PCN 2 Clinical Pharmacist inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 24 MAY 2024

As a Clinical Pharmacist, youwill be part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes forrepeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer ofcare and systems for safer prescribing.
Job summary

We are looking forClinical Pharmacists to join one of the primary care networks (PCNs) based inthe North of Barnet working across 12 general practices.

As a ClinicalPharmacist, you will have an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registrationwith the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will need to be self-motivated andable to work on their own, have excellent written and verbal communicationskills, experience of influencing others and conducting clinical medicationreviews.

Experience in General Practice would be an advantagebut is not essential if the applicant is clinically up-to-date and understandsthe process of a full medication review in the primary care setting.


Please note you must have UK registration or a right to work in the UK. We do not provide any form of sponsorship or work visas
.

Main duties of the job

This will be apatient facing role working across a number of general practices for one of thePCNs in Barnet, managing long-term conditions; working directly with patientsto assess and treat conditions, as well as promote self-care.

As a clinicalpharmacist, you will work within your clinical competencies as part of amulti-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management,provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long termconditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for saferprescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation aswell as acute prescription requests, while addressing both the public healthand social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN.

About us

Barnet Federated GPs CIC (BFG) is a not for profit organisation, putting GPs and healthcare professionals at the forefront of Primary Healthcare provision in Barnet.

The Federation is building a large clinical and non clinical team who will work as one in developing Primary Care Services in Barnet for its approximate 425,000 patients and support its Primary Care Networks.


Please note you must have UK registration or a right to work in the UK. We do not provide any form of sponsorship or work visas


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Clinical Pharmacist, youwill be part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes forrepeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer ofcare and systems for safer prescribing. With a patient facing role in managinglong-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess and treatconditions, as well as promote self-care. You will be part of a group ofPrimary Care Network clinical pharmacists working under the supervision;training and mentoring of a Senior Clinical Pharmacist.

The main responsibilities includebut are not limited to:

1. Patient facing ClinicalMedication Review

2. Patient facing Long-termcondition clinics

3. Patient facing Care Home andDomiciliary Clinical Medication Reviews

4. Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments

5. Medicines support

6. Medicine information topractice staff and patients

7. Telephone medicines support

8. Unplanned hospital admissions

9. Management of medicines atdischarge from hospital

10. Signposting

11. Repeat prescribing

The Job Description and PersonSpecification provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirement forthis role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

As a Clinical Pharmacist, youwill be part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes forrepeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer ofcare and systems for safer prescribing. With a patient facing role in managinglong-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess and treatconditions, as well as promote self-care. You will be part of a group ofPrimary Care Network clinical pharmacists working under the supervision;training and mentoring of a Senior Clinical Pharmacist.

The main responsibilities includebut are not limited to:

1. Patient facing ClinicalMedication Review

2. Patient facing Long-termcondition clinics

3. Patient facing Care Home andDomiciliary Clinical Medication Reviews

4. Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments

5. Medicines support

6. Medicine information topractice staff and patients

7. Telephone medicines support

8. Unplanned hospital admissions

9. Management of medicines atdischarge from hospital

10. Signposting

11. Repeat prescribing

The Job Description and PersonSpecification provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirement forthis role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Minimum 2 years post-qualifying
Desirable

  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
  • Clinical Diploma
Experience

Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Good knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • 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
  • Work effectively, independently and as a team member
  • Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relation to performance management
Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Understand the principles of research governance
Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Minimum 2 years post-qualifying
Desirable

  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
  • Clinical Diploma
Experience

Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Good knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • 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
  • Work effectively, independently and as a team member
  • Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relation to performance management
Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Understand the principles of research governance
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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet Federated GPs CIC
Address

Oakleigh Road Health Centre

280 Oakleigh Road North

London

N20 0DH

Employer's website
Job summary

We are looking forClinical Pharmacists to join one of the primary care networks (PCNs) based inthe North of Barnet working across 12 general practices.

As a ClinicalPharmacist, you will have an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registrationwith the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will need to be self-motivated andable to work on their own, have excellent written and verbal communicationskills, experience of influencing others and conducting clinical medicationreviews.

Experience in General Practice would be an advantagebut is not essential if the applicant is clinically up-to-date and understandsthe process of a full medication review in the primary care setting.

Please note you must have UK registration or a right to work in the UK. We do not provide any form of sponsorship or work visas
.

Main duties of the job

This will be apatient facing role working across a number of general practices for one of thePCNs in Barnet, managing long-term conditions; working directly with patientsto assess and treat conditions, as well as promote self-care.

As a clinicalpharmacist, you will work within your clinical competencies as part of amulti-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management,provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long termconditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for saferprescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation aswell as acute prescription requests, while addressing both the public healthand social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN.

About us

Barnet Federated GPs CIC (BFG) is a not for profit organisation, putting GPs and healthcare professionals at the forefront of Primary Healthcare provision in Barnet.

The Federation is building a large clinical and non clinical team who will work as one in developing Primary Care Services in Barnet for its approximate 425,000 patients and support its Primary Care Networks.

Please note you must have UK registration or a right to work in the UK. We do not provide any form of sponsorship or work visas


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Clinical Pharmacist, youwill be part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes forrepeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer ofcare and systems for safer prescribing. With a patient facing role in managinglong-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess and treatconditions, as well as promote self-care. You will be part of a group ofPrimary Care Network clinical pharmacists working under the supervision;training and mentoring of a Senior Clinical Pharmacist.

The main responsibilities includebut are not limited to:

1. Patient facing ClinicalMedication Review

2. Patient facing Long-termcondition clinics

3. Patient facing Care Home andDomiciliary Clinical Medication Reviews

4. Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments

5. Medicines support

6. Medicine information topractice staff and patients

7. Telephone medicines support

8. Unplanned hospital admissions

9. Management of medicines atdischarge from hospital

10. Signposting

11. Repeat prescribing

The Job Description and PersonSpecification provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirement forthis role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

As a Clinical Pharmacist, youwill be part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes forrepeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer ofcare and systems for safer prescribing. With a patient facing role in managinglong-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess and treatconditions, as well as promote self-care. You will be part of a group ofPrimary Care Network clinical pharmacists working under the supervision;training and mentoring of a Senior Clinical Pharmacist.

The main responsibilities includebut are not limited to:

1. Patient facing ClinicalMedication Review

2. Patient facing Long-termcondition clinics

3. Patient facing Care Home andDomiciliary Clinical Medication Reviews

4. Management ofcommon/minor/self- limiting ailments

5. Medicines support

6. Medicine information topractice staff and patients

7. Telephone medicines support

8. Unplanned hospital admissions

9. Management of medicines atdischarge from hospital

10. Signposting

11. Repeat prescribing

The Job Description and PersonSpecification provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirement forthis role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Minimum 2 years post-qualifying
Desirable

  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
  • Clinical Diploma
Experience

Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Good knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • 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
  • Work effectively, independently and as a team member
  • Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relation to performance management
Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Understand the principles of research governance
Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Minimum 2 years post-qualifying
Desirable

  • May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
  • Clinical Diploma
Experience

Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Good knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • 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
  • Work effectively, independently and as a team member
  • Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relation to performance management
Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Understand the principles of research governance
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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet Federated GPs CIC
Address

Oakleigh Road Health Centre

280 Oakleigh Road North

London

N20 0DH

Employer's website


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