PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job title:

PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Company

NHS

Job description

Interview date for this post will be Tuesday 26th November 2024.This is a new role within the PCN Pharmacy hub and the Enhanced Health in Care Homes team. The Clinical Pharmacist will support the Lead Pharmacist & Pharmacy Technicians in the PCN Pharmacy Hub team to work with the PCN and GP practices to deliver a programme of medicines optimisation including managing hospital discharge medication changes, secondary care implemented medicines and practice medication queries. It is anticipated that initially the successful applicant will predominantly support the Pharmacy Hub to cover long-term absence. The post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of a better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation for the population of Darlington.There will also be a requirement to support PHD’s long established Care Homes team with the work they do with medicines optimisation and support to Care Homes with medicines management. There will be a requirement to support MDTs for Care Home residents to support proper management of residents in relation to best use of medications.Main duties of the jobBe an independent prescriber or commit to completing training to become a prescriber.Contribute to the delivery of effective daily processes for the transfer of care between hospitals, GPs and care homes including effective signposting, recommendation of medication changes and communication accordinglyMonitoring creatinine clearance for DOACs and checking correct doses which will include changing appropriate patients to edoxaban.Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.Focus especially on the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.Using audit and action planning, help to tackle inequalities. Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the PCN practices conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement.Contribute to the General Practice quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services.Use structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.About usPrimary Healthcare Darlington was established in 2014 as the local GP federation consisting of 11 GP Practices covering an ever-increasing population of 108,000+ registered patients in Darlington, County Durham. We have close links with Darlington Borough Council and local NHS Foundation Trusts and have the full support and backing of North East and North Cumbria ICB. We also work closely with and provide support to the Darlington Primary Care Network.Working from dedicated premises close to Darlington Memorial Hospital we provide NHS, Public Health and Private Medical Services. This role is will involve working from home as part of your working week.We are an award-winning company who places the wellbeing of our staff at the heart of everything we do. We have a wellbeing lead who offers staff access to multiple wellbeing resources, and as a company we offer staff access to free counselling services, protected time to develop professionally, access to high-quality training and development, free tea and coffee and chilled, filtered water and much more. We also offer staff an opportunity to volunteer for 4 days annually in the local community. In the past year staff have supported Groundwork, Age UK, Dogs Trust and many more community projects.We are on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful and historic sites in the region.Date posted24 October 2024Pay schemeOtherSalaryDepending on experienceContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Home or remote workingReference numberU0016-24-0007Job locationsForsyth House20 Woodland RoadDarlingtonCounty DurhamDL3 7PLJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesKey responsibilities:Be an independent prescriber or commit to completing training to become a prescriber.Contribute to the delivery of effective daily processes for the transfer of care between hospitals and GPs including effective signposting, recommendation of medication changes and communication accordingly.Monitoring creatinine clearance for DOACs and checking correct doses which will include changing appropriate patients to edoxaban.Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.Focus especially on the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.Using audit and action planning, help to tackle inequalities.Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the PCN practices conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement.Contribute to the General Practice quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services.Use structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).Work with general practice teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.Take a lead role in some aspects of supporting further integration of General Practice with other healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across Primary Care Networks and the wider health and social care system.Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, liaison with specialist pharmacists, liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services.Undertake the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent primary care training pathway.Provide Clinical Supervision for Pharmacy Technicians within the PCN Pharmacy Hub and the Enhanced Health in Care Home team.Assist with care home medication requests, medication advice, covert administration advice from the Enhanced Health in Care Home Team.Assist the Pharmacy Hub to manage care home monthly ordering processes.Please see attached Job Description for further information Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesKey responsibilities:Be an independent prescriber or commit to completing training to become a prescriber.Contribute to the delivery of effective daily processes for the transfer of care between hospitals and GPs including effective signposting, recommendation of medication changes and communication accordingly.Monitoring creatinine clearance for DOACs and checking correct doses which will include changing appropriate patients to edoxaban.Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.Focus especially on the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.Using audit and action planning, help to tackle inequalities.Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the PCN practices conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement.Contribute to the General Practice quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services.Use structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).Work with general practice teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.Take a lead role in some aspects of supporting further integration of General Practice with other healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across Primary Care Networks and the wider health and social care system.Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, liaison with specialist pharmacists, liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services.Undertake the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent primary care training pathway.Provide Clinical Supervision for Pharmacy Technicians within the PCN Pharmacy Hub and the Enhanced Health in Care Home team.Assist with care home medication requests, medication advice, covert administration advice from the Enhanced Health in Care Home Team.Assist the Pharmacy Hub to manage care home monthly ordering processes.Please see attached Job Description for further informationPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completed or willing to commit to completing CPPE pathway or other primary care training pathway

ExperienceEssential

• please see person spec attached

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completed or willing to commit to completing CPPE pathway or other primary care training pathway

ExperienceEssential

• please see person spec attached

Expected salary

Location

Darlington, County Durham

Job date

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 03:24:54 GMT

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