The Canterbury Clinical Network is seeking a person to bring a Practice Nurse perspective to the Pharmacy Service Level Alliance.

The appointee will understand how practice nurses contribute to Service Level Alliance plans to support innovation in pharmacy services and enhance the contribution of pharmacists to the patient's health care team.

About the Pharmacy Service Level Alliance

The Pharmacy Service Level Alliance (PSLA) is supporting innovation in pharmacy services and enhancing the contribution of pharmacy to the patient's health care team. Established in 2010, the PSLA provides strategic direction, design, prioritisation and leadership for Community Pharmacies (with input from secondary/tertiary pharmacy services) across the Canterbury Health System.

Specifically, the PSLA promotes the contribution of the Pharmacist in a patient’s multi-disciplinary primary health care team and initiatives that free up pharmacist's time for value-added patient-focused care.

Currently the PSLA is delivering on a local response to the national Pharmacy Action Plan. This involves continuing the ongoing transformational work in Canterbury, supporting innovation, patient centered care and cultural competency. The focus of the PSLA is on patient health outcomes, and the pharmacist’s role in primary care integration.

The group's Terms of Reference are here.

Meeting expectations
PSLA meets four times a year on a Wednesday from 8am to 10am. In addition to this you will be asked to be part of some structured work groups which will require your attendance. Videoconferencing will be made available for people seeking to join the meeting remotely.

Remuneration will be as per the CCN Remuneration Policy.

Perspectives and competencies sought

The perspectives and competencies sought from the person bringing a Practice Nurse perspective are:

• A demonstrated ability to consider the needs of the person, their whānau and the population, with a particular emphasis on equitable access to health services and the provision of integrated care;
• Familiarity with the Canterbury health system change and improvement programmes including the development and enablers that facilitate access to timely and well integrated care;
• Have an understanding of how practice nurses can contribute to enhancing the role of pharmacists as  part of a patient’s multi-disciplinary primary health care team;
• An ability to take a strategic ‘whole of health system’ view;
• Excellent communication and relationship skills;
• Strategic thinker and ability to think outside the square;
• Recognises the value of working in an alliancing framework;
• An ability to actively contribute in a group environment and work constructively with others to achieve collective impact;
• An ability to confidently engage with your health sector networks, and share their perspectives with the SLA; and
• An ability to contribute to decision making on a ‘best for patient, best for system’ framework.  

Nomination process

To nominate yourself or someone else, please complete the nomination form and return it to Linda Wensley, CCN Programme Manager, via linda.wensely@ccn.health.nz by Friday 31 July 2020. 

For more information please contact Linda Wensley, CCN Programme Manager on 027 5126 168.