• Up to date knowledge of CQC regulations in General Practice
• Good understanding and history of quality improvement work through audit
• User of TPP SystmOne and/or EMIS Web
• Lipid/Hypertension/HRT knowledge

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.

£50,000 to £55,000 a yearrate based on WTE