Job Description

Job Summary:

The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional

boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in

general practice. In this role they will be supported by a senior clinical

pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing

role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease

management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to

proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with

regards to prescription and medication queries. They will 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).

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and

quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes

framework and enhanced services.

The post holder 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 excellent service within general practice.

The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a nonmedical prescriber.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 47,867.00-51,797.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 - 37.5 per week

Work Location: In person