• Job Description

  Req#: A3165-21-7457?language=en&page=1495&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Upper Don Network Clinical Pharmacist

  We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist who will seek to improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients of the Upper Don PCN. They will have regular contact with patients and will reduce the workload of GP prescribers in the practice. They will also support the management of patients with long-term conditions

  Main duties of the job

  Specifically, the Practice-based Clinical Pharmacist will develop and manage medicines optimisation services within primary care. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. They will perform face-to-face and telephone medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy; especially for those with frailty and/or with multiple co-morbidities. They will undertake face-to-face and telephone reviews of patients with specific long term conditions that fall within their competency (such as asthma reviews).

  About us

  Upper Don Primary Care Network is made up of 3 practices in Sheffield, who serve a population of around 22,000 patients. We are an active network who is currently engaged in work with our local health and social care organisations to support and develop care models for our patients and community.

  Candidates will be expected to work across all 3 Practices

  Valley Medical Centre

  Deepcar Medical Centre

  Oughtibridge Surgery

  Date posted

  13 May 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience Band 7 equivalent based on experience

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  18 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  A3165-21-7457

  Job locations

  Valley Medical Centre

  Johnson Street

  Stocksbridge

  Sheffield

  S36 1BX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Working within your professional and clinical boundaries as part of an established multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in all areas of medicine related practice in a patient facing role.

  Working in partnership with various organisations, to improve the quality and safety of care offered to our patients. Using independent prescribing to support better access to medicines, clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, tackling polypharmacy and manage long term conditions.

  To manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing including manage repeat prescriptions, acute prescription requests and antibiotic stewardship, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients across the primary care network practices.

  The post-holder is expected to comply with Upper Don Network organisations employment policies and procedures, as well as clinical and information governance policies and procedures, and any other policies and procedures necessary for the safe and effective discharge of the duties contained within this document.

  The focus of the post holders work will depend on the qualifications, skills and experience of the individual and the needs of the PCN Practice(s) which may develop over time.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Working within your professional and clinical boundaries as part of an established multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in all areas of medicine related practice in a patient facing role.

  Working in partnership with various organisations, to improve the quality and safety of care offered to our patients. Using independent prescribing to support better access to medicines, clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, tackling polypharmacy and manage long term conditions.

  To manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing including manage repeat prescriptions, acute prescription requests and antibiotic stewardship, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients across the primary care network practices.

  The post-holder is expected to comply with Upper Don Network organisations employment policies and procedures, as well as clinical and information governance policies and procedures, and any other policies and procedures necessary for the safe and effective discharge of the duties contained within this document.

  The focus of the post holders work will depend on the qualifications, skills and experience of the individual and the needs of the PCN Practice(s) which may develop over time.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Minimum of two years post-qualification experience
  • Understanding of the work of General Practice
  • Motivation & Skills
  • Ability to motivate self and other members of the team
  • Drive and determination to promote and support the role of pharmacy staff in General Practice
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex and
  • sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
  • Able to influence, motivate and persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations or agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
  • Good IT skills
  • Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate. Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
  • Produce timely and informative reports
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
  • Ability to work flexibly
  • Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately;
  • Willingness to learn new skills
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

  Desirable

  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare including clinical audit
  • Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
  • Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

  Desirable

  • Clinical diploma or other post graduate qualification
  • Independent prescriber or working towards qualification or willingness to work towards
  • The post holder must either have completed the CPPE primary care pathway or be working towards it or willing to work towards

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Minimum of two years post-qualification experience
  • Understanding of the work of General Practice
  • Motivation & Skills
  • Ability to motivate self and other members of the team
  • Drive and determination to promote and support the role of pharmacy staff in General Practice
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex and
  • sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
  • Able to influence, motivate and persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations or agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
  • Good IT skills
  • Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate. Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
  • Produce timely and informative reports
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
  • Ability to work flexibly
  • Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately;
  • Willingness to learn new skills
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

  Desirable

  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare including clinical audit
  • Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
  • Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

  Desirable

  • Clinical diploma or other post graduate qualification
  • Independent prescriber or working towards qualification or willingness to work towards
  • The post holder must either have completed the CPPE primary care pathway or be working towards it or willing to work towards

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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

  Valley Medical Centre

  Address

  Valley Medical Centre

  Johnson Street

  Stocksbridge

  Sheffield

  S36 1BX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.valleymedicalcentre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Valley Medical Centre

  Address

  Valley Medical Centre

  Johnson Street

  Stocksbridge

  Sheffield

  S36 1BX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.valleymedicalcentre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• 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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