About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a suitably qualified and registered Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist under NHS Englands Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) to work in our multidisciplinary team (MDT) on behalf of North Care Network.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to enhance our team and to make your mark in primary care locally with your knowledge, skills and experience. At this important time for General Practice and Primary Care, this is a role where you can make a tangible and quantifiable difference, one in which you are valued and gives you that strong sense of job satisfaction.
Further details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification.
Main duties of the job
This is a developing role and will give you the opportunity to work alongside other Clinical Pharmacists and the wider general practice teams across the Primary Care Network (PCN), responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and/or recent hospital admission plus undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy especially those in care homes, the frail, and those with co-morbidities. You will be involved with shared decision making which will include involvement in regular care home rounds, prioritising patients for MDT review and detailed Care Plans.
Further details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification.
About us
North Care Network is a forward-thinking Primary Care Network based in North Lincolnshire, with a registered patient population of approximately 34,200 across the 3 member practices.
Our multidisciplinary teams are committed to improving outcomes for our patients by providing high-quality care. Each of the practices are teaching sites for Hull and York Medical School and participate in the education of trainee GP. All 3 of our members practices are rated good by CQC. The area has excellent primary and secondary schools and Hull has top rated private schools. We are surrounded by beautiful countryside whilst remaining within the motorway network giving easy access to Hull, Lincoln, Leeds and York. Join our multidisciplinary teams of ACPs, Clinical Pharmacists, nurses, care coordinators, physiotherapists, mental health practitioners and social prescribers.
Job description Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
As an Independent Prescribing pharmacist within North Care network, you will be responsible for undertaking Patient-Facing and remote Clinical Medication Reviews. You will lead and coordinate medicines optimisation services and clinical pharmacy development within the PCN to improve quality of care, personalised care and patient experience. Provide clinical leadership to ensure high quality and cost-effective prescribing.
You will be involved in Medicines Quality Improvement, such as undertaking clinical audits, reviewing risk of harm, identify, plan, organise, and co-ordinate the implementation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
The role also encompasses elements of medicine safety, leadership and management, effective communication, drug monitoring, repeat prescribing, service development and information management.
Further details on these elements required by the role are outlined in the Job Description.
Person Specification
Driving License Essential
Drives and has access to a vehicle to conduct the duties of the role.
Knowledge and skills Essential
Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences. In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare. 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 (SystemOne and EMIS), including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports. Able to plan, manage, monitor and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions. Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information. Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to identify several solutions. Able to effectively manage resources (financial and others) to ensure delivery of a service/project. Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers. Able to plan complex medicines management projects and programmes. Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol. Adaptable Works effectively independently and as a team player Self-motivated Safeguarding and other mandatory training
Qualifications Essential
Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) Have undertaken an accredited course and undertaken a minimum of 90 hours of supervised clinical practice with a DPP (if required). Holds an independent prescribing qualification annotation on the GPhC register.
Experience Essential
Translates strategies into operational plans in collaboration with other senior colleagues. Building team capacity and organisational resilience. Passionately drives organisational development. Practices and prescribes safely and effectively in a primary care setting. Recognises personal and professional limitations and refers to appropriate colleague. Is emotionally intelligent and resilient. Has a minimum of two years post qualifying experience. Identifies and mitigates risk management issues collaboratively.
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 The Central Surgery
Address 10 King Street
Barton Upon Humber
DN18 5ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.centralsurgerybarton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)