Clinical Pharmacist - Harness South PCN
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The Harness South PCN Clinical Pharmacist will be joining a dynamic and innovative Clinical Pharmacy team which has been established for several years and includes trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a valued team within the Harness network.
Interviews will be held on 29th & 30th July
Main duties of the job
The Harness South PCN Clinical Pharmacist will be supporting the PCN and practices to deliver quality improvement and practice deliverables. This will include but is not exhaustive to; population health management via long term condition reviews, SMRs and audits, medicines optimisation and reducing medicines waste.
They will provide expertise in clinical pharmacy as part of a multi- disciplinary team supporting in the delivery of population health management for the PCN and clinical management of patients within General Practice and community sites, including care homes and patients homes. Experience of working in a PCN is essential.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy Degree
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education primary care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP)
- Registered non-medical prescriber
Desirable
- Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- At least 12 months experience working in a PCN/practice
- Experience of working with clinical management systems, especially Emis & System One
Knowledge, Understanding & Skills
Essential
- Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine
- An appreciation of NHS agenda, national policies and government targets and quality improvement indicators
- An understanding of the current PCN DES specifications
- A wide range of IT skills especially Microsoft 365 software
- Awareness of business intelligence systems to support management of patients in primary care settings, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation
- Ability to work under pressure and deal with unpredictable issues arising on a daily basis
- Can plan, manage, monitor, advise and prescribe medication for patients in core areas, including long term conditions.
- Be able to organise workload, multi-task and work under pressure to achieve tight deadlines
Desirable
- Awareness of PCN budget management and funding systems
Relationships
Essential
- Work autonomously and within a team
- The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues
- Training practice staff to ensure efficient prescribing and medicines management procedures
- Ability to influence, motivate and persuade prescribers to comply with the recommendations or agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Ability to lead on quality improvement work stream(s) and delivering quality outcomes
- Ability to support Foundation, Entry, Trainee pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians with their development and day to day practice
- Ability to support Senior CP team and proactively seeking innovative ways to improve prescribing practice and PCN development
- Flexible approach to working patterns and ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Self motivated and proactive
Desirable
- Ability to provide education and training to PCN teams
Communication & Information
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Clear, concise record keeping and report writing skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
About the employer
Harness Care Ltd provides general and extended medical services to a population of 140,000 patients residing across Brent in Neasden, Harlesden, Wembley, Willesden and Kingsbury. Our 20 GP practices work across two Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
Harness South PCN provides general and extended medical services to patients residing across Neasden, Stonebridge, Harlesden, Willesden and Park Royal.Harness South PCN consists of a team of 10 practices