Job description

Job responsibilities

Please include supporting information along with your CV when submitting your application

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join Jurassic Coast Primary Care Network on a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

The post holder will work directly with multidisciplinary teams across our member GP practices to improve clinical effectiveness and person-centred outcomes, supporting GPs and other healthcare professionals to improve patient care through the rational and safe use of medicines.

The role will include both face-to-face and remote patient contact, alongside liaison with colleagues in community pharmacy, care homes, secondary care and other health and social care services.

The successful candidate will work as part of the wider PCN pharmacy and multidisciplinary team, delivering a broad range of clinical pharmacy services including medicines optimisation, structured medication reviews, long-term condition management, medicines reconciliation, medicines safety and support for patients with complex polypharmacy.

A key element of the role will be supporting patients with long-term conditions. The post holder will hold long-term condition clinics and, where appropriately qualified and working within their scope of competence, make adjustments to treatment regimens. Experience in areas including type 2 diabetes, lipid management and hypertension would be particularly desirable.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team within primary care and providing a patient-facing clinical pharmacy service.
• Undertaking clinical medication reviews and Structured Medication Reviews for patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
• Implementing prescribing changes, where appropriately qualified and within scope of practice, and arranging relevant monitoring.
• Supporting long-term condition clinics, including medicines optimisation for conditions such as hypertension, lipid disorders and diabetes.
• Reconciling medicines following discharge from hospital, intermediate care and care homes, identifying and resolving discrepancies and supporting continuity of medicines supply.
• Supporting patients with questions, concerns and queries regarding their medicines.
• Working with patients, GPs and other healthcare professionals to minimise medicines-related risk and reduce avoidable harm.
• Supporting the identification and management of patients at increased risk of unplanned hospital admission or medicines-related harm.
• Undertaking care home medication reviews and supporting medicines optimisation for care home residents.
• Contributing to the development and delivery of medicines optimisation, prescribing quality improvement and clinical pharmacy work across the PCN.
• Analysing and interpreting medicines data to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Supporting the implementation of local and national medicines guidance, formulary recommendations and medicines safety alerts.
• Supporting practices with medicines-related aspects of CQC compliance.
• Contributing to audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Providing medicines information and advice to GPs, practice staff, patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Supporting delivery of relevant medicines optimisation, Network Contract DES, Investment and Impact Fund and QOF requirements.
• Providing education and training on therapeutics and medicines optimisation where appropriate.
• Working collaboratively with community pharmacy, secondary care, the Integrated Care Board and other local healthcare providers.
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous patient records following consultations and telephone contacts.
• Maintaining professional registration and keeping clinical knowledge and professional competence up to date.
• Working autonomously within professional boundaries and scope of competence while contributing effectively as part of the wider PCN team.

The role requires excellent clinical knowledge, strong communication skills and the ability to manage an autonomous clinical workload across a number of primary care settings.

The successful candidate will be a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council and will have strong therapeutic and clinical knowledge. An Independent Prescribing qualification, or relevant prescribing experience, is highly desirable.

Experience of working in primary care or general practice would be beneficial, alongside experience of medicines optimisation, clinical medication review and long-term condition management. Experience of supporting the management of type 2 diabetes would be particularly desirable but is not essential.

The post holder will be required to travel between Jurassic Coast PCN member practices, including Barton House Medical Practice, Ammonite Healthcare Partnership and Lyme Bay Medical Practice.

Contract: 12-month fixed-term maternity cover Hours: 37.5 hours per week Location: Jurassic Coast PCN member practices

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-qualification experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience of providing patient-facing clinical pharmacy services.
• Experience of undertaking clinical medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
• Experience of managing patients with polypharmacy and/or multiple long-term conditions.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Experience of providing clinical medicines advice to patients and healthcare professionals.
• Experience of applying evidence-based practice and medicines guidance in a clinical setting.
• Experience of managing and prioritising an autonomous clinical workload.

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care or general practice.
• Experience of undertaking Structured Medication Reviews.
• Experience of long-term condition management.
• Experience of supporting the management of patients with type 2 diabetes.
• Experience of hypertension and/or lipid management.
• Experience of medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge.
• Experience of medicines optimisation within care homes.
• Experience of audit, quality improvement or service development.
• Experience of working with local formulary guidance, QOF, DES or other primary care contractual requirements.

Professional Registration

Essential

• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical
• Society.

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
• Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification.

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
• Have completed or working towards completion of a SOAP Award for CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent (e.g. MOCH, Pharmacists in GP Practice)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge, with an understanding of evidence-based healthcare.
• Good understanding of medicines optimisation and safe, effective prescribing.
• Knowledge of primary care prescribing and the principles of rational prescribing.
• Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise on and review medicines optimisation for patients with long-term conditions.
• Ability to interpret and apply relevant national and local clinical guidance.
• Ability to obtain, analyse and interpret complex clinical and medicines information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information clearly to patients and healthcare professionals.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of professionals and services.
• Ability to work independently, use professional judgement and recognise when escalation or referral is required.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure.
• Good IT skills and ability to maintain accurate clinical records.
• Understanding of professional accountability, confidentiality, information governance and data protection.

