Clinical Pharmacist

See patients with single or multiple medical

problems where medicine optimisation is required e.g. diabetes, hypertension,

heart failure,

Carry out structured

medication reviews for patients identified as priority by the practice or

through the PCN DES.

Carry out medicines

reconciliations for patients across care boundaries to ensure that our patients

get the right medicines in a timely manner with the correct drug

monitoring.

Answer prescription

and medication queries from patients and staff across the health network.

Present and lead

improvement projects on PCN wide policies and procedures.

Contribute to Practice

and PCN meetings, GP educational meetings and any other meetings as and when

required.

Support

the GP prescribing leads with implementing change, maintaining standards and

achieving prescribing targets e.g. those set through the Devon Medicines

Optimisation Scheme and Impact and Investment Fund.

a. See patients with single or

multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required e.g.

diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, or where patients are prescribed large

numbers of medicines or combinations with identifiable risks. Review the ongoing

medicine plan for these patients, ensuring they get the best use of their

medicines and make appropriate recommendations to clinicians for medicine

improvement

b. Carry out structured medication

reviews for patients identified as priority by the practice or through the PCN

DES. This will be provided by face to face and phone appointments and may also

involve visiting people in their own homes or in care homes. Although the

candidate does not need to be a non-medical prescriber at time of application, they

must be willing to work towards this goal and will be supported to achieve this

following completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacist Programme.

c. Carry out medicines

reconciliations for patients across care boundaries to ensure that our patients

get the right medicines in a timely manner with the correct drug monitoring.

This will involve liaising with colleagues in secondary care and possibly

accessing further support through the community pharmacy discharge medicines

scheme or referral to the community services pharmacy teamAnswer prescription and

medication queries from patients and staff across the health network.

d. Present and lead improvement

projects on PCN wide policies and procedures.

e. Contribute to Practice and PCN

meetings, GP educational meetings and any other meetings as and when

required.

f. Support the GP prescribing

leads with implementing change, maintaining standards and achieving prescribing

targets e.g. those set through the Devon Medicines Optimisation Scheme and

Impact and Investment Fund.

g. Liaise with community pharmacy colleagues to align cross sector initiatives

e.g. GPCPCS, eRD.

h. Complete and communicate audits to ensure a culture of continual quality

improvement

i. Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product

withdrawal and other local and national guidance.

j. Support the PCN pharmacy technicians working within Honiton Surgery

k. Document all work in a thorough and timely way in the practice patient

management system - SystmOne.

l. Advise and support with queries regarding medication storage and

transportation including vaccines.

m. Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product

withdrawal and other local and national guidance.

n. Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines

through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that

are patient related, medicine related, or both.

o. Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or

cost effectiveness initiatives.

p. Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics

and medicines optimization.

q. Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant

with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

r. To support public health, including vaccination campaigns. To provide

specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general

public.

We are a large, supportive and friendly well-established GP practice of 18,000 patients and are located in the market town of Honiton in East Devon. We have a diverse clinical team that includes 6 GP partners,13 salaried GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, FCP physiotherapists and occupational therapists. We also have a health and well-being coach team that works closely with our local CMHT. We are the lead practice in our PCN working with two other local practices and have a good rating with CQC. In addition, we are a training practice currently training GP registrars, AHPs, nurses and nurse practitioners.

We are an RCGP Research Ready practice with many active active research studies. The Partners and Practice Manager are innovative and forward thinking, proactive in quality improvement work for developing our service, supporting excellent patient care and staff wellbeing. Successful applicants could be supported to become involved in delivery of research and quality improvement projects

Qualifications

Desirable: - Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society; - Membership of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association

Experience

Essential: - a. Experience and awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice

Skills and Knowledge