• Job Description

  Req#: B0167-24-0022?language=en&page=1183&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Havering Liberty Primary Care Network is looking to appoint a PCN Clinical Pharmacist to join Havering Liberty a newly established Primary Care Network.

  The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.

  External candidates only.

  Main duties of the job

  The role of a PCN Clinical Pharmacist is to be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and to undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.

  About us

  Havering Liberty Primary Care Network

  We are a collaborative healthcare network of five General Practices serving the population of Upminster and Hornchurch with an extended multi-disciplinary team seeking to provide accessible, patient-centred, and high-quality primary care services that promote the health and well-being of our community and our workforce.

  Havering Liberty PCN is led by our Clinical Director and PCN Manager who work together with the GP leads from each practice. The PCN also works closely with and is supported by its GP Federation, Havering Health Ltd, who are the employing body for the workforce of the network. The GP Federation supports the provision of innovative, high-quality and responsible health care services for Haverings residents.

  Date posted

  29 July 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £48,000 to £54,000 a year Inclusive and dependent on experience.

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  B0167-24-0022

  Job locations

  170 Rush Green Road

  Rush Green

  Romford

  Essex

  RM7 0JU

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see full Job Description attached for further details. Key Duties and Responsibilities include:

  The PCN Clinical Pharmacist responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  To be a prescriber, or completing training to become prescribers and work with and alongside the general practice team

  To undertake the care management of patients with chronic diseases and to undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medicaoin Programme)

  Provide expertise in the use of medicines and person-centred medicines optimisation across the network, including taking a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaison with specialist pharmacists to reduce inappropriate use of high-risk medicines

  Support the integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, reduce waste, and promote self-care, provide better access to healthcare, and manage general practice workload.

  Managing Safety and CAS alerts

  Assisting with QOF and incentive scheme audits, PINCER safety indicators

  Attending Medicines Management Prescribing forums quarterly and assisting practices in achieving Prescribing incentive Scheme targets.

  CQC preparedness e.g. ensuring all prescribing protocols are up to date

  Care home support e.g. annual meds review of patient

  Discharge summary reconciliation

  Poly pharmacy Medication reviews

  Minor ailment clinic

  Medication review clinic: Respiratory, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Colostomy products etc

  Supervision and training of reception staff in issuing of repeat prescriptions and queries

  Supervision and training for new prescribing staff including trainees and nurse prescribers

  Attending Clinical and PCN meetings as required

  Telephone advice to patients for queries on medication and minor illness, self-care, sign posting to other services as needed.

  Review of repeat prescription policies and support staff in implementation.

  Key Collaborative Working Relationships

  PCN Pharmacy Team, including Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians working within the PCN/across practices

  PCN Clinical Directors, PCN Manager and Lead GPs

  GPs, nurses and other practice staff

  Other healthcare professionals involved in medicines management team including the ICB Medicines management team.

  Practice based GP prescribing Lead(s).

  Community nurses and other allied health professionals including dietetics.

  Community pharmacists and support staff

  Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation

  Care Home Staff

  The voluntary sector. Receiving referrals from Locality or Practice based Social Prescribers.

  The Multi-Disciplinary Team

  Education, learning and development

  It is the responsibility of the employee to comply with all organisational and statutory requirements (eg. health and safety, infection control, equality and diversity, confidentiality, safeguarding adults and children, information governance).

  Engages in annual appraisal, developing objectives to inform a Personal Development Plan, which may include 360-degree appraisal and use of patient feedback.

  Participate in teaching and training of medical, nursing, and all other practice staff.

  Supports the practice staff and responds to requests for advice and assistance.

  Complete all mandatory and statutory training required by the role.

  Takes responsibility for personal development, learning and performance and maintain education through attendance on any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met.

  Undertakes additional training where necessary to provide enhanced services and participate in training programmes implemented by the PCN/practices as part of this employment.

  Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service.

  Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.