Desirable

• Knowledge of primary care contractual frameworks, including QOF and the Network Contract DES.
• Knowledge of local and national formulary guidance and shared care arrangements.
• Knowledge of medicines safety processes, including MHRA/CAS alerts.
• Knowledge of clinical audit and quality improvement methodology.
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation within care homes and for patients with complex polypharmacy.
• Knowledge of long-term condition management, particularly type 2 diabetes, hypertension and lipid management.
• Familiarity with primary care clinical systems.
• Ability to analyse and present medicines-related data to support service improvement.
• Training or facilitation skills, including the ability to provide medicines-related education to colleagues.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Jurassic Coast Primary Care Network

Address

West Allington

Bridport

Dorset

DT6 5BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.jurassiccoastpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Social Prescribing Link Worker will provide personalised, non-clinical support to help people address the wider social, emotional and practical issues affecting their health and wellbeing. Working within Jurassic Coast PCN, the postholder will focus on what matters to each person, helping them identify their goals and access appropriate community and statutory support.

The role is approximately 70% individual caseload work and 30% community groups and social prescribing projects, flexing according to service need.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise a caseload of referrals allocated by the Senior Social Prescribing Link Workers, covering referral triage during their absence when required.
• Build trusting, non-judgemental relationships with individuals, families and carers, and develop personalised care and support plans together.
• Connect people with appropriate support for issues such as loneliness, housing, employment, financial difficulties and caring responsibilities, following up and reviewing progress.
• Support proactive outreach to people who may benefit from social prescribing, helping to address health inequalities.
• Help the Senior Link Workers establish and run community groups, supporting these to become self-sufficient and transfer to volunteers or community partners.
• Build relationships with voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, identify gaps in local provision and share these with the Senior Link Workers.
• Work collaboratively with GP practices, the wider PCN team and partner agencies, promoting awareness of social prescribing and local resources.
• Recognise safeguarding concerns, respond in line with organisational procedures and refer to qualified clinical or specialist services when needs fall outside the scope of the role.
• Maintain accurate and timely records in SystmOne, record activity and outcomes, and contribute to service evaluation.
• Participate in supervision, relevant training and peer support, and follow PCN and practice policies on confidentiality, information governance, equality, health and safety and lone working.

The role involves regular travel between PCN practices, community venues and peoples homes across Bridport, Beaminster, Maiden Newton, Charmouth and Lyme Regis.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and applicant requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
• Training in motivational coaching or interviewing, or equivalent experience.
• Commitment to ongoing professional and personal development.

Desirable

• Enrolled in, undertaking or already qualified through training or an apprenticeship leading to a Level 3 occupational standard relevant to the Social Prescribing Link Worker Workforce Development Framework.

Knowledge, Skills and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Knowledge of personalised care and the wider social factors affecting health and wellbeing.
• Proficiency in IT systems and administrative processes.
• Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• An empathetic, non-judgemental and person-centred approach.
• Ability to recognise and manage risk, and refer to qualified professionals when necessary.
• Flexibility, enthusiasm and a commitment to reducing health inequalities.

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS policies.
• Understanding of NHS clinical systems and SNOMED codes.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in community development, public health, adult health or social care, gained through personal or professional experience.
• Experience supporting people with physical, emotional and/or mental health needs.
• Experience working collaboratively with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and community groups.

Desirable

• Experience supporting small, volunteer-led community groups.
• Previous experience working in the NHS.
• Knowledge of local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) services and resources.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Jurassic Coast Primary Care Network

Address

West Allington

Bridport

Dorset

DT6 5BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.jurassiccoastpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please include supporting information along with your CV when submitting your application

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join Jurassic Coast Primary Care Network on a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

The post holder will work directly with multidisciplinary teams across our member GP practices to improve clinical effectiveness and person-centred outcomes, supporting GPs and other healthcare professionals to improve patient care through the rational and safe use of medicines.

The role will include both face-to-face and remote patient contact, alongside liaison with colleagues in community pharmacy, care homes, secondary care and other health and social care services.

The successful candidate will work as part of the wider PCN pharmacy and multidisciplinary team, delivering a broad range of clinical pharmacy services including medicines optimisation, structured medication reviews, long-term condition management, medicines reconciliation, medicines safety and support for patients with complex polypharmacy.

