Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage.Providing training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).Developing relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.Supervising practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.Supporting the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g. use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. In addition, pharmacy technicians will assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes (e.g. medicines switches) and patient safety audits.Provide leadership for medicines management systems across PCNs, supporting practices with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging and implementing Electronic Prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems, and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Diploma or equivalent in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or similar
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Enrolled in, be undertaking or be prepared to start an approved 18-month training pathway (e.g. Primary care pharmacy educational pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH))

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of ability to work proactively and independently

Desirable

• Experience working in a multi disciplinary team
• Knowledge of Systmone Clinical systems
• Experience working in a Primary Care setting

Skills & Qualities

Essential

• Able to prioritise own workload
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Flexible approach to work
• Committed to own CPD, with support from employer
• Reliable, polite, and approachable
• Awareness of own personal and professional limitations, and willing to seek advice where necessary

Other

Essential

• Full UK driving Licence
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Team player
• Ability to work across boundaries

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assess patients presenting with acute illness or for review of chronic disease conditions
• Undertake home visits for acute illness or chronic disease management
• Diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
• Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs
• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols and formularies
• Work with patients and their carers in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health
• Undertake minor surgery as appropriate to competence
• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Maintain effective communication within DDHF and with external stakeholders
• Attend and contribute to team meetings
• Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered first level nurse
• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Non-medical independent nurse prescriber
• Msc in Advanced Clinical Practitioner or equivalent OR must be willing to work towards

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Advanced clinical skills
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Clinical examination protocols and procedures
• Boundaries of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• NSF, NICE guidelines
• Local and national health policy and wider health economy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directions (PGDs) and associated policy usage
• Clinical leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Change management
• Teaching and mentorship
• clinical setting Resource management

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the area

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years post registration experience
• At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Nurse-led triage including telephone triage
• Partake in clinical audit

Desirable

• Project management
• Working with community development initiatives
• Health-needs assessment
• Home visit assessment of patients
• Community nursing specialist qualification
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Clinical supervision training and experience

Other

Essential

• Full UK driving Licence
• Willingness to travel throughout the Durham Dales area
• Prepared to work out of hours on a staff rota
• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Enthusiastic

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).