Clinical Pharmacist

We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist, to work across Cordwallis Rd and Woodlands Park GP Surgeries. We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist who acts withintheir professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team ofpharmacists in general practice. In thisrole they will be supported by a Senior Clinician and Line Manager who willdevelop, manage and mentor them.

Required 30 hrs per week.

Benefits include NHS Pensions scheme and 25 days of annual leave, pro-rated for part-time employees

Main duties of the job

• See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiplemedical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma).
• Undertake structured medication reviews with patients andproduce recommendations for agreement on prescribing changes and monitoring.
• Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions,queries and concerns about their medicines in practices.
• Review the use of medicines most commonly associated withunplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individualpatient reviews.
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals,intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifyingunexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists.
• Signposting to other services and/or healthcareprofessionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice andlimits of competency.
• To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving querieswhere possible within scope of practice.
• To maintain full and complete records of all patientcontacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding .
• Provide independent information to patients with regard tomedicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support fromother healthcare professionals where appropriate.
• The post holder will be supported to develop their role tobecome a non medical prescriber.
• Work with practices to ensure full compliance with CareQuality Commission standards for safe and effective care.

About us

Maidenhead Primary Care Network (PCN) is a progressive healthcareorganisation comprising nine practices serving 82,000 patients acrossMaidenhead. Operating as a limited company, we balance robust businessmanagement with healthcare excellence.

Job responsibilities

Delivering patient centred care by:

• Clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledgeof medicines for specific disease areas.
• Completing the Clinical Pharmacist in Primary Care Pathway andbecome a prescriber to support the Practice Team.
• Be responsible for the pro-active care management of patients withcomplex polypharmacy.
• Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilsthelping to address public health and social care needs of patients and tacklehealth inequalities;.
• Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation andquality improvement.
• The role will have a patient facing element either face toface or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescriptionmanagement and structured medication reviews.

Personal Qualities

Person Specification Qualifications

• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
• Completed either the PCN CPPE or IP course.
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
• Experience working in a GP practice.
• Experience of working in primary care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.