PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and professional Clinical Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking organisation within the Primary Care Network (PCN) framework. The PCN has already established excellent collaboration in delivering pharmacy provision to the many aspects of the DES within its locality. The post holder will help underpin and grow the team to move to working in line with the ever-evolving requirements of PCNs.

Our current team is complemented by clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working across all sites. This role is a replacement within the team to continue to grow on the support and accessibility of our PCN and its patient population.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

1.Clinical Medicines Management

Provide expertise in clinical medicines management, including medication reviews and ensuring safe prescribing practices, especially during care transitions.

2.Medication Reviews

Conduct remote or face-to-face structured medication reviews for patients, particularly those with polypharmacy, long-term conditions, or in care homes

3.Support for Patients

Offer patient-facing support, addressing medication queries and optimizing medication use to improve adherence and outcomes

4.Hospital Discharge Management

Reconcile and manage medicines post-hospital discharge, ensuring continuity of care and addressing unexplained changes

5.Quality Improvement

Lead clinical audits and contribute to quality improvement initiatives, including adherence to local and national prescribing guidelines.

6.Service Development

Provide pharmaceutical advice for creating and implementing new services with medicinal components

7.Medicines Safety

Review and improve the safety of medicines associated with unplanned hospital admissions and high-risk groups

8.Education and Guidance

Provide medication-related information to practice staff, healthcare teams, and patients, suggesting solutions and monitoring outcomes.

9.Policy Implementation

Monitor compliance with local and national guidelines, assisting with practice formulary updates and adherence to NICE guidance.

About us

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare

Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

South Peterborough PCN is a large, forward-thinking Primary Care Network compromising of 4 practices Yaxley, New Queen Street & Stanground, Old Fletton and Wansford.

This role is based across the PCN.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within their clinical competence as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management. This involves providing face to face structured medication reviews, managing long term conditions, ensuring safe prescribing at the transfer of care, implementing systems for safer prescribing, repeat prescription reauthorisation and dealing with acute prescription requests.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of CPD
• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
• Completion of CPPE pathway, or working towards completion
• Independent prescriber or working towards

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience of 1 year working in general practice.
• Experience of using SystmOne.

Desirable

• Experience of working across multiple sectors of Pharmacy (Community Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, CCGs, Industry).