  Quality

  Under supervision and support of GPs in the practice, the post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practices, and will:

  Participate in clinical governance activity and contribute to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through audit, risk management and Quality Improvement

  Alerts other team members to concerns about risk, quality, and safety

  Participates in investigation of incidents and events as required

  Identifies, applies, and disseminates research findings relating to own practice

  Collects data for audit purposes and uses clinical audit to monitor quality in the service

  Contributes to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

  Works effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

  Effectively manages own time, workload, and resources

  Meets timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see full Job Description attached for further details. Key Duties and Responsibilities include:

  The PCN Clinical Pharmacist responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  To be a prescriber, or completing training to become prescribers and work with and alongside the general practice team

  To undertake the care management of patients with chronic diseases and to undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medicaoin Programme)

  Provide expertise in the use of medicines and person-centred medicines optimisation across the network, including taking a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaison with specialist pharmacists to reduce inappropriate use of high-risk medicines

  Support the integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, reduce waste, and promote self-care, provide better access to healthcare, and manage general practice workload.

  Managing Safety and CAS alerts

  Assisting with QOF and incentive scheme audits, PINCER safety indicators

  Attending Medicines Management Prescribing forums quarterly and assisting practices in achieving Prescribing incentive Scheme targets.

  CQC preparedness e.g. ensuring all prescribing protocols are up to date

  Care home support e.g. annual meds review of patient

  Discharge summary reconciliation

  Poly pharmacy Medication reviews

  Minor ailment clinic

  Medication review clinic: Respiratory, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Colostomy products etc

  Supervision and training of reception staff in issuing of repeat prescriptions and queries

  Supervision and training for new prescribing staff including trainees and nurse prescribers

  Attending Clinical and PCN meetings as required

  Telephone advice to patients for queries on medication and minor illness, self-care, sign posting to other services as needed.

  Review of repeat prescription policies and support staff in implementation.

  Key Collaborative Working Relationships

  PCN Pharmacy Team, including Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians working within the PCN/across practices

  PCN Clinical Directors, PCN Manager and Lead GPs

  GPs, nurses and other practice staff

  Other healthcare professionals involved in medicines management team including the ICB Medicines management team.

  Practice based GP prescribing Lead(s).

  Community nurses and other allied health professionals including dietetics.

  Community pharmacists and support staff

  Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation

  Care Home Staff

  The voluntary sector. Receiving referrals from Locality or Practice based Social Prescribers.

  The Multi-Disciplinary Team

  Education, learning and development

  It is the responsibility of the employee to comply with all organisational and statutory requirements (eg. health and safety, infection control, equality and diversity, confidentiality, safeguarding adults and children, information governance).

  Engages in annual appraisal, developing objectives to inform a Personal Development Plan, which may include 360-degree appraisal and use of patient feedback.

  Participate in teaching and training of medical, nursing, and all other practice staff.

  Supports the practice staff and responds to requests for advice and assistance.

  Complete all mandatory and statutory training required by the role.

  Takes responsibility for personal development, learning and performance and maintain education through attendance on any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met.

  Undertakes additional training where necessary to provide enhanced services and participate in training programmes implemented by the PCN/practices as part of this employment.

  Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service.

  Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.

  Quality

  Under supervision and support of GPs in the practice, the post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practices, and will:

  Participate in clinical governance activity and contribute to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through audit, risk management and Quality Improvement

  Alerts other team members to concerns about risk, quality, and safety

  Participates in investigation of incidents and events as required

  Identifies, applies, and disseminates research findings relating to own practice

  Collects data for audit purposes and uses clinical audit to monitor quality in the service

  Contributes to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

  Works effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

  Effectively manages own time, workload, and resources

  Meets timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding.

