PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Key Responsibilities - to work as part of a PCN Team within the PCN Member practices to support patient care through the delivery of the PCN Network DES; - work as part of an MDT in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas; - be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team; - be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic disease and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially older people, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP); - provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCN's practices and to 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, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced service; - through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care