Clinical Pharmacist - Harness South PCN

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 PCN Des 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 to support with this such as e-consults, Docman and internal tasks. Support key stakeholders with streamlining the CP service. Working closely with the Clinical Directors and key 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 to allow 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 in the community and hospital settings to ensure accurate and effective medication management. Provide pharmaceutical support to practices so that 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 their own homes or in nursing or residential accommodation as part of a multidisciplinary team. Utilise the Clinical Pharmacist skill set to ensure 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.