Braemar Medical are looking for a clinical pharmacist for a long term locum role in Taunton.
Flexible working pattern and excellent rate on offer.
Job summary
Looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist to join a PCN, supporting and working alongside a multi-disciplinary team.
This role is an integral part of the PCNs multidisciplinary team, working alongside social prescribing link workers, care coordinators and health & wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and promoting and embedding the personalised care approach across the PCN.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will work on quality-improvement projects with all practices across the network to support, promote and implement high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective and safe use of medicines. This will include focussed patient medication reviews, helping the practices to achieve prescribing targets and supporting the implementation of national and local guidance in order to improve patient care.
The candidate will provide clinical support on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The candidate will also take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practices and undertake Structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
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.
Job responsibilities
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role
Support, promote and implement high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective, and safe use of medicines
Support the delivery of the network Directly Enhanced Service (DES) specifications
Conduct structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy
Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and general practice teams
Improve prescribing practices across the Primary Care Network
Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as clinical audits
Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues
Assist with delivery of enhanced health in care homes initiatives across the PCN footprint
Work collaboratively with other pharmacy colleagues across the PCN, including ICB Pharmacists and Technicians, to ensure an effective and integrated approach to medicines optimisation for our population.
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC)
- Mandatory registration with the GPC
- To be enrolled in/willing to be enrolled in or qualified from an 18-month Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Membership of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience
- Sound clinical and therapeutic knowledge and of evidence-based health care
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- An understanding of General Practice, including the different roles within Practice teams and the delivery of services
- An understanding of General Practice prescribing, factors influencing this, rational prescribing and strategies for improving quality of prescribing
- Experience of working within Primary Care Team and or community health team
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients or wider group audiences, using a variety of methods of communication
- Able to plan, monitor and review medicine optimisation measures for core long term conditions
- Critical appraisal skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels
- Demonstrate ability to identify and implement best practice
- Ability to work independently and within a team and demonstrate the ability to work together with patients and other healthcare professionals to achieve best possible outcomes
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise and manage own work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Accountable for own professional actions
- Ability to make important decisions in pressured situations
- Ability to apply sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues
- Familiarity with the concepts of evidence-based medicine
- Computer skills including word-processing, spreadsheets, presentations.
Please attach your CV if you are interested in applying for this position and a member of the team will contact you.