PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Nuneaton & Bedworth Primary Care Network

We are a large PCN of 11 practices and over 103,000 patients. This is an opportunity to join our dynamic team of 12 pharmacists and 3 Technicians. The role will be practice-based, so we would not consider applications from individuals looking for a remote position.

This is a really exciting opportunity to join our PCN as an organisation that employs the majority of our Pharmacists and Technicians directly, which enables us to contribute and support their learning and development under the leadership of an experienced Senior Clinical Pharmacist.

Main duties of the job

To participate in theprovision of a Clinical Pharmacy Service to our member GP Practices;

Provision of routine clinical medicines reviews.

To review and reduce were possible inappropriatepoly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through timely and effective clinicalmedication reviews.

Reconcile patients medicines following hospitaldischarge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patientsreceive the medicines they need post discharge.

Interface with community and hospital pharmacycolleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionalsincluding the promotion of the repeat dispensing service

Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisationprocess by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reachingreview dates

Manage patients and health care professionalsmedicine queries

Work with primary care professionals andpatients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines

Run clinics where appropriate to meet the needsof the Primary Care Network

Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews andmultidisciplinary reviews

Provide medicines information and training toPrimary Care Network healthcareprofessionals and admin staff

Act as a source of medicines information for allof the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverseevents, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

About us

We are a large and diverse PCN covering Nuneaton and Bedworth in North Warwickshire, and currently have in excess of 60 ARRS staff working across our Locality incorporating Care Coordinators, Social Prescribers, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, Mental Health Practitioners, First Contact Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Physician Associates and Nurse Associates alongside our Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

We have a dynamic Senior Management Team supported by an established Digital and Transformation Team. This has allowed us to implement a number of initiatives including a telephone triage appointment system (Rapid Health), a service to support patients experiencing poor sleep (Sleep Station), pathways for patients struggling to manage long term pain conditions (Pure Health & Wellbeing) and a 12 week programme run in conjunction with Sky Blues in the Community to support patients with their Health and Wellbeing.

We have an established and respected team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians working across our 11 practices, all at different places in their career journey - from recently qualified to experienced prescribers. The team is led by an experienced Senior PCN Clinical Pharmacist who is part of our Senior Management Team. We are an organisation that values their employees and are keen to support staff training and development.

The majority of our Pharmacists only work across 2 member practices.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

1.Working within the Primary Care Network team toundertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as:

-Poly-pharmacy

-Renal impairment

-Hepatic impairment

-Substance misuse

-Patients on high risk medicines

2.Improve prescribing practice through educationalsupport for all prescribers within the Primary Care Network.

3.Lead on where changes in evidence requirechanges in prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawnor indications change

4.Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy toalign support for medicines adherence

5.Support improvements in clinical care throughpractice based audit and implementing change

6.Prescribing advice to prescribers in the PrimaryCare Network e.g. temporary non availability of drugs

7. Ensure patient safety when they are transferredbetween care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines

Inaddition to the primary responsibilities, the clinical pharmacist may berequested to:

Provideadvice and support for patients with self-limiting conditions

Encouragecost-effective prescribing within the PCN member practices

Reviewmedications for newly registered patients

Implementand embed a robust repeat prescribing system and electronic repeat dispensing

Tore-authorise medication for repeat prescribing within scope of practice

Identifypatients suitable for repeat prescribing, liaising with the relevant cliniciansas required

Supportclinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcoholdependencies

Activelysignpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

Assistwith QOF targets, including running LTC review clinics in individual or groupsettings

Administerinfluenza and any other required vaccines when requested to do so

Provideeducation on medicines for the clinical team

Reviewthe latest guidance ensuring the PCN conforms to NICE, CQC etc.

Actas the PCNs point of contact for all medicines related matters, establishingpositive working relationships

Person Specification Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, with at least 1 year in general practice
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice
• Member of or working towards (through foundation) RPS Faculty membership

Other

• Holds a full driving licence and owns a car, as there is a requirement to travel between practices.
• Knowledge of EMIS

Experience

• Relevant experience of service delivery within the NHS and PCNs
• Excellent influencing and relationship skills with colleagues
• Ability to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Ability to engage effectively, commanding respect from a wide range of stakeholders including clinicians, patients and the public and in particular, ensuring effective two way communication within the Primary Care Network member practices
• Experience of supervising staff Involving and empowering a range of clinical professionals to make healthcare services more cost effective and better quality

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.

Nuneaton & Bedworth Primary Care Network

£47,475 to £50,640 a yearHigher rate paid for Independent Prescriber