PCN Lead Clinical Pharmacist
Cam Medical PCN · Cambridge, CB2 1EH
- Salary
- Negotiable (per hour)
- Location
- Cambridge, CB2 1EH
PCN Lead Clinical Pharmacist role at Cam Medical PCN in Cambridge, CB2 1EH. Salary: Negotiable (per hour). Source: NhsJobs. Apply directly with the employer via the link above.
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Job description
Clinical:
1.
To lead and direct clinical pharmacy activities
when delivering a specialist pharmacy service, including identifying and
resolving individual patient medicines care issues and providing specialist
pharmacy advice. This involves employing a systematic approach to individual
patient care, conducting drug monitoring (TDM), and addressing adverse drug
reactions (ADR) promptly and effectively.
2. To
provide education and support, as part of the multidisciplinary team, to
patients managing long-term conditions, enhancing patient knowledge and
concordance.
3. To
promptly and efficiently answer medicines information queries from patients and
healthcare professionals, improving information provision and pharmacy
awareness.
Team Management:
4.
Provide leadership, direction, and support to
the wider pharmacy team in their roles and tasks related to prescribing.
5. Set
performance objectives, conduct regular evaluations, and provide constructive
feedback to ensure high-quality work output from the wider pharmacy team,
including clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
6. Coordinate
the workflow within the team, ensuring efficient processes, and timely
completion of tasks related to prescribing activities within the PCN.
7. Coordinate
the rota, and coordination of tasks and activities among team members, ensuring
adherence to NHSE and local protocols and guidelines for efficient processes
and timely completion of prescribing-related tasks.
Resource
Management:
8.
Lead the identification and delivery of
prescribing efficiencies with medicines, contributing to the managed entry of
new medicines and ensuring adherence to local and national recommendations.
9. Manage
staff on a day-to-day basis, including recruitment and HR functions, to ensure
delivery of the clinical pharmacy service within the specialist area aligns
with national standards and service specifications.
Prescribing
Management:
10.
Contribute to the development and implementation
of evidence-based prescribing systems for primary care, ensuring adherence to
local and national recommendations and attainment of Prescribing Indicators.
11.
Provide leadership and contribute to the
development of clinics and systems to maximise benefits and minimise risks to
patients of medicines, particularly in chronic disease management.
Clinical Governance:
12. Facilitate
the delivery of national and local NHS Health strategy policies, monitoring and
evaluating prescribing against quality standards to ensure safe practices and
service quality improvement.
Community
Pharmacy Development:
13.
Participate in developing Cam Medical PCN
(Primary Care Network), supporting key projects and task groups, and fostering
relationships between community pharmacists and practices.
Education
and Research:
14.
Lead pharmacy research and audit, reporting
findings at local and national levels.
15. Deliver
education and training to pharmacists, healthcare professionals, students,
patients, and carers through formal settings, workshops, and teaching sessions.
Communication:
16.
Document pharmaceutical care issues in patient
records and inform medical/nursing staff of urgent actions required.
17.
Implement and communicate clinical governance
and medicines management objectives, ensuring adherence to guidelines and safe
prescribing practices.
18.
Provide specialist information and support to
junior pharmacists.
19.
Convey pharmaceutical information tactfully to
patients and healthcare professionals, ensuring understanding and compliance.
20. Facilitate
effective communication within the pharmacy team and with other healthcare
providers to ensure continuity of care.
Quality:
21.
Lead the development and implementation of
pharmacy and practice-wide guidelines and policies, ensuring compliance with
relevant legislation.
Medicines
Management:
22.
Support senior management and partners across
the PCN in various activities including CQC requirements, governance, and risk
management, with a focus on medicines management.
23. Lead
the oversight to ensure effective monitoring and action-taking on high-risk
drug alerts and patient safety alerts, with accountability for compliance
during CQC inspections.
Research
& Audit:
24.
Conduct and lead audits and research to improve
services and ensure compliance with guidelines.
25. Present
audit data and research findings to pharmacy teams and the PCN Board for review
and action.
Job description
Clinical:
1.
To lead and direct clinical pharmacy activities
when delivering a specialist pharmacy service, including identifying and
resolving individual patient medicines care issues and providing specialist
pharmacy advice. This involves employing a systematic approach to individual
patient care, conducting drug monitoring (TDM), and addressing adverse drug
reactions (ADR) promptly and effectively.
2. To
provide education and support, as part of the multidisciplinary team, to
patients managing long-term conditions, enhancing patient knowledge and
concordance.
3. To
promptly and efficiently answer medicines information queries from patients and
healthcare professionals, improving information provision and pharmacy
awareness.
Team Management:
4.
Provide leadership, direction, and support to
the wider pharmacy team in their roles and tasks related to prescribing.
5. Set
performance objectives, conduct regular evaluations, and provide constructive
feedback to ensure high-quality work output from the wider pharmacy team,
including clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
6. Coordinate
the workflow within the team, ensuring efficient processes, and timely
completion of tasks related to prescribing activities within the PCN.
7. Coordinate
the rota, and coordination of tasks and activities among team members, ensuring
adherence to NHSE and local protocols and guidelines for efficient processes
and timely completion of prescribing-related tasks.
Resource
Management:
8.
Lead the identification and delivery of
prescribing efficiencies with medicines, contributing to the managed entry of
new medicines and ensuring adherence to local and national recommendations.
9. Manage
staff on a day-to-day basis, including recruitment and HR functions, to ensure
delivery of the clinical pharmacy service within the specialist area aligns
with national standards and service specifications.
Prescribing
Management:
10.
Contribute to the development and implementation
of evidence-based prescribing systems for primary care, ensuring adherence to
local and national recommendations and attainment of Prescribing Indicators.
11.
Provide leadership and contribute to the
development of clinics and systems to maximise benefits and minimise risks to
patients of medicines, particularly in chronic disease management.
Clinical Governance:
12. Facilitate
the delivery of national and local NHS Health strategy policies, monitoring and
evaluating prescribing against quality standards to ensure safe practices and
service quality improvement.
Community
Pharmacy Development:
13.
Participate in developing Cam Medical PCN
(Primary Care Network), supporting key projects and task groups, and fostering
relationships between community pharmacists and practices.
Education
and Research:
14.
Lead pharmacy research and audit, reporting
findings at local and national levels.
15. Deliver
education and training to pharmacists, healthcare professionals, students,
patients, and carers through formal settings, workshops, and teaching sessions.
Communication:
16.
Document pharmaceutical care issues in patient
records and inform medical/nursing staff of urgent actions required.
17.
Implement and communicate clinical governance
…
Description as published by the employer on NhsJobs.
About this clinical pharmacist role in Cambridge
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