About this role
Job summary
The post holder will be an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist and Independent Prescriber with experience in acute and long-term care. They will have completed an MSc in Advanced Practice, or MSC Pharmacy, and ideally have completed the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway with CPPE. The post holder must be able to evidence a clinical portfolio and relevant competencies in line with the HEE national framework for advanced clinical practice. Advanced Clinical Pharmacists are expected to work across the four pillars of advanced practice; clinical, leadership, research and education.
The post holder will autonomously undertake assessment and treatment of both acute and chronic, differentiated and undifferentiated, patient presentations.
The post holder will determine a clinical diagnosis, treatment plan and appropriate discharge, or refer, as indicated whilst maintaining accurate patient records and ensuring patient safety. They will be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff, enhancing skills and knowledge, and work in partnership with a multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities
1. To independently undertake clinical assessments, diagnose, treat anddischarge, or appropriately refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses.
2. To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatmentplans.
3. To ensure effective coordination and liaison with multidisciplinary teams across primary and secondary care, statutory and voluntary disciplines/groups to provide a seamless service to patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where possible.
4. To refer appropriately to clinical leads/supervising GP where a second opinion is required.
5. To adapt styles of communication appropriately to promote empowerment, self management and health education for patients.
6. To attend clinical case conferences, review and clinical meetings as required.
7. To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team.
8. To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate.
9. Provide specialist advice relating to minor illness and/or injury to local healthcare teams,patients, relative, and carers.
10. To identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reporting structure.
11. Able to interpret and file pathology results
12. Manage patients across all age groups, including children.
13. No restrictions on prescribing.
14. Able to see pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues
About us
We are a University Practice, seeking to appoint an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist-Independent Prescriber to join our team.
Bradford Student Health Service is a busy GP practice in Bradford with approximately 8,500 registered patients. We are a university practice situated near to the University of Bradford. We are a member of PCN 6.
We are looking for applicants who are energetic, enthusiastic and focused on delivering a high standard of care to our patients. You should be proficient in all aspects of general practice nurse duties.
Our clinical team consists of two GP partners, locum GP's, a Practice Nurse, a Health Care Assistant, two GP Assistants, three Clinical Pharmacists and a Pharmacy Technician. The clinical team are supported by a Practice Manager, Operations Manager, Administrators and a Medical Secretary. Our reception team work as Care Navigators providing enhanced signposting and ensuring patients have access to the appropriate clinicians or services available to them.
The practice is a consistently high performer in relation to its contractual obligations including QOF and Quality Contract services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities
1. To independently undertake clinical assessments, diagnose, treat and discharge, or appropriately refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses.
2. To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans.
3. To ensure effective coordination and liaison with multidisciplinary teams across primary and secondary care, statutory and voluntary disciplines/groups to provide a seamless service to patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where possible.
4. To refer appropriately to clinical leads/supervising GP where a second opinion is required.
5. To adapt styles of communication appropriately to promote empowerment, selfmanagement and health education for patients.
6. To attend clinical case conferences, review and clinical meetings as required.
7. To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team.
8. To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate.
9. Provide specialist advice relating to minor illness and/or injury to local healthcare teams,patients, relative, and carers.
10. To identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reporting structure.
11. Able to interpret and file pathology results
12. Manage patients across all age groups, including children.
13. No restrictions on prescribing.
14. Able to see pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues
Person Specification
Personal Qualities Essential
Effective time management (planning and organising) Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet Problem solving and analytical skills Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures Ability to work as a team member and autonomously Commitment to ongoing professional development Good interpersonal and organisational skills Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations Clear, polite telephone manner
Desirable
Effectively utilise resources
Experience Essential
An appreciation of the nature of general practice and the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing Significant and evidenced post registration experience Understanding of the mentorship process An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners Clinical experience of working autonomously within an appropriate setting including physiology, assessment, clinical reason and decision making. Delivery of evidence-based practice demonstrating a patient focused approach Ensure clinical governance is embedded within practice
Desirable
Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare Understanding of the mentorship process
Qualifications Essential
GPhC registered pharmacist Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any training To have qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways) Hold an GPhC independent prescribing qualification Evidence of CPD relevant to clinical area
Desirable
Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Medicines management qualification Minor ailments certification Clinical supervision course Leadership Qualification Completed, and continually updated, HEE Multiprofessional framework for Advanced Clinical Practice
Clinical Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians Good clinical system IT knowledge Plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions Understanding of safeguarding adults and children Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs Ability to record accurate clinical notes Broad knowledge of clinical governance
Desirable
Plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
Other requirements/wider responsibilities Essential
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check Occupational Health clearance Evidence of continuing professional development Flexibility to work outside core office hours
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 Bradford Student Health Service
Address Bradford Student Health Service
Laisteridge Lane
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD5 0HR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bradfordstudenthealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)