SWaN PCN Clinical Pharmacist (Maternity Leave)

To improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency

of the Primary Care team by providing direct, accessible and timely Clinical

Medicines expertise, by working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Practice Team.

To pro-actively transfer workload relating to medicines

optimisation issues from Practice clinical staff to improve patient care,

safety, thus freeing up Practice clinical staff to spend more time on other

clinical care.

To promote safe, evidence based, cost effective

prescribing in line with NHS Cheshire & Merseyside requirements

To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to Practices

and the Medicines Optimisation Team

To provide prescribing support to the designated

Practices and team members in areas such as:

Managing and reconciling medications from Hospital

discharge letters

Medication reviews/structured medication reviews

and follow up both over the phone and face to face

Implementation of prescribing changes

Review of repeat prescribing

Audit of practice prescribing

Medication queries

The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and

clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Investment Impact Fund

(IIF).

Experience is preferred but all

applications will be considered as training is provided to all new starters and

you will be enrolled on to an 18-month primary pathway.

Responsibilities underpinning the role

To develop and facilitate a good working

relationship with all local providers of healthcare.

To plan and organise own workload, including

audit and project work, and training sessions.

To record personally generated information and

maintain a database of information relating to the work done in the

practice(s). Personally generated information includes information and records

relating to audit and clinical work undertaken by the post holder, reference

notes relating to clinical/ technical information. The database includes

maintaining up-to-date, detailed records of all work done in practices for

which the post holder is accountable.

To maintain registration as a pharmacist and

comply with appropriate professional codes.

As appropriate to the post, to maintain and

develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with

medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and local and national service,

legislation and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal

development plan and participate in the appraisal process.

To attend local, regional and national meetings

of relevance.

To undertake any other duties commensurate with

the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager.

All employees should understand that it

is their personal responsibility to comply with all organisational and

statutory requirements (e.g. health and safety, equal treatment and diversity,

confidentiality and clinical governance).

South Warrington PCN is one of five PCNs within

Warrington, Cheshire. We provide primary care services to 51,763 patients,

across five GP practices. Stockton Heath Medical Centre, Latchford Medical

Centre, Stretton Medical Centre, Brookfield Surgery and Lakeside Surgery With

the creation of the 2020/21 Network Direct Enhanced Services (DES) and the

introduction of the NHS Additional Role Reimbursement (ARRS) to support primary

care, the PCN has recruited staff under the ARRS to support and broaden our primary

care team which allows us to provide better care for our patients. These roles

First Contact Physiotherapists

Care Coordinators The PCN is headed by our

committed Clinical Directors, Strategic Manager, Practice Managers and GP

members.

Qualifications

Essential: - Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)

Desirable: - Independent prescriber or is currently working towards gaining an independent prescribing qualification; - Clinical Diploma

Experience

Desirable: - Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Personal Attributes

Other

Essential: - Self-motivation; - Adaptable; - Full driving licence