General Practice Clinical Pharmacist - William Brown Centre
Posted 5 days 21 hours ago by NHS
Permanent
Full Time
Other
County Durham, Peterlee, United Kingdom, SR8 1
Job Description
General Practice Clinical Pharmacist - William Brown Centre IntraHealth is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive clinical pharmacist where the role will directly improve patient care and support the efficient running of a general practice.
The successful candidate will be an exceptional team player with good communication and interpersonal skills who is enthusiastic and committed to join the practice team. The ideal candidate will also be able to work autonomously when required.
The successful applicant for this post will be joining us at a particularly exciting time as we develop and expand our service.
For more details of the role please view the job description and person specification.
Main duties of the job Working within your clinical and professional boundaries in a patient facing role as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. Perform face-to-face structured medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy; especially for those with frailty and/or with multiple co-morbidities as well as undertaking reviews of patients with specific long term conditions that fall within your competency.
Work in partnership with stakeholder organisations to improve the safety and quality of care for patients and manage medicines on transfer of care. Deliver medicines optimisation initiatives within GP practices including the provision of specialist professional pharmaceutical advice and services to ensure the safe and cost effective use of medicines. This will involve work to deliver key medicines optimisation outcomes against a CCG set work plan.
Contribute to quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as supporting aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship. You will also be required to contribute towards practice financial stability through medicines optimisation and related targets in QOF.
The post holder will comply with the organisation's policies and procedures.
About us IntraHealth is one of the UK's leading providers of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.
We also provide management and clinical support to other GP practices and NHS bodies. We are a well-established organisation having provided NHS services since the company was founded in 1999. Our team is made up of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), nurses, pharmacists, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams supported by a centralised back office function; providing finance, HR, administration and data analysis support.
We operate NHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.
Job responsibilities To improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise. To pro-actively transfer workload relating to medicines optimisation issues from other clinical staff to improve patient care, safety and free up scarce clinical staff to spend more time on clinical care:
To provide relevant support to the primary care team as an Independent prescriber or clinical pharmacist
To promote safe, evidence based, cost effective prescribing in line with CCG requirements.
To support effective management of practice prescribing budgets
To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to practices and the medicines optimisation team
To provide prescribing support to designated practices and team members in areas such as
oMedication review
o Implementation of prescribing changes
o Review of repeat prescribing
o Audit
To act as a training resource for the primary care team
Practice Role Objectives
Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population and shift workload from other disciplines
Deliver direct patient consultations and prescribing as part of the practice and cluster multidisciplinary team approach for acute illness
Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their medicines
Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team
Field medicines and prescribing queries from patients and staff
Organize and oversee the practices medicines optimisation systems including the repeat prescribing and medication reviews systems
Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission)
Improve the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and attendance
Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical standards
Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities
Contribute to patient safety culture through reporting and investigation of medicines related incidents and through pro-active measures such as the Primary Care Trigger Tool or PINCER
Provide a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issues
Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicines issues
Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good to outstanding CQC registration status.
Patient Facing Clinical Services and Care
Manage a caseload of complex patients as required by GP Practices
Develop specialist area(s) of interest
Conduct face to face and other modes of medication reviews and agree medicines care plans in agreement with patients and carers
Delivering long term conditions clinics and home visits particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes and prescribe accordingly within competency and agreed management plans
Consult with patients for acute & long-term illnesses within defined levels of competence and prescribe medication within agreed management plans
Prescribe appropriate medication for patient need within areas of competency and within agreed management plans
Provide targeted support and pro-active review for vulnerable, complex patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary care
Receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff
Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics) through advice or direct care
Provide specific advice and support to patients in care homes and support staff
Provide help and advice on medicines use to patients and their carers
Promote self-management and develop patient support systems
Manage therapeutic drug monitoring system and recall of patients taking high risk drugs i.e. anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs etc
Support virtual and remote models of consultation and support including e-consultations, remote medication review and telehealth and telemedicine.
Investigate and feedback on examples of best practice within the field and formulate how to apply these to the practice
Organize and oversee repeat prescribing, repeat dispensing, electronic prescribing and medication review systems
Provide leadership and support to prescription administrative staff
Handle prescription queries and requests directly
Oversee system for reconciliation of medicines from outpatient and discharge letters and support safe transfer of care through liaison with hospital and community colleagues
Liaise with other stakeholders in the supply chain such as community pharmacists and appliance contractors to handle queries and manage supply problems
Maintain and review a Medicines Handling Policy for the practice to ensure safe processes for self-administered medicines and controlled drugs
Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives
Agree and review Prescribing Formularies and Protocols and monitor compliance levels
Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions.
Quality
Collection and review of KPI and performance monitoring data
Monitor progress against the overall objectives of the programme and escalate any issues
Ensure compliance with CQC and other professional standards
Promote a culture of constant improvement and excellence
Conduct regular clinical audits and other improvement activities
Assess own performance regularly and make suggestions of how to improve personal and team performance
Understand a risk management approach and apply it to all activities.
