Clinical Pharmacist inMiddlesbrough inMiddlesbrough PUBLISHED 15 NOV 2024
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Would you be interested in joining our friendly team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to deliver medicines optimisation services across a network of GP practices. Greater Middlesbrough PCN is looking for a dynamic pharmacist to join our highly skilled and experienced team of primary care clinicians and medicines management support staff. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our network; if you are interested in developing your skills in primary care then we would love to hear from you.
We deliver general practice to a population of over 63,000 Greater Middlesbrough
Innovative practices aspiring to deliver care for the future not the ways of the past
Training practice
Multidisciplinary teams that currently consists of: GP partners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, a Clinical Pharmacist and a dedicated Medicines Support team and usual attached supporting staff
SystmOne/Emis
Consistently high QOF achievements
Committed to developing all staff with a loyal extended primary health care teams
Monthly clinical meeting updates
The role offers a varied work agenda providing medicines optimisation support and expert pharmaceutical advice across the 2 practices in our network, including the implementation and delivery of prescribing initiatives, improving prescribing safety and provision of medication reviews, fully supported by an experienced network of colleagues. In return for your commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment and actively encourage continuing professional development.
The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate excellent clinical, and communication skills and have experience of implementing medicines optimisation, quality and patient safety initiatives and resolving prescribing issues. You will be a Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience, who is preferably an Independent Prescriber. You must also be computer literate, organised and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise workload, build key relationships and be confident interacting with a wide range of stakeholders such as GPs, Nurses, secondary care clinicians and patients.
About us
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
Expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas
Be a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team
Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme)
Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling 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, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services
Deliver a programme of structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care
Undertake a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload
Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system
Undertake a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services
Be part of a professional clinical network and undertake appropriate clinical supervision.
Collaborative Working Relationships
Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care
Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. CCGs)
Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
Actively work toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and locality
Foster and maintain strong links with services across locality
Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships
Liaises with CCG Medicines Optimisation Team on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit
Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to patients GP, nurses and other practice staff
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
Has an experience/awareness of the breadth of common long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience in pharmacy
Holds or is working towards an independent prescribing qualification
Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients across core areas, including disease states/long term conditions
Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Uses skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to GPs/ANPs when appropriate
Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines
Leadership
Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Management
Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
Education Training and Development
Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
Keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.
Ensure there is appropriate clinical supervision in place
Engaged with the review and appraisal systems within the practice
Research and Evaluation
Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature
Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable for presentations at practice and local level
Demonstrates ability to apply research evidence base into working place
Demonstrates understanding of principles of research governance
Health and Safety/Risk Management
The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System
The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990)
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Respect for Patient Confidentiality
The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role
Special Working Conditions
The post-holder is required to travel independently between practices and practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies
Would you be interested in joining our friendly team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to deliver medicines optimisation services across a network of GP practices. Greater Middlesbrough PCN is looking for a dynamic pharmacist to join our highly skilled and experienced team of primary care clinicians and medicines management support staff. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our network; if you are interested in developing your skills in primary care then we would love to hear from you.
We deliver general practice to a population of over 63,000 Greater Middlesbrough
Innovative practices aspiring to deliver care for the future not the ways of the past
Training practice
Multidisciplinary teams that currently consists of: GP partners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, a Clinical Pharmacist and a dedicated Medicines Support team and usual attached supporting staff
SystmOne/Emis
Consistently high QOF achievements
Committed to developing all staff with a loyal extended primary health care teams
Monthly clinical meeting updates
The role offers a varied work agenda providing medicines optimisation support and expert pharmaceutical advice across the 2 practices in our network, including the implementation and delivery of prescribing initiatives, improving prescribing safety and provision of medication reviews, fully supported by an experienced network of colleagues. In return for your commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment and actively encourage continuing professional development.
The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate excellent clinical, and communication skills and have experience of implementing medicines optimisation, quality and patient safety initiatives and resolving prescribing issues. You will be a Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience, who is preferably an Independent Prescriber. You must also be computer literate, organised and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise workload, build key relationships and be confident interacting with a wide range of stakeholders such as GPs, Nurses, secondary care clinicians and patients.
About us
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
Expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas
Be a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team
Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme)
Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling 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, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services
Deliver a programme of structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care
Undertake a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload
Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system
Undertake a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services
Be part of a professional clinical network and undertake appropriate clinical supervision.
Collaborative Working Relationships
Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care
Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. CCGs)
Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
Actively work toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and locality
Foster and maintain strong links with services across locality
Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships
Liaises with CCG Medicines Optimisation Team on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit
Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to patients GP, nurses and other practice staff
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
Has an experience/awareness of the breadth of common long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice.
Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience in pharmacy
Holds or is working towards an independent prescribing qualification
Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients across core areas, including disease states/long term conditions
Accountable for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Uses skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to GPs/ANPs when appropriate
Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines
Leadership
Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Management
Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
Education Training and Development
Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
Keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.
Ensure there is appropriate clinical supervision in place
Engaged with the review and appraisal systems within the practice
Research and Evaluation
Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature
Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable for presentations at practice and local level
Demonstrates ability to apply research evidence base into working place
Demonstrates understanding of principles of research governance
Health and Safety/Risk Management
The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System
The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990)
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Respect for Patient Confidentiality
The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role
Special Working Conditions
The post-holder is required to travel independently between practices and practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies
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