Neighbourhood Health and PCN Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Neighbourhood Health and PCN Senior Clinical Pharmacist

As a portfolio pharmacist, the postholder will handle two roles within their portfolio working in conjunction. Half of the week in a Neighbourhood health team (CLCH) and half of the week in a PCN (HCL GP federation). The role enables the postholder to strike a balance of work that suits them and the prospect of gaining experience and skills in different settings.

While at CLCH, the postholder will work within a neighbourhood health team to support medicines optimisation serving the PCN where the postholder will spend the remainder of their week.

While at HCL, the postholder will be based in a Primary Care practice to deliver General Practice Clinical Pharmacist roles as well as supporting Federation projects.

• To deliver a high quality Medicines Optimisation Service to improve medicines related outcomes for high risk patients and ensure the safe, cost effective and evidence based use of medicines
• Conduct clinical medication reviews with patients, within patients homes, clinic, local hub, or practice setting. The role may involve working within care homes.
• Undertake Proactive Structured Medication Reviews using a holistic approach to medicines management
• To build relationships with key stakeholders delivering neighbourhood health care
• Ensure proactive liaison with relevant healthcare professionals regarding changes to medication regimes. e.g. regular GP, nursing/ care home, community pharmacist ensuring they have the information they need and that follow-up appointment are clear where necessary
• Make prescribing recommendations as per local and national guidance.
• Prescribe within competence for patients to improve patient care
• Case manage patients who are frequently admitted to acute trusts as a result of medicines related problems
• To provide professional support and compose patient-agreed medication care plans and communicate these with other health and social care professionals e.g. Community Pharmacists, hospital teams, carers etc.

Healthcare Central London is the GP Federation covering the Central London borough area. The organisation supports 31 General Practices and 4 Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We operate a number of NHS contracts including a Care Navigation Service, a Clinical Pharmacy Service, a Community Dermatology Service etc.

Our vision is to be recognised as a leading GP provider network, run by clinicians for the benefit of our local population. We will achieve this by working with patients and partners to ensure that general practice remains sustainable and independent.

Our approach is to deliver exceptional assistance to our 30 General Practice members and to operate our NHS contracts in a manner that supports our Practices and their patients by providing services economically, locally, promptly, and in a familiar environment.

To deliver a high quality Medicines Optimisation Service to improve medicines related outcomes for high risk patients and ensure the safe, cost effective and evidence based use of medicines

Conduct clinical medication reviews with patients, within patients homes, clinic, local hub, or practice setting. The role may involve working within care homes.

Undertake Proactive Structured Medication Reviews using a holistic approach to medicines management

To build relationships with key stakeholders delivering neighbourhood health care

Ensure proactive liaison with relevant healthcare professionals regarding changes to medication regimes. e.g. regular GP, nursing/ care home, community pharmacist ensuring they have the information they need and that follow-up appointment are clear where necessary

Make prescribing recommendations as per local and national guidance.

Prescribe within competence for patients to improve patient care

Case manage patients who are frequently admitted to acute trusts as a result of medicines related problems

To provide professional support and compose patient-agreed medication care plans and communicate these with other health and social care professionals e.g. Community Pharmacists, hospital teams, carers etc.

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