Communication and Relationships
Support the Lead Pharmacist to deliver the individual practice and locality action plans in line with CCG requirements
Provide high quality, evidence based, prescribing advice to individual GPs, nurses and patients, both individually and in meetings.
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The successful candidate will be an exceptional team player with good communication and interpersonal skills who is enthusiastic and committed to join the practice team. The ideal candidate will also be able to work autonomously when required.
The successful applicant for this post will be joining us at a particularly exciting time as we develop and expand our service.
For more details of the role please view the job description and person specification.
Main duties of the job Working within your clinical and professional boundaries in a patient facing role as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. Perform face-to-face structured medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy; especially for those with frailty and/or with multiple co-morbidities as well as undertaking reviews of patients with specific long term conditions that fall within your competency.
Work in partnership with stakeholder organisations to improve the safety and quality of care for patients and manage medicines on transfer of care. Deliver medicines optimisation initiatives within GP practices including the provision of specialist professional pharmaceutical advice and services to ensure the safe and cost effective use of medicines. This will involve work to deliver key medicines optimisation outcomes against a CCG set work plan.
Contribute to quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as supporting aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship. You will also be required to contribute towards practice financial stability through medicines optimisation and related targets in QOF.
The post holder will comply with the organisation's policies and procedures.
About us IntraHealth is one of the UK's leading providers of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.
We also provide management and clinical support to other GP practices and NHS bodies. We are a well-established organisation having provided NHS services since the company was founded in 1999. Our team is made up of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), nurses, pharmacists, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams supported by a centralised back office function; providing finance, HR, administration and data analysis support.
We operate NHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.
Job responsibilities To improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise. To pro-actively transfer workload relating to medicines optimisation issues from other clinical staff to improve patient care, safety and free up scarce clinical staff to spend more time on clinical care:
To provide relevant support to the primary care team as an Independent prescriber or clinical pharmacist
To promote safe, evidence based, cost effective prescribing in line with CCG requirements.
To support effective management of practice prescribing budgets
To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to practices and the medicines optimisation team
To provide prescribing support to designated practices and team members in areas such as
oMedication review
o Implementation of prescribing changes
o Review of repeat prescribing
o Audit
To act as a training resource for the primary care team
Practice Role Objectives
Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population and shift workload from other disciplines
Deliver direct patient consultations and prescribing as part of the practice and cluster multidisciplinary team approach for acute illness
Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidence in and compliance with their medicines
Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team
Field medicines and prescribing queries from patients and staff
Organize and oversee the practices medicines optimisation systems including the repeat prescribing and medication reviews systems
Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission)
Improve the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and attendance
Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical standards
Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities
Contribute to patient safety culture through reporting and investigation of medicines related incidents and through pro-active measures such as the Primary Care Trigger Tool or PINCER
Provide a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issues
Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicines issues
Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good to outstanding CQC registration status.
Patient Facing Clinical Services and Care
Manage a caseload of complex patients as required by GP Practices
Develop specialist area(s) of interest
Conduct face to face and other modes of medication reviews and agree medicines care plans in agreement with patients and carers
Delivering long term conditions clinics and home visits particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes and prescribe accordingly within competency and agreed management plans
Consult with patients for acute & long-term illnesses within defined levels of competence and prescribe medication within agreed management plans
Prescribe appropriate medication for patient need within areas of competency and within agreed management plans
Provide targeted support and pro-active review for vulnerable, complex patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary care
Receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff
Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics) through advice or direct care
Provide specific advice and support to patients in care homes and support staff
Provide help and advice on medicines use to patients and their carers
Promote self-management and develop patient support systems
Manage therapeutic drug monitoring system and recall of patients taking high risk drugs i.e. anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs etc
Support virtual and remote models of consultation and support including e-consultations, remote medication review and telehealth and telemedicine.
Investigate and feedback on examples of best practice within the field and formulate how to apply these to the practice
Organize and oversee repeat prescribing, repeat dispensing, electronic prescribing and medication review systems
Provide leadership and support to prescription administrative staff
Handle prescription queries and requests directly
Oversee system for reconciliation of medicines from outpatient and discharge letters and support safe transfer of care through liaison with hospital and community colleagues
Liaise with other stakeholders in the supply chain such as community pharmacists and appliance contractors to handle queries and manage supply problems
Maintain and review a Medicines Handling Policy for the practice to ensure safe processes for self-administered medicines and controlled drugs
Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives
Agree and review Prescribing Formularies and Protocols and monitor compliance levels
Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions.
Quality
Collection and review of KPI and performance monitoring data
Monitor progress against the overall objectives of the programme and escalate any issues
Ensure compliance with CQC and other professional standards
Promote a culture of constant improvement and excellence
Conduct regular clinical audits and other improvement activities
Assess own performance regularly and make suggestions of how to improve personal and team performance
Understand a risk management approach and apply it to all activities.
Communication and Relationships
Support the Lead Pharmacist to deliver the individual practice and locality action plans in line with CCG requirements
Provide high quality, evidence based, prescribing advice to individual GPs, nurses and patients, both individually and in meetings.
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