PCN Clinical Pharmacist

We are seeking a dedicated and professional Clinical Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team.

This is aunique opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking organisation within the Primary Care Network (PCN) framework. The PCN has already established excellent collaboration in delivering pharmacy provision to the many aspects of the DESwithin its locality. The post holder will help underpin and grow the team tomove to working in line with the ever-evolving requirements of PCNs.

Our current team is complemented by 6 clinical pharmacists and 4 pharmacy technicians working across all sites. This role is are placement within the team to continue to grow on the support and accessibility of our PCN and its patient population

Clinical Medicines Management

Provide expertise in clinical medicines management, including medication reviews and ensuring safe prescribing practices, especially during care transitions.

Medication Reviews

Conduct remote or face-to-face structured medication reviews for patients, particularly those with polypharmacy, long-term conditions, or in care homes.

Support for Patients

Offer patient-facing support, addressing medication queries and optimizing medication use to improve adherence and outcomes.

Reconcile and manage medicines post-hospital discharge,ensuring continuity of care and addressing unexplained changes.

Quality Improvement

Lead clinical audits and contribute to quality improvement initiatives, including adherence to local and national prescribing guidelines.

Review and improve the safety of medicines associated with unplanned hospital admissions and high-risk groups.

Education and Guidance

Provide medication-related information to practice staff,healthcare teams, and patients, suggesting solutions and monitoring outcomes.

Policy Implementation

Monitor compliance with local and national guidelines,assisting with practice formulary updates and adherence to NICE guidance.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, attending case conferences and contributing to the delivery ofhigh-quality care.

Lakeside Healthcare at Yaxley is a well-established surgery with a list size of over
18,000 which is growing. We achieve full QOF points, and have been awarded theRCGP Quality Practice Award twice. The practice adopted a Doctor First access system in 2012 for all GP and Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Care Practitioner appointments.

We strongly believe in learning and teaching to progress personal development. Further training and development is encouraged to help build your role according to your aspirations and the needsof the business.

Working within the South Peterborough PCN you will be part of a forward-thinking Primary Care Network comprising of four practices across South Peterborough. We recognise the value that these roles will bring to our practices and our patients, and welook forward to growing our PCN team.

You will be joining an established, dynamic and varied team, whose aimis to provide exemplary patient care; finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients

The post holder will work within their clinical competence as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management. This involves providing face to face structured medication reviews,managing long term conditions, ensuring safe prescribing at the transfer ofcare, implementing systems for safer prescribing, repeat prescription reauthorisation and dealing with acute prescription requests.

The post holder will perform face to face medication review of patients with polypharmacy,especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple comorbidities.

The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, and manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality ofcare and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliveran excellent service within general practice.

The post holder will be supported to develop theirrole to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience of 1 year working in general practice.
• Experience of using Systm One.
• Experience of working across multiple sectors of Pharmacy (Community Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, CCGs, Industry).

• Completion of CPPE pathway, or working towards completion
• Independent prescriber or working towards
• Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.

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.