NhsJobs Beckington

Beckington

Family Practice is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist Independent

Prescriber to join our friendly multidisciplinary team for 16 hours per week

This is a predominantly patient-facing role, with approximately three-quarters

of the role devoted to running pharmacist-led clinics and one-quarter

supporting medicines safety and quality improvement.

We are looking for someone who enjoys managing patients independently, building

long-term relationships and developing clinical services

Main responsibilities

Clinical Care - approx 12 hours per week

Run

independent pharmacist-led clinics

Manage

hypertension, lipid disorders and cardiovascular risk

Provide

medication optimisation and long-term condition management within your

competence

Independently

prescribe, review medicines and request/interpret appropriate investigations

Provide

lifestyle advice and shared decision-making

Refer

patients appropriately to GPs or other healthcare professionals

Maintain

accurate clinical records

Develop

additional clinics aligned with your expertise and practice needs

Medicines Safety and Quality Improvement - approx 4 hours per week

Review

and implement MHRA Drug Safety Alerts

Complete

medicines safety and CQC prescribing searches

Undertake

prescribing audits and quality improvement projects

Identify

patients requiring medication monitoring

Support

implementation of local and national prescribing guidance

Contribute

to medicines governance across the practice

P rofessional Responsibilities

The

successful applicant will maintain GPhC registration and CPD, work within their

professional scope of practice, comply with all relevant practice policies

(including confidentiality, safeguarding and information governance),

participate in appraisal and mandatory training, and contribute positively to

the multidisciplinary team

Other duties

• To present a professional image of Beckington Family

Practice to the patients and wider public

To

undertake any other delegated duties reasonably considered appropriate to the

post

Requirements of the post

• Smart, tidy appearance, wearing uniform if provided

• An

understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

• An

ability to use judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and tact to respond

appropriately to the needs of the post

• Excellent

communication skills both face to face and on the telephone

•

A

flexible approach to the position in order to provide support for other team

members

• Able to

use own initiative

• To be

logical, self-motivated, resourceful and attentive to detail

• Ability

to ask for help and use the knowledge of the Senior Team for support

Circumstances

• Reliable

• Able to

be flexible if needed to work extra at other times

Contraindications

• Being a patient with the Practice once employed

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the

Practice, and will

• Alert

other team members to issues of quality and risk

• Assess

own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or

under supervision

• Contribute

to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and

making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

• Participate

in team meetings as required

• Work

effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

• Effectively

manage own time, workload and resources

Confidentiality

All

employees of Beckington Family Practice are required to maintain and ensure the

confidentiality of members of the public and members of staff in accordance

with Beckington Family Practice information security and Confidentiality

policies and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Caldecott

principles

Collation of Information

Support the Practice team in achievement of keeping medical

records updated by ensuring the following

• Collation

of patient information using Emis Web medical information system

• Maintaining

quality and accuracy of all data input

• Comply

with Data Protection Act and GDPR

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective

communication within the team and will strive to

• Communicate

effectively with other team members

• To offer

a polite, friendly and efficient level of communication service to all our

patients, ensuring that a friendly, caring, efficient, professional and

consistent service is provided to patients at all sites

• To treat

patients, colleagues and visitors with dignity and respect at all times

• To work

in partnership with our patients to help them achieve better health outcomes

• Recognize

peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond

accordingly

• Maintain

a professional demeanour and uphold high service standards

Working Environment

• Carry out

routine checks to ensure your work station is clean and tidy at the start and

end of your shift

• Ensure

all equipment in your work station is operational and up to date and report any

issues to your line manager

• Ensure

that confidential patient information is stored and handled according to

protocol and report any concerns to your line manager

Policies & Procedures

• Apply

Practice policies, standards and guidance as per practice shared drive and

staff handbook

• Discuss

with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will

affect own work

• Ensure

you keep abreast of policy updates

Records Management

As an employee of Beckington Family Practice, you are

legally responsible for all records that you gather, create or use as part of

your work within the Organisation, including patient health, financial,

personal and administrative, whether paper based or on computer. You should

consult the Practice Manager if you have any doubt as to the correct management

of records with which you work.

Risk Management

It is a standard element of the role and responsibility of

all staff of Beckington Family Practice that they fulfil a proactive role

towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk

assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting

of all incidents, near misses and hazards

Health & Safety

All employees of Beckington Family Practice have a statutory

duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be

affected by their acts or omissions. Employees are required to co-operate with

management to enable the practice to meet its own legal duties and to report

any hazardous situations or defective equipment. The post-holder will assist in promoting and

maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the

Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include

• Using

personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

• Maintaining

work areas in a tidy, clean and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of

remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible

management

• Identifying

the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way

that manages those risks

• Making

effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

• Using

appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and

safe way and free from hazards

• Actively

identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards or

potential risks and infection hazards immediately when recognised

• Demonstrate

due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of unborn babies,

children, and vulnerable adults

Equality & Diversity

Beckington Family Practice will take all practicable steps

to ensure that staff are recruited, managed, developed, promoted and rewarded

on merit and that equal opportunities are given to all staff. Each employee is

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What is the salary for this independent prescriber pharmacist role in Beckington?

The advertised salary for this independent prescriber pharmacist role at Beckington Family Practice is Negotiable (per hour). Typical independent prescriber pharmacist pay in Beckington varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

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