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Key duties and responsibilities

(Please note this is a list of options, it is not exhaustive, which

options are deployed will be decided by the individual PCN, in conjunction with

the clinical pharmacist and SEL GP Group). It is however mandated by NHS

England that this role is patient-facing in nature.

1.

Patient facing Clinical Medication

Review

Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce

recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing

and monitoring. These reviews could be

cohort based, in care homes, polypharmacy or any other area required by the

PCN, within the pharmacists competence. Home visits may be required.

2.

Medicines quality improvement

Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the PCN,

feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the relevant

practice team.

Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through

computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine

related, or both. Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these

medicines to high-risk patient groups

3.

Medicines safety

Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product

withdrawal and other local and national guidance.

4.

Management of

common/minor/self-limiting ailments

Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments

while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting

to community pharmacy and referring

to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.

5.

Patient facing medicines support

Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and

concerns about their

medicines in the practice.

6.

Telephone medicines support

Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and

concerns about their

medicines.

7.

Management of medicines at change of

care setting

Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital or admission to intermediate

care or care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes

and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive

the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure

continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with

medicine compliance aids or those in Care Homes).

8.

Medicine information to practice staff

and patients

Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other network

staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with

queries about medicines. Suggest and recommend solutions. Providing follow up

for patients to monitor the effect of any changes.

9.

Drug monitoring

Ensure robust systems are in place for drug monitoring at each practice

across the PCN, streamlining these where possible. Understand and apply the

traffic light classifications for prescribing in the Leeds Health Economy.

10.

Signposting

Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare

professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of

time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term

condition reviews etc.

11.

Repeat prescribing

Ensure each practice in the PCN has a robust repeat prescribing policy,

and streamline these across the PCN where possible. You may be asked to

contribute to the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing

patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching

review dates. Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring in place when

required.

12.

Service development

Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation

of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment

pathways and patient information leaflets).

13. Information

management

Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and

risks to support decision making.

14.

Education and Training

Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on

therapeutics and medicines

optimisation.

15.

Care Quality Commission

Work with the general practice teams to ensure the practices are

compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

16.

Public health

Support public health campaigns. Provide specialist knowledge on all

public health

programmes available to the general public.

17.

Collaborative working arrangements

Work collaboratively with their PCN Clinical Director.

Participate in the PCN MDT.

Liaise with the Leeds GP Confederation Clinical Pharmacy team to benefit

from peer support.

Liaise with CCG Medicines Commissioning colleagues on prescribing

related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit

Engage with the Leeds Practice Pharmacist and Technician Network and

with the other SEL GP-employed pharmacists for peer support.

Foster and maintain strong links with all services across the PCN and

neighbouring networks.

Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities

to initiate and

sustain such relationships.

Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of

patients,including but not limited to :

Patients and their representatives

GP, nurses and other practice staff

Social prescribers, first contact physiotherapists, physicians

associates and paramedics.

Community pharmacists and support staff

Locality / GP prescribing lead

Locality managers

Community nurses and other allied health professionals

Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines

optimisation

18.

Professional development

Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and

professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the

role and responsibilities.

Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including

confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health

and safety.

Work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision, to

enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.

Review yearly progress and develop clear plans to achieve results within

priorities set by others. Participate in

the delivery of formal education programmes.

Demonstrate an understanding of current educational policies relevant to

working areas of practice and keep up to date with relevant clinical practice.

19.

Research and Evaluation

Critically evaluate and review literature.

Identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice.

Generate evidence suitable for presentations at practice and local

level.

Apply research evidence base into the workplace.

20.

Health and Safety/Risk Management

Must comply at all times with the Health and Safety policies, in

particular following safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the

organisations Incident Reporting Systems

Comply with the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Access to Health

Records Act (1990).

21.

Special working conditions

The post holder is required to travel independently between work sites

and to attend meetings etc hosted by other agencies.

The post-holder will have contact with body fluids, i.e. wound exudates,

urine etc while in clinical practice.

The post-holder is likely to need to visit patients in their own home.

22.

Miscellaneous

Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the

service and contribute to business planning.

Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope

of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.

Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general

character of the post or the level of responsibility.

23.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures

designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors

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

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at South and East Leeds GP Group is £39959.00 to £48117.00 p.a.. Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Leeds varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

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