Sherborne PCN Clinical Pharmacist

This vacancyis for an experienced, caring Pharmacist to join our established team inSherborne.

As a Pharmacistyou will provide expert clinical advice on medicines and polypharmacy. Ensuringthe provision of safe, modern, medicines and personalised care. Taking aproactive role in medicines optimisation, in line with contractual obligationsand expected standards. Support the repeat prescription service and undertakemedication reviews. Deliver an integrated, safe, cost effective andhigh-quality pharmacy service, as part of a comprehensive healthcare packagebased on our population needs.

Inspirepositive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians andthe wider healthcare team in order to maintain a good working environment.

Main duties of the job

Work closelywith the GPs and other healthcare staff to promote good practice in allprescribing decisions, to develop and implement improved medicines management.Helping to reduce waste whilst maintaining the focus on patient safety andwell-being.

Shareinformation relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management,medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education sothat patients and colleagues are appropriately informed. You would be expectedto be responsible for an area of chronic disease management.

Support thegeneral practice staff with prescription and medication queries and help toenable partnership working with community pharmacies and secondary care.

The postholder will help to recognise and improve processes, supporting the team to continueto deliver excellent healthcare. Analysing data to produce reports andrecommendations to support population health management, helping the team tocomplete projects through to a successful and timely conclusion.

About us

You willneed to be flexible and used to working independently, whilst forming part of awider team. Sherborne has a team of three Prescribing Pharmacists, and three Pharmacy Technicians who work the majority of their week at one of our three practices, serving a total patient list of approx. 25,000. You will be contributing directly to our populations ongoinghealth needs in this vital patient facing role.

Employed bySherborne Primary Care Network, the successful applicant will work primarily atone practice, to support the delivery of care to all our patients.

Job responsibilities

The skills required for this role include a positive attitude to collaborative working, with a focus on providingthe best quality care, timely and effectively.

You will possess the ability to delivercomplex and sensitive information appropriately to patients, and delivereducational sessions/information to other healthcare professionals. You will be adaptable, with excellentcommunication skills and a proven ability to work under pressure and meetdeadlines.

The successful candidate will be able to work on their own initiative, organisingworkload, and work well as part of a team.

Usedto working in a busy environment, able to cope well with change

Understanding of theneed for confidentiality and adherence to policies

This post is for 30 hours per week, although there may be some scope for the right candidate

Salary will be according to experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist
• Primary Care Pharmacy Education Program (PCPEP)
• Independent prescriber
• IT literate with experience of analysing data, compiling reports and audits
• Awareness and compliance with national standards of hygiene, infection control, professional requirements and best practice guidelines
• Managing patient consultations
• Dangerous drug (such as DMARDs & DOAC) monitoring
• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience in Conducting Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) with patients
• Willingness to take responsibility for an LTC

Experience

• Compliance with all national and practice health and safety policies and clinical governance, following agreed safe working conditions, immediately reporting any incidents or hazards
• Improve compliance in patient medication
• Input and maintain patient record entries timely, ensuring correct use of codes
• Promote cost-effective, high-quality prescribing
• Maintain all required training, making effective use of knowledge and skills
• Acknowledging the key challenges of demand, capacity, and activity. Help identify possible solutions with the focus on best practice, cost effectiveness and quality of healthcare
• Support achievement of targets across individual practices and the PCN. Reporting on contractual requirements and areas of clinical focus, to support population health management
• Maintain awareness of Safeguarding procedures, applying relevant legislation
• Maintain confidentiality, complying with GDPR, Data Protection and Caldicott guidance
• Provide feedback and data enabling the PCN to maintain and improve protocols and procedures, supporting the PCN to achieve Dorset ICB Prescribing Improvement in Neighbourhood Health (PINH) goals, or the equivalent.
• Providing patients with personalised care, according to NHS and NICE guidelines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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