Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a full time Clinical Pharmacist to join our growing team to help support our community and improve the health and well-being of our patients.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

You will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries and help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice (s).

You will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

You will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies, so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Pharmacist will work within their competencies to:

Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines

Provide support on medicine related issues to the whole practice team/PCN

Be a point of contact for patients regarding medication queries

Link between pharmacists (community, hospital and service commissioner)

Support medication reviews

Enhance continuity of care for patients

Provide lead on audits and target reviews

You will provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in the Practice whilst reducing inappropriate and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication reviews. This includes reconciling medicines following hospital discharge and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Contributing to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues. Create an interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals.

Job descriptionJob responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist will work within their competencies to:

Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines

Provide support on medicine related issues to the whole practice team

Be a point of contact for patients regarding medication queries

Link between pharmacists (community, hospital and service commissioner)

Support medication reviews

Enhance continuity of care for patients

Provide lead on audits and target reviews

You will work as part of Dr Baxter & Partners Clinical team to improve value and outcomes from medicines and consult with and treat patients directly. This includes providing extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for those on multiple medicines, better access to health checks and treating patients with more complex conditions.

You will provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in the Practice whilst reducing inappropriate and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication reviews. This includes reconciling medicines following hospital discharge and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Contributing to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues. Create an interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals.

You will support the management of the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates as required to ensure a streamlined service.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (Or equivalent) Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards gaining independent prescribing qualification Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable

A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable

Recent General Clinical Pharmacy Activity relevant to Primary Care Previous experience of providing prescribing advice or support in primary or secondary care Experience of delivering patient clinics or service
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Minimum 2 years post qualification experience
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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 40,000.00 per year

Experience:

Practice Pharmacists: 4 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person