Job Description

Job Summary

A key role in General Practice combining patient-facing, analytical and administrative elements of work, bringing expert knowledge of medicines to multi-disciplinary primary care teams

Responsibilities

Clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. Being a prescriber. 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. 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. Undertake the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway. Provide Clinical Supervision for assigned Pharmacy Technicians.

Essential Requirements

Master of Pharmacy or equivalent

Independent Prescriber

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Minimum 2 years' Experience as a Pharmacist

Be willing to commit to or have completed the CPPE Pathway

Be willing to complete Independent Prescribing Qualification

Experience of Common Acute and Long-term Conditions

Strong problem solver

Work 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 verbal communication skills

Excellent organisational skills

IT literate

Desirable Requirements

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More than 2 years' Experience as a Pharmacist

Experience of 'Medication Reviews' relevant in General Practice

Track record of improving work processes

Previous experience of working in a GP Surgery

Up to date knowledge of CQC Regulations in General Practice

Good understanding and history of quality improvement work through audit

User of EMIS Web

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 22 - 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount
Work Location: In person