PCN Pharmacist

The postholder will be an integral part of the General Practice team, as

well as the wider pharmacist network and multidisciplinary team. This includes

being a conduit of patients' medicine information into and out of hospitals.

They will work to optimise medicines use, improve patient care and safety, and

support clinical staff in the management of patients. The role will help improve patient health outcomes and the efficiency of the

Primary Care team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines

expertise, including face-to-face consultations with patients.

The postholder will support Glenpark and Teams GP

Practice colleagues with prescription and medication queries, including repeat

prescriptions, medicines reconciliation following transfers of care, and the

development and monitoring of systems to support safe prescribing. The team

delivers structured medication reviews, provides quality improvement advice and

guidance, and contributes to aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework

(QOF) and enhanced services.

Clinical Pharmacy Team also supports the development of new models of care to

deliver person-centred, coordinated patient care.

As part of the role, there will be the opportunity to access and complete

NHS Englands accredited Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway, should you not

already hold this qualification.

a. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to

clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines

for specific disease areas

b. Be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work

with and alongside the general practice team

c. Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases

and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with

complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with

multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning

disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme)

d. Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to

address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the

organisation and to help in tackling inequalities

e. Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including

ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local

antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst

contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

f. Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their

medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

g. Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general

practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital

pharmacy) to help to improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to

healthcare and help to manage general practice workload

h. Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals

across the wider health and social care system

i. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols,

clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists

(including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in

people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists, and

anticoagulation

j. The Clinical Pharmacist will have access to an assigned GP clinical

supervisor for support and development

k. Act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters,

establishing positive working relationships

l. Consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently

prescribe acute and repeat medication

m. Receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other

clinicians

n. Receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

o. Provide medication review services for patients in practice and during

domiciliary visits to the local nursing home

p. Manage a caseload of complex patients

q. Manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients

taking high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.

r. Deliver long term condition clinics and home visits, particularly for

patients with complicated medication regimes, and prescribe accordingly

s. Provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term

conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team

t. Review medications for newly registered patients

u. Improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance

with their medication

v. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

w. Encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the organisation

x. Provide advice and answer medication related queries from patients and

staff

y. Organise and oversee the organisations medicines optimisation systems,

including the repeat prescribing and medication review systems

z. Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical

audit and education, to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical

and prescribing guidance.

aa. Develop yourself and your role through participation in clinical

supervision, training and service redesign activities

bb. Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of

vaccines and drugs. Apply infection-control measures within the practice

according to local and national guidelines

cc. Provide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing

and embedding a system

dd. Support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug

and alcohol dependencies

ee. Actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

ff. Manage a caseload of complex patients and potential care institutions

and to provide advice for the GP management of more complex patients or areas

such as addictive behaviours, severe mental illness or end of life care

gg. Review the latest guidance, ensuring the organisation conforms to NICE,

CQC etc.

hh. Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation

and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and

ii. Provide targeted support and proactive reviews for vulnerable, complex

patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary care

jj. Handle prescription queries and requests directly

kk. Provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the

organisation, patients and their carers

ll. Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service

requirements on behalf of the organisation

mm. Participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do

so, and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought

about through clinical incidents and near-miss events

nn. Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

oo. Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

pp. Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months.

Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed

on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

qq. Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics)

through advice or direct care

rr. Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area always

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will

be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

Glenpark and Teams Medical Practice is located in the

Inner West of Gateshead, with a list size of 14,500 patients. The practice is

one of four within our Primary Care Network, which serves over 45,000 patients,

alongside Whickham Medical Cottage, Chainbridge Medical Partnership and

Sunniside Surgery. We are motivated to provide high-quality care to the

population we serve.

The successful candidate will work as part of our Pharmacy Team which

consists of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians and led by our Senior

Clinical Pharmacist.

Other requirements/wider responsibilities

Desirable: - Good clinical system IT knowledge; - Broad knowledge of clinical governance

Qualifications

Desirable: - Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society