• Job Description

  Req#: A1867-24-0003?language=en&page=1415&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An opportunity has arisen to join an established team of prescribing pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and prescription clerks within Mayfield Medical Centre, to provide high quality, patient focused clinical care.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will work within their professional boundaries alongside our existing in house pharmacy team and wider pharmacy network to optimise medication issues to promote a healthy lifestyle and health education for our patient population.

  About us

  We are a well established urban practice of 21,500 patients, currently split across three sites covering Paignton and Brixham. We take pride in delivering high quality care to our patient population whilst maintaining sustainable working conditions for the whole team.

  Date posted

  25 March 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  A1867-24-0003

  Job locations

  37 Totnes Road

  Paignton

  Devon

  TQ4 5LA

  
  

  Mayfield Medical Centre

  Cherry Brook Square

  Paignton

  Devon

  TQ4 7SH

  
  

  Brixham Hospital

  Greenswood Road

  Brixham

  Devon

  TQ5 9HW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Primary Responsibilities:

  a) 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

  b) Be a prescriber, completing training to become a prescriber and work with and alongside the general practice team.

  c) Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy

  d) Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at organisation and to help in tackling inequalities

  e) Support person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services

  f) Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

  g) Support in the development and updating of Standard Operating Procedures for medicines management within the practice.

  h) Support in the training of the pharmacy team which may include Pre-Reg Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Prescription Clerks.

  i) Support further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload

  j) Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system

  k) To act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships

  l) To consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication

  m) To receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians

  n) To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

  o) To improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance with their medication

  p) To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with current legislation

  q) To improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

  r) To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the organisation

  s) To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

  t) To attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

  u) To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

  v) Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

  w) Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions

  x) Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

  y) Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Primary Responsibilities:

  a) 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

  b) Be a prescriber, completing training to become a prescriber and work with and alongside the general practice team.

  c) Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy

  d) Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at organisation and to help in tackling inequalities

  e) Support person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services

  f) Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

  g) Support in the development and updating of Standard Operating Procedures for medicines management within the practice.

  h) Support in the training of the pharmacy team which may include Pre-Reg Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Prescription Clerks.

  i) Support further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload

  j) Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system

  k) To act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships

  l) To consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication

  m) To receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians

  n) To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

  o) To improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance with their medication

  p) To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with current legislation

  q) To improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

  r) To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the organisation

  s) To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

  t) To attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

  u) To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

  v) Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

  w) Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions

  x) Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

  y) Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
  • An understanding of new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners

  Desirable

  • Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
  • In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Broad knowledge of general practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GPhC registered pharmacist
  • Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification.

  Desirable

  • Minor ailments certification
  • Experience in the management of chronic disease

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
  • An understanding of new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners

  Desirable

  • Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
  • In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Broad knowledge of general practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GPhC registered pharmacist
  • Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification.

  Desirable

  • Minor ailments certification
  • Experience in the management of chronic disease

  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

  Mayfield Medical Centre

  Address

  37 Totnes Road

  Paignton

  Devon

  TQ4 5LA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mayfieldmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Mayfield Medical Centre

  Address

  37 Totnes Road

  Paignton

  Devon

  TQ4 5LA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mayfieldmedicalcentre.co.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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