Clinical Pharmacist in Bexleyheath

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an experienced Clinical Pharmacist for a permanent contract of 37.5 hours per week (hours open to negotiation for the right candidate) with CPPE pathway completed or working towards IP, working in a multi-disciplinary team at The Albion Surgery, Bexleyheath DA6 7LP.

If you are keen to work within primary care with a passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice, then we would like to hear from you. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), the job holder will take a lead in driving forward the PCN vision of creating a new wider Community Service, enhancing existing and innovatively developing new care models in a collaborative way.

This role plays a pivotal part in engaging groups of practices to come together and improve the quality of care and operational efficiencies across the local healthcare system, motivating passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice, whilst leading and tailoring the delivery of network priorities and targets with a practice-based focus.

Within their professional boundaries, support the development, promotion and implementation of high-quality evidence-based research that enables the cost-effective use of medicines in a way that maximises the benefits of medicines to patients whilst minimising clinical, legal, or financial risks.

Main duties of the job

• Prescribers in this vitally important patient-facing role will proactively shape structured medication reviews, ensuring that medicines management processes within the practice are optimised to achieve highly effective, safe, and patient-centred prescribing.
• They will lead the way in supporting patients, where necessary, in taking their medicines to get the best from them (especially patients with medication issues and/or those with long-term conditions), reducing waste, de-scribing where appropriate and promoting enhanced self-care.
• Offering peer support and facilitating shared learning with other pharmacists in local practices across the networks to support the development of their role and implementing agreed prescribing and pharmaceutical activities or development programmes.

About us

The goals of BHNC are to work strategically with all Bexley Primary Care Networks (PCNs), to help secure the best services for patients whilst working together, to support the member practices in the challenges of a changing NHS.

Bexley Health Neighbourhood Care (BHNC) aims to improve the morale of PCNs/general practice/UTCs in Bexley, by sharing expertise, services and supporting its workforce. BHNC will make a positive impact on medical services in Bexley, by working closely with the CCG, local NHS trusts, local providers and patient groups, to improve the delivery of healthcare to the local population.

Safeguarding Statement:

At Bexley Health Neighbourhood Care (BHNC), we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and vulnerable adults involved in our activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Manage care for patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews, with a focus on Hypertension.
• Conduct face-to-face structured medication reviews to optimise patient outcomes, reduce medication waste, and promote self-care.
• Manage long-term conditions i.e. hypertension, mental health with effective medication planning and monitoring.
• Oversee medication management during care transitions, ensuring safe prescribing practices.
• Handle repeat prescription authorisations, reauthorisations, and acute prescription requests.
• Monitor high-risk drugs and conduct clinical audits.
• Independently prescribe medications as part of patient care within your area of competence.
• Manage own caseload of patients and deliver services where you are proud to put the patient first with common, minor, self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
• Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes from suggestions and recommendations made, including virtual advice for patients with questions, queries, and concerns about their medicines.
• Liaise with BHNC colleagues including BHNC pharmacists on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit.
• Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time.
• Work in partnership with hospital colleagues to proactively manage patients at high risk of medicine-related problems before they are discharged to ensure continuity of care.
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes.
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, standards, and procedures.

Professional and Organisational Standards

• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Represents the organisation positively and professionally.
• Takes responsibility for own development and revalidation, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model for others.
• Works within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable children and adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and makes referrals as appropriate for safeguarding.
• Interprets national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.
• Adheres to and proactively promotes Infection Control standards and complies with Health & Safety, Corporate, Clinical and Information Governance.