Job summary
Droitwich, Ombersley & The Rurals PCN consists of 7 practices, based across South Worcestershire, serving over 56,000 patients. We aim to offer and deliver excellent, safe, co-ordinated, high quality patient care. Continuously learning, evolving and implementing new models of care, to create inclusion and reduce inequalities and improve outcomes.
We work hard to promote a culture where staff feel engaged, valued and recognised by the organisation and the others they work with.
We have an Additional Roles team of 36 healthcare professionals and are looking for individuals with a passion to deliver excellent service in General Practice and in the local communities.
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Independent Prescriber Clinical Pharmacist to join our established multidisciplinary care home team working across the care homes within our PCN. We are looking for someone to take responsibility for leading on all of the pharmacy and medication related aspects of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Network Direct Enhanced Service Specification and to support in delivering the highest quality of care to this complex set of patients. You will need to work closely with the care home pharmacy technician, the wider PCN pharmacy team and other local stake holders to provide high quality and efficient pharmacy care home support.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide advice and support on all prescribing and medication related issues for our care home residents. When clinically appropriate, you will be expected to implement and action changes to the patients medical prescribing record as directed by primary, secondary or community care; working at all times within professional limits. Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of these patients.
About us
Vertis Health is a fast-growing provider of community-based healthcare services to NHS patients within South Worcestershire. The organisation utilises the excellent clinical expertise that already resides within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services. We hope that by doing this we will not only deliver pathway improvements to patients but also go some way to relieving the growing volume pressures that are being experienced within local hospitals and GP practices.
DOR PCN is a member of Vertis Health.
Key duties and responsibilities
Lead, deliver and evaluate a specialist care home pharmacy service by providing in-depth, patient focused Structured Medication Reviews to the care home residents under the care of our PCN care home team.
Support with care home visits and ward rounds as required by the care home team and in line with local need.
Promote the safe, high quality and cost-effective use of medicines in care homes.
Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice in complex situations, where advice may be challenged, to health care professionals across the PCN and to care home staff.
Communicate highly complex medicines related information with residents and or their carers who may have complex care and communication needs.
Work with the care home team to develop and co-ordinate discharge pathways for our care home residents to ensure all patients have appropriate and timely medicines optimisation post-discharge and suitable pharmaceutical management plans moving forwards.
Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues.
Ensure prescribing and administration of medicines and disposal of medicinal waste follows appropriate legislation and health and safety policies
To support the PCN in ensuring the Network Impact and investment Fund and Clinical Excellence Investment Framework targets are met and maximum reimbursable achieved where possible.
Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing through structured medication review.
Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues across the network to foster good working relationships and improve their understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the care home team as needed
Oversee the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, including reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates
Ensure adherence to the Hereford & Worcestershire formulary and the optimizeRx prescribing support software to improve the quality, safety, and cost effectiveness of prescribing
Action any relevant medication safety alerts for care home residents in line with local guidance and in liaison with the practice pharmacy teams
Lead on supporting the care homes in the safe and timely monitoring of any high-risk medications in line with appropriate local and national guidance
Lead and develop clinical audit relating to the use of medicines in care homes and for care home SMRs
Work with primary care professionals and patients to implement NICE and other evidence-based guidelines
Work with Commissioning organisations and the PCN to comply with local medicines optimisation schemes and projects
Deliver medicines information and training to members of the care home team, local practices within the PCN, care home team members and other local stakeholders as needed.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Independent Prescriber qualification
• Completed CPPE pathway or equivalent recognised qualification
• Completed undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• May hold or be working towards postgraduate Pharmacy qualification

Knowledge Skills and CompetenciesEssential

• Demonstrates general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general pharmaceutical care programmes for patients in core areas, including disease states / long term conditions identified by local Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individual
• Demonstrates ability to use skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
• Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Is able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE

ExperienceEssential

• Minimum 2 years post graduate experience in Pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Has an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general medical practice

Desirable

• Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of working with Care Homes

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 detailsEmployer name
SW Healthcare
Address
Droitwich Medical Centre
Ombersley Street East
Droitwich Spa
Worcestershire
WR9 8RD
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months
Pay: £46,148.00-£52,809.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime

Education:

• Master’s (preferred)

Experience:

• Independent Prescriber: 1 year (preferred)
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge: 1 year (preferred)
• Understand the principles of evidence- based healthcare.: 1 year (preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills: 1 year (preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 11/07/202

Please refer the Job description for details