Hayes Wick Primary Care Network (PCN)
PCN Clinical Pharmacist
Employer: Hayes Wick Primary Care Network (PCN)
Location: Bromley
Salary: £28.99 per hour
Contract type: Permanent / Part-time (24 Hours per week)
Within Hayes Wick PCN are seeking an enthusiastic PCN pharmacist to support in improving medicines management and medicines optimisation across the PCN. We are looking for someone with a passion in long term condition management, in particular in one of the following areas; respiratory or diabetes. Ideally, the post holder will hold a prescribing qualification although this is not essential.
Duties and Responsibilities
Patient Services
- To provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.
- To carry out telephone consultations and where clinically indicated face to face consultations and to sign own prescriptions if a prescriber
- To provide support to medication related query clinics
- To provide structured medication review clinics to those patients as identified by the National DES framework.
- To provide routine chronic disease reviews for patients.
- To support the practices with reconciling hospital correspondence such as discharge summaries and clinic letters.
- To liaise with local community pharmacy teams to support with medication related queries and medicines reconciliation.
- To liaise with acute and other care providers to support patient care.
- To provide medicines support and advice to the PCNs linked care homes
- To support with long term condition management
Budgetary
- To support with the implementation and achievement of medicines optimisation and QIPP targets as set by the local ICB.
- To work with the practices and the ICB team in addressing areas such as high cost drugs, hospital only drugs and specials.
- To support the practices in achieving their prescribing incentive/medicines management schemes.
Other
- To work as part of the multidisciplinary teams within the PCN practices and to support the other HCPs within the practices with medicines management
- To communicate and implement medication changes and alerts as advised by the medicines management team of the ICB or NICE guidelines or any other appropriate professional body.
- To engage with and support the practices with achieving the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets.
- To develop medication protocols for managing clinical conditions.
- To support with the implementation of repeat prescribing policies
- To support with clinical audit in the practices
Education and Training
- To participate in teaching and training of members of the pharmacy team and the wider PCN team
- To participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
- To participate in any relevant systems training necessary to fulfil the role e.g. PCPEP
- If not already, to work towards becoming an independent prescriber
- Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Health & Safety
- The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy to include:
- Using security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards and reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
- The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Working Conditions
- The post-holder will be required to use a computer regularly during the normal course of their duties.
- There is a requirement to travel between practices within the PCN area, and to work related events or training within or outside the Hayes and West Wickham area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised pharmacist qualification. Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Completed the CPPE Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice Education Programme or have sufficient experience to be exempt from the PCPEP pathway.
- Completion of/or working towards independent prescriber qualification.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
ExperienceEssential
- Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice.
- Experience in the use of GP clinical systems especially EMIS.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Self-motivated, proactive, adaptable and self-aware.
- Able to work flexibly and enthusiastically either autonomously or as a team member.
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
- Will challenge poor performance and practice.
- Good communication skills and a good listener.
- Willingness to be held to account for both success and failure.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the requirements of primary care prescribing.
- Ability to prioritise own workload, work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences.
- Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues.
- Ability to work to policies and procedures including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.
- Ability to support and mentor staff.
- Audit and reporting experience. IT skills e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel etc. Experience training other staff members.
Desirable
- Experience in the use of EMIS, Eclipse and Docman.
- Knowledge of interpreting and understanding prescribing budgets.
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).
Employer details
Employer name:
Hayes Wick PCN
Employment will be hosted by 1 of the 5 member practices within the PCN for payroll and HR purposes. We reserve the right to transfer employment to Hayes wick PCN Ltd at a future date. This will not change length of service or benefits accrued.
Address:
74 Station Road,
West Wickham,
Kent,
BR4 0PU
Employer's website
https://www.hayeswickpcn.co.uk/
About us
Hayes Wick PCN Information:
Hayes Wick PCN is a Primary care Network of all 5 Bromley practices working collaboratively to enhance the health and wellbeing of Bromley residents, covering over 40,000 patients, 100% of the Bromley population.
Employment will be hosted by 1 of the 5 member practices within the PCN for payroll and HR purposes. We reserve the right to transfer employment to Hayes wick PCN Ltd at a future date. This will not change length of service or benefits accrued.
Our Vision:
‘Our PCN is a financially viable, equitable organisation working to enhance patient access and quality of care in conjunction with maintaining a sustainable working environment for all staff.’
“This job description will be regularly reviewed with the post-holder”.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £28.99 per hour
Work Location: In person
