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Clinical Pharmacist at Old Court House Surgery Sutton
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Job Description
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- See patients in multimorbidity clinics and in partnership with primary healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patients medicines, including de-prescribing.
- Manage own case load, run own long-term condition clinics where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where medicines have a large component (e.g. medicine optimisation for hypertension, asthma, diabetes and COPD) and where trained to do so.
- Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking.
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational masters degree in pharmacy degree -Postgraduate diploma (or working towards) or equivalent evidence of clinical knowledge, competence and achievements in practice. -Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) -Evidence of commitment to and able to demonstrate CPD including Management qualification /professional development -Independent Pharmacist Prescriber accreditation - or willing to work towards.
- Proven post graduate experience as a clinical pharmacist -Membership with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain -Training in safe guarding vulnerable adults and children
- Professional and positive. - Leading by example - Adhering to Sutton PCN Core Values - Meet DBS reference standards and have a clear criminal record (not subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974)
- Interpersonal skills self assessment - Effective communication skills - Pharmacotherapy knowledge - Patient and pharmaceutical care - Systems-based care and population health - Information analysis - Patient engagement - Continuing professional development - Teamwork - PCN core values
- Ability to cope with stress - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge of the principles of evidence-based healthcare - An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement - Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines, often with frequent interruptions and urgent requests - Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients) - Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advice and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions. - Good IT skills - Ability to obtain and analyse complex technical information - Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate - Produce timely and informative reports - Work effectively, independently and as a team member - Build credibility and rapport (personal and organisational) quickly and easily - Able to engage rapidly and consistently with existing stakeholders and networks
- Sympathetic approach to patients & staff. - Ability to work well within PCN wider team, supporting and energising staff. - Good organisational and planning skills. - Ability to resist pressure with confidence - Sensitive and supportive - Flexible working attitude - Well-motivated, conscientious and reliable - Can identify own limitations.
- Able to provide support and cross cover at all levels - Able to develop local networks
- Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience in a hospital, community or general practice setting. -Knowledge of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice -Experience of collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations -Able to undertake medication or medicine use reviews, and offer patient counselling -Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice -Experience in undertaking clinical audit
- Working knowledge of NHS IT. -Experience of IT applications in primary care including Emis
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational masters degree in pharmacy degree -Postgraduate diploma (or working towards) or equivalent evidence of clinical knowledge, competence and achievements in practice. -Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) -Evidence of commitment to and able to demonstrate CPD including Management qualification /professional development -Independent Pharmacist Prescriber accreditation - or willing to work towards.
- Proven post graduate experience as a clinical pharmacist -Membership with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain -Training in safe guarding vulnerable adults and children
- Professional and positive. - Leading by example - Adhering to Sutton PCN Core Values - Meet DBS reference standards and have a clear criminal record (not subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974)
- Interpersonal skills self assessment - Effective communication skills - Pharmacotherapy knowledge - Patient and pharmaceutical care - Systems-based care and population health - Information analysis - Patient engagement - Continuing professional development - Teamwork - PCN core values
- Ability to cope with stress - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge of the principles of evidence-based healthcare - An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement - Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines, often with frequent interruptions and urgent requests - Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients) - Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advice and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions. - Good IT skills - Ability to obtain and analyse complex technical information - Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate - Produce timely and informative reports - Work effectively, independently and as a team member - Build credibility and rapport (personal and organisational) quickly and easily - Able to engage rapidly and consistently with existing stakeholders and networks
- Sympathetic approach to patients & staff. - Ability to work well within PCN wider team, supporting and energising staff. - Good organisational and planning skills. - Ability to resist pressure with confidence - Sensitive and supportive - Flexible working attitude - Well-motivated, conscientious and reliable - Can identify own limitations.
