Job Description

Job Overview

At Peartree Practice, we are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join our supportive and friendly team, where your expertise is valued and your ideas shape the future of patient care.

As a valued member of the Peartree Practice, your key duties will include:

Conduct structured medication reviews and optimise prescribing for long-term conditions. Promote safer prescribing practices and reduce medication-related harm. Use audits to enhance clinical outcomes and improve patient safety. Provide expert advice and support to patients and colleagues, including our medicines management team. Support elements of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, local Medicines Optimisation Incentive Scheme and Local Enhanced Services. Contribute to the evolution of pharmacy services in primary care. Provide expert advice and support to patients and colleagues, including our medicines management team. Support elements of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, local Medicines Optimisation Incentive Scheme and Local Enhanced Services. Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines, ensuring they get the best use of their medicines. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes and order relevant monitoring tests.

Duties

1. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas
2. Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy

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

4. Provide proactive support to the Medicines Management team, ensuring high standards of safe patient care

5. Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement, while contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services

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

7. Have a 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

8. Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the local community and the wider health and social care system

9. Agree and review prescribing formularies and protocols and monitor compliance levels

Experience

A degree in Pharmacy from an accredited institution is required. Previous experience in an ICU setting is highly desirable. Demonstrated knowledge of anatomy and physiology as it relates to pharmacology. Proven ability to administer medications safely and effectively. Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on patient care and advocacy. Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment. We invite qualified candidates who are passionate about improving patient health through effective pharmaceutical care to apply for this rewarding opportunity.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 38,059.56-55,035.03 per year

Expected hours: 27 per week

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: In person