A key element of the role will be supporting patients with long-term conditions. The post holder will hold long-term condition clinics and, where appropriately qualified and working within their scope of competence, make adjustments to treatment regimens. Experience in areas including type 2 diabetes, lipid management and hypertension would be particularly desirable.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team within primary care and providing a patient-facing clinical pharmacy service.
• Undertaking clinical medication reviews and Structured Medication Reviews for patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
• Implementing prescribing changes, where appropriately qualified and within scope of practice, and arranging relevant monitoring.
• Supporting long-term condition clinics, including medicines optimisation for conditions such as hypertension, lipid disorders and diabetes.
• Reconciling medicines following discharge from hospital, intermediate care and care homes, identifying and resolving discrepancies and supporting continuity of medicines supply.
• Supporting patients with questions, concerns and queries regarding their medicines.
• Working with patients, GPs and other healthcare professionals to minimise medicines-related risk and reduce avoidable harm.
• Supporting the identification and management of patients at increased risk of unplanned hospital admission or medicines-related harm.
• Undertaking care home medication reviews and supporting medicines optimisation for care home residents.
• Contributing to the development and delivery of medicines optimisation, prescribing quality improvement and clinical pharmacy work across the PCN.
• Analysing and interpreting medicines data to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Supporting the implementation of local and national medicines guidance, formulary recommendations and medicines safety alerts.
• Supporting practices with medicines-related aspects of CQC compliance.
• Contributing to audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Providing medicines information and advice to GPs, practice staff, patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Supporting delivery of relevant medicines optimisation, Network Contract DES, Investment and Impact Fund and QOF requirements.
• Providing education and training on therapeutics and medicines optimisation where appropriate.
• Working collaboratively with community pharmacy, secondary care, the Integrated Care Board and other local healthcare providers.
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous patient records following consultations and telephone contacts.
• Maintaining professional registration and keeping clinical knowledge and professional competence up to date.
• Working autonomously within professional boundaries and scope of competence while contributing effectively as part of the wider PCN team.

The role requires excellent clinical knowledge, strong communication skills and the ability to manage an autonomous clinical workload across a number of primary care settings.

The successful candidate will be a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council and will have strong therapeutic and clinical knowledge. An Independent Prescribing qualification, or relevant prescribing experience, is highly desirable.

Experience of working in primary care or general practice would be beneficial, alongside experience of medicines optimisation, clinical medication review and long-term condition management. Experience of supporting the management of type 2 diabetes would be particularly desirable but is not essential.

The post holder will be required to travel between Jurassic Coast PCN member practices, including Barton House Medical Practice, Ammonite Healthcare Partnership and Lyme Bay Medical Practice.

Contract: 12-month fixed-term maternity cover Hours: 37.5 hours per week Location: Jurassic Coast PCN member practices

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-qualification experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience of providing patient-facing clinical pharmacy services.
• Experience of undertaking clinical medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
• Experience of managing patients with polypharmacy and/or multiple long-term conditions.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Experience of providing clinical medicines advice to patients and healthcare professionals.
• Experience of applying evidence-based practice and medicines guidance in a clinical setting.
• Experience of managing and prioritising an autonomous clinical workload.

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care or general practice.
• Experience of undertaking Structured Medication Reviews.
• Experience of long-term condition management.
• Experience of supporting the management of patients with type 2 diabetes.
• Experience of hypertension and/or lipid management.
• Experience of medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge.
• Experience of medicines optimisation within care homes.
• Experience of audit, quality improvement or service development.
• Experience of working with local formulary guidance, QOF, DES or other primary care contractual requirements.

Professional Registration

Essential

• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical
• Society.

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
• Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification.

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
• Have completed or working towards completion of a SOAP Award for CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent (e.g. MOCH, Pharmacists in GP Practice)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge, with an understanding of evidence-based healthcare.
• Good understanding of medicines optimisation and safe, effective prescribing.
• Knowledge of primary care prescribing and the principles of rational prescribing.
• Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise on and review medicines optimisation for patients with long-term conditions.
• Ability to interpret and apply relevant national and local clinical guidance.
• Ability to obtain, analyse and interpret complex clinical and medicines information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information clearly to patients and healthcare professionals.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of professionals and services.
• Ability to work independently, use professional judgement and recognise when escalation or referral is required.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure.
• Good IT skills and ability to maintain accurate clinical records.
• Understanding of professional accountability, confidentiality, information governance and data protection.

Desirable

• Knowledge of primary care contractual frameworks, including QOF and the Network Contract DES.
• Knowledge of local and national formulary guidance and shared care arrangements.
• Knowledge of medicines safety processes, including MHRA/CAS alerts.
• Knowledge of clinical audit and quality improvement methodology.
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation within care homes and for patients with complex polypharmacy.
• Knowledge of long-term condition management, particularly type 2 diabetes, hypertension and lipid management.
• Familiarity with primary care clinical systems.
• Ability to analyse and present medicines-related data to support service improvement.
• Training or facilitation skills, including the ability to provide medicines-related education to colleagues.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Jurassic Coast Primary Care Network

Address

West Allington

Bridport

Dorset

DT6 5BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.jurassiccoastpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)