PCN Clinical Pharmacist

This is an exciting opportunity which has developed for a forward thinking, motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join an established PCN. You will become a valued member of our Clinical Pharmacy team, with our Senior Clinical Pharmacists providing support and guidance alongside the GPs and the wider network team.

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to two of the four PCN practices, working with members of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing.

Moving between practices, the role will have a patient facing element either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews. This will also include the management and review of patients with polypharmacy, as well as supporting the PCN Prescribing Hub on a rotational basis.

The post holder will need to be proactively involved in quality improvement and audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

There will also be the requirement for the post holder to contribute to the provision of extended access services.

Healthwest PCN was formed in 2019 and comprises of four surgeries located in the popular Clifton/Cotham area, providing high quality care to over 70,000 patients. Benefiting from being in very close proximity of under 1km to one another, we have a history of working collaboratively.

We place a high value on our staff and look to support them in their continued development within their roles. We have a PCN wide Wellbeing Group who organise activities and events to promote staff wellbeing within the individual practices and the PCN.

Clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicines optimisation is required

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the PCN where appropriate

Contribute to the provision of out of hours/on call/extended services for the practice and the patients. These can include patient facing and telephone consultations, signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits of competency

To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. Supporting the Pharmacy Technicians and Prescribing Clerks in the Prescribing Hub team on a rotational basis.

Implement changes to medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance

To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding

To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate.

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources.

To monitor network practices prescribing against the local health economy and make recommendations for GPs or amend within scope of practice, based on findings.

To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

Work with practices to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care

• Minimum of 1 year post registration experience.
• Interest in the development of the general practice clinical pharmacist role.
• Portfolio of evidence of continuous professional development and post qualifying experience.
• Clear, concise record keeping/ report writing skills.
• Ability to undertake audits.
• Evidence of multidisciplinary working.
• Good IT skills ability to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet to obtain and analyse information.
• Portfolio of evidence of continuous professional development and post qualifying experience.
• Knowledge/experience of EMIS Web.

• Team player with willingness to learn.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to working.
• Hard working, reliable, honest and…