- Able to provide support and cross cover at all levels - Able to develop local networks
- Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience in a hospital, community or general practice setting. -Knowledge of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice -Experience of collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations -Able to undertake medication or medicine use reviews, and offer patient counselling -Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice -Experience in undertaking clinical audit
- Working knowledge of NHS IT. -Experience of IT applications in primary care including Emis
Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the practices within Sutton Primary Care Networks to provide expert medicine management and optimisation, vaccinating and drawing up vaccines, whilst working within their area of clinical competence and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will be supported by a Senior Clinical Pharmacist and others who will develop, manage and mentor them. The role will be patient-facing and pharmacists will be involved in structured medication reviews, including poly-pharmacy reviews, managing chronic long term conditions and managing medications after transfer of care. They will also have access to appropriate clinical supervision.
The post holder will provide support and deliver patient services as determined by the Network Policy as well as local and national guidance and as deemed appropriate by the practice for their current service needs. They will also provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and maximise cost-effective prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.
The post holder will usually be enrolled on to the 18-monthPrimary care pharmacy educationpathway with the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). They will also be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
Long-term condition clinics
*Undertake reviews for patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required or an annual review is due (e.g. Respiratory, Cardiovascular or Diabetes) in line with personal competencies.
* Review and advise on the need to continue each medication, review any monitoring requirements and support the patient to ensure they are getting the best use out of their medications.
* Manage own case load of patients, running own long-term condition clinics where appropriate
Clinical Medication Review
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients (either patient facing or over the telephone).
Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing
About us
Sutton has a population of approximately 200000 residents registered to 21 practices and there are currently 4 Primary Care Networks each serving a population of approximately 50000 patients. Our Sutton PCNs are forward-looking, friendly and focused on providing a wide range of excellent healthcare services to patients in Sutton and the surrounding area. Our PCNs between them are led 8 PCN Clinical Directors. The PCNs work together as they see the benefits of working together in a larger GP partnership and are delighted to be realising some of those benefits now. Because of our scale, not only are we more resilient and efficient but we are able to invest in continuous quality improvement, enhanced care, new services and training and developing our workforce. We value the diversity of our colleagues and actively champion an inclusive culture and are committed to helping our colleagues achieve a work/life balance.
We are looking to employ additional Pharmacists under the additional roles reimbursement scheme. They will be accountable to the Primary Care Networks, working in individual PCNs and most likely allocated to specific practices to work closely with and supporting that practice team. These individuals may also work across all PCNs in some cases where flexibility allows and for the purposes of cross cover and to ensure general practice resilience in Sutton.
Details
Date posted
12 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience Normally aligned to AfC band 7 but depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A2700-25-0026
Job locations
The Old Court House Surgery
Throwley Way
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4AF
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the practices within Sutton Primary Care Networks to provide expert medicine management and optimisation, vaccinating and drawing up vaccines, whilst working within their area of clinical competence and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will be supported by a Senior Clinical Pharmacist and others who will develop, manage and mentor them. The role will be patient-facing and pharmacists will be involved in structured medication reviews, including poly-pharmacy reviews, managing chronic long term conditions and managing medications after transfer of care. They will also have access to appropriate clinical supervision.
The post holder will provide support and deliver patient services as determined by the Network Policy as well as local and national guidance and as deemed appropriate by the practice for their current service needs. They will also provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and maximise cost-effective prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.
The post holder will usually be enrolled on to the 18-monthPrimary care pharmacy educationpathway with the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). They will also be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.
Management of medicines post hospital discharge
Reconcile medications following hospital discharge and outpatient clinics.
Identify any discrepancies and unexplained medication changes and work with the patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medications they need post discharge.
Ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients is maintained (e.g. those with compliance aids or those in care homes).
Risk stratification
Use pre-prepared emis searches to identify cohorts of patients who are on high risk medications (e.g. immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants etc).
Recall patients who are overdue their routine monitoring tests and inform them to have these tests done as soon as possible.
Unplanned hospital admissions
Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews.
Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts
Liaise with the GP surgeries to implement MHRA drug withdrawals and medication alerts to improve medicines safety.
Implement local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations
Monitor practice prescribing against local, national and formulary guidelines and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed only by the hospital or subject to shared care agreements.
Work with GPs and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing.
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Answer relevant medicine-related queries from GPs, other network staff, healthcare teams (e.g. Community pharmacy) and patients
Suggest and recommend solutions and/or possible alternatives e.g. around out of stock medications.
