To provide a comprehensive pharmacy service to the patients of the Practice
KEY TASKS:
Be responsible for leading a proactive and collaborative Practice based Clinical Pharmacist team at the Practice, working closely with the NIPPS team, Swinton Primary Care Network (PCN) and other healthcare professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Provide support to any clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians employed in the Practice and contribute to training other healthcare professionals in the Practice.
Take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the Practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
Provide clinical leadership on patient centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), and Enhanced Services.
DUTIES:
Patient facing long-term condition reviews - take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases where medicine optimisation is required. E.g., COPD, asthma.
Patient facing clinical medication reviews - undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and make appropriate recommendations for the clinical team on prescribing and monitoring. Through structured medical reviews the post holder will support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.
Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments whilst working within a scope of Practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GP's or other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
Management of repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates.
Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the Swinton PCN and help in tackling inequalities.
To have a role in supporting further integration of General Practice with the wider health care teams (community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare, and help manage General Practice workload. The role has the potential to significantly improve the quality of care and safety for patients.
Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCN's 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, community pharmacists and anticoagulation.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in General Practice.
Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and can refer as appropriate.
Able to follow legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies and procedures and codes of conduct.
Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT:
Make decisions regarding meeting targets independently, producing reports highlighting performance information.
Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and can implement this appropriately within the workplace
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
Demonstrate ability to improve quality within limitations of service
Review annual progress and develop clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
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
Demonstrate ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
Follow professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
Demonstrate the ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team
EDUCATION, TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH:
Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from a more experienced colleague
Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
Participates in the delivery of formal education programmes
Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
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 presentation at local level
Demonstrates ability to apply the research evidence base into working practice
Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research governance
Demonstrates ability to work as a member of the research team
SALFORD STANDARDS/QOF/I M & T:
The appointee will be expected to undertake a reasonable share of the work in the above areas and perform audits as required by the partnership
To engage fully with the Salford Standards Contract activity and always demonstrate cost effective use of NHS resources.
Use of EMIS.
Commitment to the use of IT, data entry, read coding and targets.
Extraction of data and use of spreadsheets to analyse and present information to determine trends or highlight potential problem.
EFFORT & ENVIRONMENT:
Use of PC daily requiring a high level of concentration for speed and accuracy.
Receives highly sensitive and confidential information from patients and Practice staff.
Requires main proportion of time sitting but some degree of standing and walking.
CONFIDENTIALITY:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
HEALTH & SAFETY:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Safeguarding trained
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner, which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities, and rights.
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
QUALITY:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs
Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.
COMMUNICATION:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES:
The post-holder will:
Apply Practice policies, standards, and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate.
This job description reflects the current main organisational priorities for the post. In the context of rapid change taking place within the NHS/Practice, these priorities will develop and change in consultation with the post holder in line with service business needs and priorities
Person Specification - Newly Qualified Pharmacist
This role is pivotal to leading and developing a team to deliver and improve the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to develop this new role and deliver an excellent service within General Practice.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
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. ICS).
Can recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.
Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues.
Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure.
Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.
High level of written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.
Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
Professional registration
Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA).
Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Qualifications & Training
Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience or training.
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
Successful completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.
Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.
Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management.
Experience
Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in General Practice.
Experience of working with Care Home cohort, and a good understanding of the complex needs of the frail patients.
Demonstrates ability to integrate General Practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams and community groups.
Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
Able to provide and receive highly complex/contentious optimisation/therapeutic information to a multi-professional audience.
Able to analyse and interpret complex prescribing information.
Experience of communicating and engaging effectively with external agencies/stakeholder.
Evidence of significant personal development, professionally and managerially
Skills and knowledge
Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences.
In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities.
An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports.
Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information. Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to identify several solutions.
Able to effectively manage resources (financial and others) to ensure delivery of a service/project.
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.
Able to plan complex medicines management projects and programmes.
Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
Understand the principles of research governance.
Other
Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
Adaptable.
Work effectively independently and as a team player.
Self-motivated.
Safeguarding and other mandatory training.
Immunisation status.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: 35,392.00-42,618.00 per year
Benefits:
Bereavement leave
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Free flu jabs
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Referral programme
Sick pay
Schedule: