Clinical Pharmacist - Harness South PCN

The Harness South PCN Clinical Pharmacist will be joining a dynamic and innovative Clinical Pharmacy team whichhas 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 TAKE PLACE IN MARCH - 4TH, 5TH, 11TH & 12TH

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.

Harness Care Ltd provides general and extended medical services to a population of 140,000patients 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

Clinical responsibilities include a variety of mediums for patient contact, engagement and support:

• Provision of professional support and clinical expertise to the PCN and wider teams with regards to medication queries,prescribing issues and systems for safer prescribing.
• Supervision and support of the CP team.
• Oversight on key PCN deliverables.
• Face to face/remote long term condition reviews,Structured Medication Reviews including Care Home Reviews.
• Lead delivery of quality improvement, population health management and clinical audit for PCN in pharmacy led clinical domains such as Impact and Investment fund (IIF), Medicines Management (MM) in the PCNDes and CQC compliance.
• To support practice teams with day-to-day practice such as medicines reconciliation, repeat prescribing practice and support with queries from patients and teams whilst utilising digital tools tosupport with this such as e-consults, Docman and internal tasks.
• Support key stakeholders with streamlining theCP service.
• Working closely with the Clinical Directors andkey stakeholders to shape and deliver the strategy and vision for the PCN.

Key Priorities for the role

• Make the Clinical Pharmacist a principle in the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred multidisciplinary care.
• Utilise the Clinical Pharmacist skill set toallow General Practitioner appointments to be reserved for appropriate caseload, reduce waiting times for appointments, increase access to healthcare,improve screening and diagnosis of chronic and common ailments and reduce
  
  A&E admissions and attendances.
• Provide direct care to patients with long-term conditions, minor ailments and other clinical areas within scope of practice.
• Provide professional input to practice teams working to improve patient outcomes and reduce avoidable admission to hospital.
• Liaise with providers including pharmacists inthe community and hospital settings to ensure accurate and effective medication management.
• Provide pharmaceutical support to practices sothat medication related processes are reviewed, best practice principles applied and evidence-based values are embedded in all activities.
• Utilise the Clinical Pharmacist skill set to directly assist patients in the safe, effective use of medicines to improve outcomes and quality of life.
• Ensure optimum benefit for prescribed medication through high levels of concordance achieved by support for patients and carers.
• Support the care of complex patients in theirown homes or in nursing or residential accommodation as part of amultidisciplinary team.
• Utilise the Clinical Pharmacist skill set toensure NHS resources are used in a cost-effective manner to maximise outcomes whilst reducing wastage.
• Provide professional leadership on matters relating to medicine optimisation and quality improvement.

• Pharmacy Degree
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education primary care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP)
• Registered non-medical prescriber
• Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

• At least 12 months experience working in a PCN/practice
• Experience of working with clinical management systems, especially Emis & System One
• 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…