About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a further clinical pharmacist to join the existing LS25/26 PCN pharmacy team. The team consists of 1 lead pharmacist, 1 senior pharmacist, 5 clinical pharmacists and 2 pharmacy technicians, who are well supported by 2 Clinical Directors.
We are excited to be recruiting an additional pharmacist for our PCN. The successful candidate will join our experienced and diverse PCN team, which in addition to pharmacists/pharmacy technicians includes Advanced Nurse Practitioners, social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, care coordinators and physiotherapists.
This role will be hosted by South & East Leeds (SEL) GP Group, and you will be working in the LS25/26 PCN.
Main duties of the job
The pharmacy team aims to provide the best patient care possible. You will work in a patient-facing role, supporting patients to manage long-term conditions effectively through Structured Medication Reviews. You will work as part of the MDT and provide support to practices, care homes and patients with medication queries, medicines policies and procedures, QOF/local incentive schemes, prescribing processes, audit and medicines safety. You will be a great team player, but also capable of independent, autonomous work. You will have excellent inter-personal skills. You will have excellent communication skills and be committed to providing exceptional patient care. There are plenty of support and training opportunities available. The role will be a mixture of working in practice and from home. Pharmacists from any sector with a passion for primary care are welcome to apply.
About us
LS25/26 PCN has a patient population of circa 75,000 across 7 practices: Garforth Medical Practice, Gibson Lane Practice, Kippax Hall Surgery, Lofthouse Surgery, Moorfield House Surgery, Nova Scotia Medical Centre and Oulton Medical Centre. We are a dynamic, forward thinking PCN team who are passionate about developing and delivering excellent quality local services to meet the needs of our patients. Please have a look at our website to find out more about our team, projects, services, and partners. (www.ls2526pcn.co.uk )
Job description Job responsibilities
To support the South & East Leeds General Practice Group Practices with all aspects of medicines optimisation.
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines optimisation across the PCN. This will include structured medication reviews with direct patient contact and may include contributing to:
Management of long-term conditions
Minor illness
Management of medicines on transfer of care
Reviewing systems for safer prescribing
Contributing to repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation
Actioning acute prescription requests
Addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients
Contributing to achievement of QOF and locally commissioned quality improvement schemes
Undertaking clinical audit
The specifics of the role in each PCN will be worked up between the post-holder, the PCN and SEL GP Group.
The post holder will be supported by existing practice employed pharmacists within the PCN (where these exist), a GP clinical mentor and the head of clinical pharmacy for SEL GP Group. They will also engage with pharmacy colleagues across Leeds for peer support.
The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held, and will be required to enrol on the General Practice Pharmacist Training Pathway from CPPE unless an equivalent qualification is already held or exemption is agreed by CPPE. Key duties and responsibilities (Please note this is a list of options, it is not exhaustive, which options are deployed will be decided by the individual PCN, in conjunction with the clinical pharmacist and SEL GP Group). It is however mandated by NHS England that this role is patient-facing in nature.
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Person Specification
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience as an established foundation-level pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams and community groups Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Personal Qualities and Attributes Essential
Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations, e.g. CCGs) Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary Find more details attached
Desirable
Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Demonstrable experience as an established foundation-level pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports Find more details attached
Desirable
In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions Find more details attached
Qualifications Essential
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice. Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
Desirable
Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA) Holds or working towards an independent prescribing qualification Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Successful completion of the CPPE General Practice Pharmacist Training Pathway
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 South and East Leeds GP Group
Address SELGP Group (Hosting Address)
1st Floor Park Edge Practice
Asket Drive
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS14 1HX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.seleedsgpgroup.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)