Clinical Pharmacist at Wellspring Surgery in Bristol
About the role
Job summary
Wellspring Surgery is recruiting a part-time (15-20 hours) Clinical Pharmacist who has a keen interest in providing long term conditions management with our patients. You will be able to practice independently and be a valuable part of the team.
Applications are welcome from Clinical Pharmacists both with and without the Independent Prescribing qualification. The purpose of the role is to support the general practice workforce and improve patient care. We are keen that this role develops in line with the national Clinical Pharmacist programme.
Ideally the postholder will have completed the CPPE pathway, but the surgery will support the right candidate to achieve this: Primary care pharmacy education pathway : CPPE.
Main duties of the job Working 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 Supporting patients with chronic disease management Undertaking clinical medication reviews Managing prescription processes and medication queries Providing clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement, including QOF Development support and mentorship will be provided on a practice level and across the PCN You will be working alongside other Pharmacists and a Pharmacy Technician
About us
Wellspring Surgery is a busy GP practice, focused on supporting the health needs of our dynamic and diverse community of 11000 patients. We are located in the Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Barton Hill.
Wellspring Surgery comprises 3 GP Partners, 9 Salaried GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Advanced Practitioner, Nurse team,First Contact Physio, Mental Health Practitioner, Podiatrist and a friendly administration team. We always aim to provide a positive experience for our patients. Wellspring Surgery is an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome applications from the local community and candidates who can speak additional languages, in particular Somali, Polish or Arabic. We reserve the right to close this process early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job
responsibilities
Wellspring Surgery is recruiting a Clinical Pharmacist who has a keen interest in providing long term conditions management with our patients. You will be able to practice independently and be a valuable part of the team. Applications are welcome from Clinical Pharmacists both with and without the Independent Prescribing qualification.
The purpose of the role is to support the general practice workforce and improve patient care. We are keen that this role develops in line with the national Clinical Pharmacist programme. Ideally the postholder will have completed the CPPE pathway, but the surgery will support the right candidate to achieve this.
Role summary Working 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 Supporting patients with chronic disease management Undertaking clinical medication reviews Managing prescription processes and medication queries Providing clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement including QOF Development support and mentorship will be provided on a practice level and across the PCN You will be working alongside other Pharmacists and a Pharmacy Technician Behavioural Competencies and Skills Collaborative Working Relationships Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, other professionals, other NHS private organisations e.g.
ICBs Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleagues when necessary Actively work towards developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and locality Liaises with ICB colleagues including ICB pharmacists on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit Liaises with ICB pharmacists and Heads of Medicines Management - Optimisation to benefit from peer support Leadership On person centred medicines optimisation Supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams Liaises with other GP practices and staff as needed for the collective benefit of patients Demonstrates understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace Demonstrates understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision.
Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service Reviews last years progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others Demonstrates ability to motivate self to achieve goals Management Demonstrates understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and service Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy and protocol Follows professional and organisational policies and procedures relating to performance management Demonstrates ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within
the team
Education, Training and Development Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and or service Demonstrates understanding of the mentorship process Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from a more experienced colleague Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice Research and Evaluation Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature.
Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable for presentation at local level Demonstrates ability to apply the research evidence base into working practice Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research governance This Job description is intended as a guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive.
The description will be open to regular review and may be amended to take into account new developments at the practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Masters degree in Pharmacy Chronic condition management Desirable CPPE Experience Essential Experience of working in general practice or community setting Experience of working with vulnerable patients Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
