Clinical Pharmacist

Be an independent prescriber or commit to completing training to become a prescriber.

Support the Pharmacy Technicians and Care Co-ordinators in the EHiCH team.

Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring.

Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.

Focus on people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism.

Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.

Using audit and action planning, help to tackle inequalities.Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the PCN practices conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement.

This is a pharmacist role working within the PCN

for the Enhanced Health in Care Home - EHICH Team

Within the

EHICH Team, the Clinical Pharmacist will support the Pharmacy Technicians in

delivering Structured Medication Reviews in the monthly Care Home MDT, deliver

a programme of medicines optimisation across care homes and GP practices,

support with covert medication plans, medication queries and deliver clinical

supervision to the Pharmacy Technicians.

Be an independent prescriber or

commit to completing training

to become a prescriber.

Support colleagues and patients

with medication queries

and monitoring.

Undertake clinical

medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.

Focus on people in care homes, those

with multiple co-morbidities including frailty, COPD and asthma, and

people with learning disabilities or autism.

Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health

and social care needs of patients.

Using audit and action

planning, to help to tackle inequalities.

Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation including ensuring prescribers in the

PCN practices conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship

guidance and quality improvement.

Contribute to the General

Practice quality and outcomes framework - QOF and enhanced

services.

Use structured medication reviews

to support patients

to take their medications to get the best

from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.

Contribute pharmaceutical

advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components e.g. advice on treatment pathways

and patient information leaflets.

Work with general practice

teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved for care home

patients.

Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy

professionals across Primary

Care and the wider health and social care system.

Take a central role in the clinical aspects

of shared care protocols, liaison with specialist pharmacists,

liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services.

Undertake the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education - CPPE Primary

Care Pharmacy Education

Pathway or equivalent primary care training pathway.

Provide Clinical Supervision for Pharmacy Technicians

within the PCN Enhanced Health in Care Home team.

with care home medication requests, medication advice, covert administration

advice from the Enhanced Health in Care Home Team.

The above list of duties

is not exhaustive and may be subject

to change as deemed necessary

Aims/Goals of post

Improved medication outcomes

for patients

Improved patient safety and

medication optimisation

Improved efficiency of medication

changes

Effective management of shared

care drugs

Improved prescribing for care

home residents

Reduced GP workload

Reduced medication costs by

formulary prescribing cost- effective alternatives

Primary Healthcare Darlington was established in 2014 as the local GP Federation covering 11 GP Practices covering an ever-increasing population of registered patients in Darlington, County Durham. We have a close working relationship with Darlington Primary Care Network, which commissions services and projects that PHD provides for the town. We have close links with Darlington Borough Council and local NHS Foundation Trusts and have the full support and backing of North East and North Cumbria ICB.

Working from dedicated premises close to Darlington Memorial Hospital we provide NHS, Public Health and Private Medical Services.

We are an award-winning company who places the wellbeing of our staff at the heart of everything we do. As a company we offer staff access to free counselling services, protected time to develop professionally, access to high-quality training and development, free tea and coffee and chilled, filtered water and much more

Experience

Desirable: - Knowledge of structured medication reviews; - Frailty and Care Home experience; - Participation in QIP and implemented change

Knowledge and skills

Qualifications

Desirable: - Independent Prescribing qualification; - Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist