Ageing Well Clinical Pharmacist

that each GP practice operates differently, on a day-to-day basis the

post-holder will engage with GPs and Practice Managers across the five

practices in order to deliver the responsibilities of the role.

post-holder will also work collaboratively with members of the Ageing Well Team

and wider health, social care and community services to support coordinated,

person-centred care for people living with frailty.

post holder will work in accordance with specific practice guidelines and

protocols where applicable. They will be responsible for supporting network

practices in implementing effective medicine management, identifying areas for

improvement and initiating and managing change. Achieving clinical and

non-clinical targets and objectives as agreed with the PCN and practices will

be part of the role.

the Ageing Well service, this will include supporting the development and

implementation of evidence-based medicines optimisation approaches for people

living with frailty, including safer prescribing, deprescribing where

appropriate, reducing medicines-related harm and supporting quality improvement

across the frailty pathway.

If you have not already, you will be required and

supported to complete the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathway programme.

OF THE ROLE

The post holder will work within their clinical competence as

Part of a multi-disciplinary team to

Provide expertise in clinical medicines

management

person-centred structured medication reviews with and for patients living with

frailty, with focus on complex or problematic polypharmacy, recent falls or

hospital admissions, those who are housebound, and those at increased risk of

medicines-related harm. This will include identifying opportunities for

appropriate deprescribing, taking account of treatment burden, individual goals

and preferences, clinical circumstances, and the likely benefits and risks of

treatment.

collaboratively with the Ageing Well multidisciplinary team to contribute

medicines expertise to personalised care planning and the ongoing management of

patients living with frailty

Support patients in the management of their

long-term conditions

Oversee/support the management of medicines on

transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing

Manage repeat prescription authorisations and

acute prescription requests.

Addressing the public health needs of the

registered population.

The post holder will perform medication reviews for patients

with polypharmacy, especially older people, people in residential care homes

and those with multiple co-morbidities; this may be in a practice or home setting

or via phone or video consultation as agreed with the practice and the Lead Clinical Pharmacist.

The post holder will be involved in quality improvement and

clinical audit as well as liaising with practices to manage some aspects of

Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) work.

This role is pivotal

to improving the quality of patient care and to developing operational

efficiencies; it requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent

service within general practice.

Manage a medicines

management plan and deliver patient services as determined by and with the Lead

Clinical Pharmacist, practice / PCN policy and local and national guidance.

Work as part of the

medicines management team within the PCN/practices and with medicines

management colleagues within the ICB to acquire and share expertise and best

practice to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of

patient care.

with PCN Clinical Pharmacist colleagues and the Clinical Director responsible for Clinical Pharmacy to

contribute to the development of the PCN medicines management approach and team.

and work collaboratively with the Ageing Well multidisciplinary team and

relevant health, social care and community services, contributing medicines

expertise to MDT discussions and coordinated care planning for people living

with frailty.

Perform

clinical audits around key areas of responsibility

Patient services

medication review services to patients via clinics in member practices,

domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, either face-to face or

via remote consultation technology and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans

that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient

care

part of medicines optimisation for people living with frailty, identify and

address medicines-related factors that may contribute to adverse outcomes,

including falls, postural hypotension, adverse drug effects and treatment

burden, and ensure that appropriate monitoring and follow-up of medicines is

undertaken in accordance with clinical need and relevant guidance.

Liaise

with the PCN Education and Environment Lead (EEL) to arrange presentations at

practice and patient group meetings or other events to give advice on the

appropriate use of medicines.

Produce

patient information leaflets and posters and run medicine awareness projects

throughout the year.

Use

evidence-based resources to support rational, cost-effective prescribing across

the PCN to assist network practices with monitoring and management of their

prescribing budgets

Help

plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within

network practices to optimise the quality of prescribing

provide regular support and feedback to practices and, if appropriate, the

network, on prescribing action plans

produce quarterly reports on practice performance on relevant medicines

management measures for review by network member practices

update and maintain accurate patient records on the practices clinical record

systems, including advice given and action taken

advise practices, and PCN colleagues if appropriate, on the safe and secure

handling of medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation

Havant & Waterlooville Primary Care Network (PCN) has five

member GP practices in South-east Hampshire, stretching from Denmead Practice

in the North-west to Bosmere Medical Practice to the south of Havant. Together

our practices are responsible for 69,000 patients.

Primary Care Networks were established in 2019 to extend the

range of staff roles and services available from GP surgeries and, by working

across a number of neighbouring practices, to share expertise and resources

across a wider area.

The

Clinical Pharmacist is expected to work with and within the individual network

practices as well as from home or within the community.

Experience

Knowledge and skills

Qualifications

Desirable: - Post-graduate Clinical Diploma

Other requirements