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1. JOB SUMMARY

To provide specialist

pharmaceutical support to the 4 Practices of Severnvale Primary Care Network

(PCN).

To liaise with

patients, clinical and non-clinical staff, practice, hospital and community

pharmacists and patient's carers to improve the pharmaceutical care of patients.

To consult with

patients.

To support the Clinical

Pharmacist Management Team and fellow Clinical Pharmacists role to maximise

support to all clinical and non-clinical practice staff to improve patient care

in relation to all aspects of medicines and their impact.

To

provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement

and be responsible for supporting the GPs in implementing effective medicines

management within the practices, including undertaking searches and audits

identifying areas for improvement, initiating and managing change, and

monitoring budgets.

To

support in the day to day management of the PCN Prescription Hub.

To

help provide leadership to PCN pharmacy technician and Prescription Hub

Prescription Clerk Care Co-ordinators.

2. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To carry out medication

reviews and structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients both in the

surgery, in care homes or for housebound patients - with single or multiple

medical problems where medicines optimisation is required; reviewing the need

for each medicine and providing recommendations for other clinicians on

prescribing.

To consult with patients,

by telephone and face to face according to competency. This may include patients

with long term conditions, e.g. hypertension, CVD, diabetes as well as

medication reviews.

To reconcile medicines

following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with

patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines

they need post-discharge.

To support in the

management of the repeat prescribing process, helping to manage repeat

prescription requests, resolving queries where possible and producing

prescriptions for clinical review and signature. To ensure patients have

appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.

To undertake clinical

and medication audits in priority areas, such as QOF, IIF (within PCN DES), NICE

guidance, CQC searches and other agreed target areas, feeding your findings

back to the network teams and implementing actions as appropriate

Provide independent

information to patients regarding medicines and prescribing changes, initiating

further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

To participate in the review

of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing

To support in identifying

areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the

introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of

prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources

To help support the

Practice Clinical, Management and Administrative Teams to implement procedural

and service changes relating to prescribing to ensure best practice is adopted

in accordance with local guidelines, legislation, directives and safety updates

e.g. NICE, MRA etc.

To

support in the provision of education and training to primary healthcare teams

on therapeutics and medicines optimisation

To

participate in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the network

To

maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own

continuous professional development

This

job description is not intended to be a complete list of duties and responsibilities

but is a guide for information to the role. The job description will be

periodically reviewed in light of the developing work requirements. The

postholder will be expected to contribute towards that revision.

3. SUPERVISION RECEIVED

The postholder will

be line managed by the Lead Clinical Pharmacist with clinical supervision

provided by a GP from the practice whose patients the post holder is dealing

with and the Senior Clinical Pharmacist.

4. SUPERVISION EXERCISED

The post holder

will provide clinical supervision to staff involved with the prescribing

process where appropriate.

5. KEY WORKING

RELATIONSHIPS

Develop

and maintain key working relationships with:

PCN

Clinical director

PCN

Clinical Pharmacist Management Team

Other

Clinical Pharmacists

Care

Coordinator Prescription Clerk Team

Other

PCN staff members, e.g. PCN Manager, Frailty lead

Practice

GPs, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants

Patients

and Carers where appropriate

Practice

Management, Reception and other Administrative staff

Secondary

Care and interface Pharmacists

ICB

Head of Medicines Management & Medicines Management Team

Community

Nurses and other allied health professionals

Community

Pharmacists and support staff

Job description

1. JOB SUMMARY

To provide specialist

pharmaceutical support to the 4 Practices of Severnvale Primary Care Network

(PCN).

To liaise with

patients, clinical and non-clinical staff, practice, hospital and community

pharmacists and patient's carers to improve the pharmaceutical care of patients.

To consult with

patients.

To support the Clinical

Pharmacist Management Team and fellow Clinical Pharmacists role to maximise

support to all clinical and non-clinical practice staff to improve patient care

in relation to all aspects of medicines and their impact.

To

provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement

and be responsible for supporting the GPs in implementing effective medicines

management within the practices, including undertaking searches and audits

identifying areas for improvement, initiating and managing change, and

monitoring budgets.

To

support in the day to day management of the PCN Prescription Hub.

To

help provide leadership to PCN pharmacy technician and Prescription Hub

Prescription Clerk Care Co-ordinators.

2. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To carry out medication

reviews and structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients both in the

surgery, in care homes or for housebound patients - with single or multiple

medical problems where medicines optimisation is required; reviewing the need

for each medicine and providing recommendations for other clinicians on

prescribing.

To consult with patients,

by telephone and face to face according to competency. This may include patients

with long term conditions, e.g. hypertension, CVD, diabetes as well as

medication reviews.

To reconcile medicines

following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with

patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines

they need post-discharge.

To support in the

management of the repeat prescribing process, helping to manage repeat

prescription requests, resolving queries where possible and producing

prescriptions for clinical review and signature. To ensure patients have

appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.

To undertake clinical

and medication audits in priority areas, such as QOF, IIF (within PCN DES), NICE

guidance, CQC searches and other agreed target areas, feeding your findings

back to the network teams and implementing actions as appropriate

Provide independent

information to patients regarding medicines and prescribing changes, initiating

further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

To participate in the review

of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing

To support in identifying

areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the

introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of

prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources

To help support the

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What is the salary for this clinical pharmacist role in Bristol?

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at Severnvale PCN is £44000.00 to £47828.04 p.a.. Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Bristol varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

Does Severnvale PCN have other pharmacy roles open in the UK?

Yes — PharmSee currently tracks 2 open pharmacy vacancies from Severnvale PCN across the UK. Browse all Severnvale PCN roles on PharmSee to compare locations and salaries.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Bristol?

PharmSee is currently tracking 21 active pharmacy vacancies in Bristol across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Bristol pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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