NhsJobs Sheffield

Primary key

responsibilities

A prescribing clinical pharmacist at Network North PCN has the following key responsibilities in relation to delivering health services. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks;

this will be dependent

upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

a.

Work as part

of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of

medicines for specific disease areas.

b.

Be a prescriber and work with

and alongside the PCN and general practice team

c.

Work with the 5 Practices across the PCN as and where needed

d.

Be responsible for the care management of patients

with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to

proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those

with multiple co- morbidities (in particular frailty,

COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through

STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme)

e.

Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities. Compared

to a Clinical Pharmacist role, they must have a greater range of clinical skills

relating to competences

f.

Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the PCN practices

conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance)

and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes

Framework, enhanced services/local enhanced services, Impact and Investment

Fund requirements and also any local PQIS schemes, QIPP and

other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

g.

Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their

medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote

self-care

h.

Have a role in supporting further integration of

general practice with the wider healthcare

teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better

access to healthcare and help manage

general practice workload

i.

Develop relationships and

work closely with

other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system

j.

Take a central role in the clinical aspects

of shared care protocols, clinical

research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including

mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with

learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists, and anticoagulation

k.

Be

part of a professional clinical

network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision.

l.

To act as the point of contact

for all medicine

related matters, establishing positive working relationships

m. To consult

patients within defined

levels of competence and independently

prescribe acute and repeat medication

n.

To receive referrals and directed patients

from triage services

and other clinicians

o.

To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients

and other staff

p.

To provide medication review services for patients in the practices and during

domiciliary visits to local nursing homes

q.

To manage a caseload of complex patients

r.

To manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking high risk drugs, i.e.,

anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.

s. To deliver

long term condition

clinics and home visits, particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes, and

prescribe accordingly

t.

To provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients

with long term conditions as an

integral part of the multidisciplinary team

u.

To review medications for newly registered patients

v. To improve

patient and carer

understanding of confidence in and compliance with their medication

w.

To maintain accurate

clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

x. To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the PCN

y.

To implement and embed a robust repeat

prescribing system

z. To provide

advice and answer

medication related queries

from patients and staff

aa.

To organise and oversee the PCNs medicines optimisation systems, including the repeat prescribing and

medication review systems

bb.

To improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through

clinical audit and education, to improve performance

against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

cc.

To develop yourself

and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign

activities

dd.

To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage,

rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. To apply infection-control measures

within the PCN practices according to local and

national guidelines

ee.

To provide subject

matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing and

embedding a robust system

ff.

Share expertise with the various

students across the Practices and have students shadow them in clinic

gg.

To support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies

hh.

To actively signpost

patients to the correct healthcare professional

ii. To manage a caseload of

complex patients and potential care institutions and to provide advice

for the GP management of more complex

patients or areas such as addictive behaviours, severe mental

illness or end of life care

jj.

To review the latest guidance, ensuring the organisation conforms to NICE, CQC

guidance etc.

kk. To provide

targeted support and proactive reviews

for vulnerable, complex

patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary

care

ll.

To handle prescription queries and requests

directly

mm.

To provide proactive

leadership on medicines

and prescribing systems

to the organisation, patients and their carers

nn. To support

in the delivery of enhanced

services and other service requirements on behalf of the organisation

oo. To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so, and participate in the identification

of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and

near-miss events

pp.

To undertake all mandatory training

and induction programmes

qq. To contribute to and embrace

the spectrum of clinical governance

rr. To attend a

formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a

performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed

on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

ss. To attend

pharmacy team meetings and other clinical team meetings

tt. To contribute to public health

campaigns (e.g., COVID-19

or flu clinics) through

advice or direct care

uu. To maintain

a clean, tidy, effective working

area at all times.

vv. Carry out clinical audits

ww. Help the PCN prepare for Neighborhood working

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the

prescribing clinical pharmacist may be requested to:

a.

Agree and review

prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels

b.

Improve the data quality of medicines records

and linking to conditions

c.

Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine

issues

d.

Working in partnership with

pharmacists and clinicians in local hospital(s), improve the safety and quality of

prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance

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

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at Foxhill Medical Centre is £25.16 to £28.80 (per hour). Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Sheffield varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

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