Signposting
Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional if you are not the correct person to deal with their query/condition.
Medicines quality improvement
Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the relevant practice team.
Education and Training
Provide education and training to the broader primary healthcare team on medicines optimisation.
Care Quality Commission
Work with the general practice teams to ensure the practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
Public Health
Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public.
Other Responsibilities:
Participate in PCN MDT where appropriate.
Liaise with CCG colleagues including CCG pharmacists on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and to benefit from peer support.
Maintain strong links with all services across the PCN and neighbouring networks.
Explore the potential for collaborative working and take opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships.
Liaise with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients, including but not limited to;
Patients and their representatives
GP, nurses and other practice staff
Social prescribers, first contact physiotherapists, physicians associates and paramedics.
Community pharmacists and support staff
Other members of the medicines management (MM) team including pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Dietitians
GP prescribing leads
PCN Clinical Directors and other PCN staff
Practice managers
Community nurses and other allied health professionals
Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the practices within Sutton Primary Care Networks to provide expert medicine management and optimisation, vaccinating and drawing up vaccines, whilst working within their area of clinical competence and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will be supported by a Senior Clinical Pharmacist and others who will develop, manage and mentor them. The role will be patient-facing and pharmacists will be involved in structured medication reviews, including poly-pharmacy reviews, managing chronic long term conditions and managing medications after transfer of care. They will also have access to appropriate clinical supervision.
The post holder will provide support and deliver patient services as determined by the Network Policy as well as local and national guidance and as deemed appropriate by the practice for their current service needs. They will also provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, manage some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and maximise cost-effective prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.
The post holder will usually be enrolled on to the 18-monthPrimary care pharmacy educationpathway with the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). They will also be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.
Management of medicines post hospital discharge
Reconcile medications following hospital discharge and outpatient clinics.
Identify any discrepancies and unexplained medication changes and work with the patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medications they need post discharge.
Ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients is maintained (e.g. those with compliance aids or those in care homes).
Risk stratification
Use pre-prepared emis searches to identify cohorts of patients who are on high risk medications (e.g. immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants etc).
Recall patients who are overdue their routine monitoring tests and inform them to have these tests done as soon as possible.
Unplanned hospital admissions
Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews.
Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts
Liaise with the GP surgeries to implement MHRA drug withdrawals and medication alerts to improve medicines safety.
Implement local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations
Monitor practice prescribing against local, national and formulary guidelines and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed only by the hospital or subject to shared care agreements.
Work with GPs and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing.
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Answer relevant medicine-related queries from GPs, other network staff, healthcare teams (e.g. Community pharmacy) and patients
Suggest and recommend solutions and/or possible alternatives e.g. around out of stock medications.
Signposting
Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional if you are not the correct person to deal with their query/condition.
Medicines quality improvement
Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the relevant practice team.
Education and Training
Provide education and training to the broader primary healthcare team on medicines optimisation.
Care Quality Commission
Work with the general practice teams to ensure the practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
Public Health
Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public.
Other Responsibilities:
Participate in PCN MDT where appropriate.
Liaise with CCG colleagues including CCG pharmacists on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and to benefit from peer support.
Maintain strong links with all services across the PCN and neighbouring networks.
Explore the potential for collaborative working and take opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships.
Liaise with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients, including but not limited to;
Patients and their representatives
GP, nurses and other practice staff
Social prescribers, first contact physiotherapists, physicians associates and paramedics.
Community pharmacists and support staff
Other members of the medicines management (MM) team including pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Dietitians
GP prescribing leads
PCN Clinical Directors and other PCN staff
Practice managers
Community nurses and other allied health professionals
Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation
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Personal Qualities
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Competency Skills
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Skills & Abilities
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Aptitudes
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Experience
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Qualifications
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Personal Qualities
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Competency Skills
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Skills & Abilities
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Aptitudes
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Experience
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Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sutton Primary Care Networks
Address
The Old Court House Surgery
Throwley Way
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4AF
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Sutton Primary Care Networks
Address
The Old Court House Surgery
Throwley Way
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4AF
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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