Clinical Practice Based (Independent prescribing) Pharmacist

Job summary

With a practice ethos of, agrowth mentality through the provision of a nurturing working environment leadsto excellent patient services, we are looking to expand with the recruitment ofa Clinical Pharmacist, able to prescribe independently, to our clinical Pharmacyteam.

You will be joining ourinnovative and dynamic team consisting of Clinical Pharmacists, Script andAdministrative support teams. With anexperienced Lead Clinical Pharmacist, with over 30 years of experience in bothprivate and multiple community pharmacy, including over 8 years in Primary CareClinical Pharmacy, we provide empathic support, guidance and trainingopportunities.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY MORNING 27TH SEPTEMBER OR MONDAY AFTERNOON 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024

Main duties of the job

Develop andmaintain good working relationships with all relevant staff involved inproviding healthcare across Southern Derbyshire.

Develop andmaintain good relationships with all patients encountered through the role

Lead delegated areaswithin the delivery of GP clinical pharmacy by managing and developing andoverseeing systems and processes to deliver the service.

Maintainregistration as a pharmacist and comply with professional codes using owncaseload to maintain pharmacy competence

Maintain personalindemnity insurance including vicarious liability cover at the practice

Plan and organiseagreed practice workload with the practice

Comply with allorganisational and statutory requirements ( health and safety, equaltreatment and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance)

Undertake anyother duties commensurate with the post holders grade and experience as agreedwith the GP practice.

About us

Horizon Healthcare has a list size of 24,000 plus patients, who are served by multi-disciplinary teams of both administrative and healthcare professional colleagues, of which the Pharmacy team plays an integral this we offer competitive rates of pay based on experience and skill levels, as well as flexibility around start/finish times.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide expertise in the delivery of clinical pharmacy support to the practice.

The post holder is a pharmacist who holds an independent prescribing qualification & who acts within their professional boundaries, leading and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by a clinical pharmacist manager who will support, develop, manage and mentor them.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews include pathology to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

The post holder will help ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

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 ( patients)

Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions

Good IT skills

Able 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

Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

Produce timely and informative reports

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

Work effectively independently and as a team member

Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

Desirable

Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience

In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.

An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices

An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing

Qualifications

Essential

Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)

Independent prescriber

Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Other

Essential

Self-Motivation

Adaptable

In date CRB

Safeguarding adult and children level three

Immunisation status

Desirable

Full Driving Licence

Information Governance toolkit completion

Basic life support training