  Person Specification

  PCN Values and Other

  Essential

  • PCN Values:
  • Patient centred care and health equity
  • Sustainability and efficiency
  • Collaboration and team working
  • Quality and excellence
  • Inclusivity and respect
  • Accountability and integrity
  • Other:
  • Able to travel efficiently throughout the area
  • Evidence of continual personal development
  • Flexible and adaptable to change to meet the needs of the service
  • Excellent organisational time management skills

  Desirable

  • Other:
  • Standard driving skills and access to own vehicle for work purposes

  Experience

  Essential

  • A minimum of 2 years post-registration clinical experience
  • Recent primary care/ community experience working effectively within multidisciplinary groups
  • Demonstrable experience in clinical pharmacy practice covering broad range of specialties
  • Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care
  • Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. ICB
  • Demonstrates ability to work as a team member
  • Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
  • Demonstrates experience of co-ordinating and leading on clinical audit

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy
  • Demonstrates understanding of an conforms to relevant standards of practice
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
  • Professional registration
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

  Desirable

  • Holding an independent prescribing qualification
  • Clinical Diploma
  • Membership primary care pharmacy association
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical society

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding the principles of medicines optimisation
  • Good Core therapeutic knowledge
  • Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
  • Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
  • Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from a more experienced colleague
  • Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
  • Demonstrates and understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care and general practice. Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Clinical governance/audit
  • Understanding of safeguarding

  Skills

  Essential

  • Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
  • Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence based practice
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
  • Negotiation, problem solving concentration, analytical and reflection skills
  • Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
  • Understand the principles of research governance
  • Written and verbal presentation skills
  • Present information in clear and logical manner
  • English language
  • competency sufficient to
  • communicate effectively
  • with all staff, clients and deliver
  • education sessions in an
  • appropriate form
  • Demonstrates attention to
  • detail, accuracy and
  • numeracy skills

  Desirable

  • Knowledge and ability to use GP IT system EMIS Web

  Person Specification

  PCN Values and Other

  Essential

  • PCN Values:
  • Patient centred care and health equity
  • Sustainability and efficiency
  • Collaboration and team working
  • Quality and excellence
  • Inclusivity and respect
  • Accountability and integrity
  • Other:
  • Able to travel efficiently throughout the area
  • Evidence of continual personal development
  • Flexible and adaptable to change to meet the needs of the service
  • Excellent organisational time management skills

  Desirable

  • Other:
  • Standard driving skills and access to own vehicle for work purposes

  Experience

  Essential

  • A minimum of 2 years post-registration clinical experience
  • Recent primary care/ community experience working effectively within multidisciplinary groups
  • Demonstrable experience in clinical pharmacy practice covering broad range of specialties
  • Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care
  • Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. ICB
  • Demonstrates ability to work as a team member
  • Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
  • Demonstrates experience of co-ordinating and leading on clinical audit

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy
  • Demonstrates understanding of an conforms to relevant standards of practice
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
  • Professional registration
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

  Desirable

  • Holding an independent prescribing qualification
  • Clinical Diploma
  • Membership primary care pharmacy association
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical society

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding the principles of medicines optimisation
  • Good Core therapeutic knowledge
  • Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
  • Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
  • Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from a more experienced colleague
  • Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
  • Demonstrates and understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care and general practice. Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
  • Clinical governance/audit
  • Understanding of safeguarding

  Skills

  Essential

  • Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
  • Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence based practice
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
  • Negotiation, problem solving concentration, analytical and reflection skills
  • Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
  • Understand the principles of research governance
  • Written and verbal presentation skills
  • Present information in clear and logical manner
  • English language
  • competency sufficient to
  • communicate effectively
  • with all staff, clients and deliver
  • education sessions in an
  • appropriate form
  • Demonstrates attention to
  • detail, accuracy and
  • numeracy skills

  Desirable

  • Knowledge and ability to use GP IT system EMIS Web

  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).

  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

  Havering Health Ltd

  Address

  170 Rush Green Road

  Rush Green

  Romford

  Essex

  RM7 0JU

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://haveringhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Havering Health Ltd

  Address

  170 Rush Green Road

  Rush Green

  Romford

  Essex

  RM7 0JU

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://haveringhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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