Job description

Job responsibilities

To 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.

Take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple long term conditions (in particular COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP - Stop Over Medication Programme).

Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients and help in tackling inequalities.

Provide leadership on person centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, while contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

Through structured medication reviews support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.

Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacists across networks and the wider health system.

Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties) and anticoagulation.

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

Adhere to quality governance systems, processes across the Practice and its activities; managing data collection to support data requirements/claims; ensuring information governance standards are implemented and maintained

Ensure health and safety requirements are met

Attend training courses identified as essential or beneficial to the role and take responsibility for identifying own learning needs

Ensure all significant events are reported and discussed as appropriate and facilitate a full understanding of clinical governance requirements within the practice

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio

Desirable

• Relevant post registration experience of community, hospital and / or primary care pharmacy practice.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to manage patients with complex needs.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in an emergency situation.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Effective time management and excellent communication skills
• Well developed IT skills including use of clinical software and Microsoft packages.
• Enthusiasm and common-sense.
• Self motivated.
• Self directed practitioner.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
• Ability to work with high patient turnover and a pressurised environment on a daily basis.
• Able to work flexible hours.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Local and National Health policy.
• Understanding of evidence based practice.
• Understanding of clinical governance in primary care setting.
• Knowledge of primary care clinical IT systems.
• Knowledge of S1.
• Commitment to provide effective and high quality service.
• Values and respects the different cultures and beliefs of patients and colleagues.
• Hold a valid drivers licence.

Qualifications

Essential

• An undergraduate Masters Degree or equivalent in Pharmacy.
• Membership as practising pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Commitment towards continuing professional development in accordance with requirements of The General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Pharmacist independent prescriber registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

• Post-graduate qualification to Diploma or Masters level in a recognised area of pharmacy practice or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Danetre Medical Practice

Address

London Road

Daventry

Northamptonshire

NN11 4DY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.danetremedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERAL

To work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures whilst managing own workload to deliver the practice priorities.

Undertake the duties of a Personal Assistant to ensure that a high level of patient service is maintained

• To be the first point of reference for the Drs screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate
• Manage and maintain clinics and make appointments.
• Dealing with incoming emails and post, corresponding on behalf of the Drs.
• Produce insurance reports, prepare copies of records for solicitors, and check patient records for online access in line with GDPR.

Undertake the duties of a Secretarial Support Assistant to ensure that a high level of patient service is maintained

o While responding to priorities set by the Drs to organise the routine work relating to patients so that it is conducted in a timely and chronological order, bringing to the attention of the Team Leader any significant lapses and their causes.

o Perform support tasks examples of which are: organise forms; photocopying; maintenance of files; undertake reminder calls: type material from various source types; prepare correspondence, reports and other documents as necessary

o To provide support to clinical team

Ensure a high quality service provision across the hours of operation ensuring an efficient hand-over between staff

Adhere to established procedures and agreed Key Performance Indicators to enable quality standards to maximise patient satisfaction

Support the development and implementation of technology and systems

Utilises computerised data entry equipment and various word processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs to enter, store and/or retrieve information as requested or otherwise necessary, and summarise data in preparation of standardised reports.

Ensure regular attendance at Practice Development and training days and team meetings even if it means attending site when not on shift.

To work closely with the patient services team, ensuring an effective level of service provided to patients and staff based within the practice.

Perform any other duties as requested by the Transformation, Communications, IT and Governance Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCE/GCSE/NVQ level 2 or equivalent; or detailed patient services knowledge

Experience

Essential

• Must have customer/patient care skills and have worked in a customer/patient facing environment

Desirable

• Experience of working in a public sector/healthcare environment would be advantageous
• Experience of working with clinical systems ie. SystmOne would be desirable

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to compile and analyse statistical information
• Excellent organisation skills required along with ability to prioritise and work to very high standards of performance
• Ability to remain calm when dealing with difficult or distressed people
• Competence in Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Danetre Medical Practice

Address

London Road

Daventry

Northamptonshire

NN11 4DY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.danetremedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a member of the Practice Clinical Team you will:

• Provide primary healthcare services to Patients in all required environments.
• Participate in Practice activities including clinical and staff meetings, audits, and relevant CPD activities;
• Have a role in the development of the Practice.
• Contribute to the Practices activities relating to its functions of training and research

You will be expected to:

• Undertake Consultations in all clinical settings as directed. These consultations will cover the breadth of the Practices GMS and Enhanced Service obligations and you will be expected to support the Partners in providing such services as outlined in the GMS Contract and any national, directed or local enhanced services.
• Maintain and keep good standards of clinical records at all times and to work within Practice policy for prescribing. Additionally, you will be required to work to the systems and processes developed by the Practice both clinical and non-clinical (e.g. Path Lab results and comments, appropriate read coding and so on) and contribute towards the efficient and effective management of such systems.
• Required to give due regard to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) and contribute to achieving maximum points in all areas.
• Share the daily responsibility of checking and signing prescription requests, dealing with patient queries and providing clinical supervision to the nursing team, registrars, medical students and support to the management team and administrative staff as appropriate.
• Support and input into the aims of the Practice in areas including clinical governance, best practice, clinical audits and any other improvement activity as determined by the Practice.
• Participate in immunisation and vaccination programmes for individual patients in line with local and national guidelines.
• Administer First Aid including resuscitation if required.
• Receive and refer patients when appropriate.
• Understand and adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the Practice.
• Update the computerised records by coding activities appropriately and at the time of the consultation, using templates where appropriate and comply with computer based information requirements.
• Join in a duty rota system within the clinical team, share visiting patients and cover for colleagues by undertaking extra shifts when required to ensure the service requirements are met.
• Any other duties that may be required of you to ensure service requirements are met.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS SUBJECT TO CONSTANT CHANGING NEEDS WITHIN THE WORK SITUATION AND WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POST HOLDER

Person Specification

Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for
• strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and initiative
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own
• workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Forward thinking
• Able to work under pressure

Qualifications

Essential

• Eligible to Practice independently as a GP in the UK
• Full GMC Registration with GP Registration
• Entry onto the Medical Performers List

Desirable

• MRCGP
• Qualified GP Trainer

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge/Skills
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Experience of working within UK Primary Care within the last 3 years
• General understanding of the GMS contract, and in particular the Quality and Outcomes Framework
• IT skills:
• - Word processing
• - Spreadsheet applications
• - Email

Other

Essential

• Car driver/clean licence
• Membership of a recognised medical indemnity organisation
• Flexibility of working hours/ able to work at the desired times
• Willingness to attend occasional meetings away from the
• Practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Danetre Medical Practice

Address

London Road

Daventry

Northamptonshire

NN11 4DY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.danetremedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)