Job Description

Job summary:

An opportunity has arisen within Warrington Innovation Network PCN for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist to join our team.

The Clinical Pharmacist should be able to work autonomously and be able to provide support to our patients to manage their long-term conditions and medications effectively.

Our ideal candidate would have previous Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist experience and be willing to work towards achieving a nationally recognised CPPE pathway certificate (if not already complete), it is essential that the individual is proactive, flexible and highly motivated.

Being an independent prescriber (IP) is desirable for this role although if you are not an IP already then there will be the opportunity to complete the necessary training to become an IP for this role.

About us:

Warrington Innovation Network is a group of practices that work together to deliver collaborative services for our patients. Warrington Innovation Network is a well-established PCN in Warrington, comprising of six GP practices serving a diverse population of 48,000 patients.

We are a committed and adaptable network who welcome innovation, change and collaboration. This is an exciting opportunity to join our organisation and support the delivery of healthcare services across a large and diverse population.

Please note - we are unable to accept applications from any staff members who are currently employed at any of our member practices of Warrington Innovation Network. Our member practices include 4Seasons Medical Centre, Chapelford Medical Centre, Culcheth Medical Centre, Guardian Medical Centre, Parkview Medical Centre & Springfields Medical Centre .

Job Overview:

The successful candidate will be supported by a highly skilled Pharmacy Team of 1 x Lead Clinical Pharmacist, 1 x Clinical Pharmacist, 1 x Senior Pharmacy Technician, 2 x Pharmacy Technicians and other colleagues such as PCN Clinical Director & Clinical Safety Lead, PCN Strategy Manager, PCN Operations Manager and a team of Care Coordinators.

Our pharmacy team work to streamlined processes across all six of our practices, to provide a consistent and high-quality approach to pharmacy care across our PCN. The role is based within our PCN Pharmacy Hub in Warrington as well as at our GP practice sites to undertake face to face clinics with patients.

Job description:

Medication Review and Optimisation

Respond to pharmacy queries to include clarifying doses and/or products and give appropriate alternatives when availability issues occur.

Discuss medication issues with patients as needed and appropriate by telephone, e.g. adverse effects/interactions, overdose/inadvertent ingestion, OTC remedies, queries from practice dispensary, queries from care homes.

Discuss specific patient and prescribing issues (e.g. complicated regimes/polypharmacy, compliance difficulties, multiple adverse effects, medication reduction regimes) with other clinicians as necessary

Face to face consultations with patients may include:

Discuss medication issues as needed and as appropriate

Carry out medication review

Review and continue repeat medications for new patients who have just registered with the practice and suggest GP medication review where appropriate.

Care Home Medication Reviews

Support GPs with management of care home residents

Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (if an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests

Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration.

Long Term Condition Clinics

According to experience and training undertake chronic disease reviews and medicine optimisation according to practice guidelines:

Hypertension (lifestyle advice and medication initiation and optimisation)

Depression (review of condition and medications)

Diabetes (joint clinic with practice nurse, with referral to GP/community diabetes nurse specialist/secondary care diabetes advice line)

CHD (medicines optimisation, with referral to GP where necessary)

Asthma and COPD (medicines optimisation, with referral to GP where necessary)

Chronic pain management (responding to patient or GP requests for review)

Medicines Reconciliation

Review secondary care requests for new medication (as communicated by discharge summaries, outpatient letters, etc.), raise any queries with relevant GP and discuss how to respond when inappropriate prescribing requests arise.

Deal with anticoagulant start/stop requests from secondary care and contact patients who have defaulted on INRs

Medicines Information / Education

Monitor and inform colleagues as relevant about ongoing prescribing issues, e.g. new guidelines (national and local), new products being asked for by secondary care, manufacturing and supply problems, new prescribing restrictions or contraindications, and individual and systematic errors made by colleagues

Advise on cost effective prescribing and prescribing budget issues

Prescribing Systems and Policies

Assist in identifying patients in need of medication review and developing systems to meet this need

Work with the PCN and the practice teams to develop and implement safe and efficient prescribing policies and strategies for Warrington Innovation Network to maximise efficiency and reduce wastage

Suggest and design audits in relation to prescribing targets, implementation of locality policies and the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF)

Medicines safety

Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence from clinical trials

Liaison with community and hospital pharmacies

Support integration of Warrington Innovation Network within community and hospital pharmacies and proactively manage patients at risk of medicine related problems on discharge, to provide continuity of care

Reports and audits

In the domain of Medicines Quality Improvement, conduct clinical audits of prescribing in designated areas as directed by the clinical lead and/or GPs

Provide feedback on the findings

Collaborate with the practice team to implement necessary changes.

Any other duties as reasonably required

Job Types:

Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26.00 - 29.00 (dependent on experience)

Expected hours: 27 - 37.5 per week

On-site working preferred however hybrid working may be considered.

Benefits:

Company pension

Employee discount

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Schedule:

Day shift

Monday to Friday

Experience:

GP Practice/PCN: 1 year (required)

Required Qualifications:

. GPhC registered

Desired Qualifications:

. Clinical diploma

. Independent prescribing

. CPPE pathway

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 26.00-29.00 per hour

Expected hours: 27 - 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:

Warrington WA1 1UG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

Master's (required)
Experience:

General Practice/Primary Care Network: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

GPhC (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 05/06/2025