Job Description

The Clinical Pharmacy team are integral to the General Practice teams. Their role is to support the general practice teams to improve patient care by optimising treatment. The post holder will undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. The clinical pharmacist will be responsible for supporting the repeat prescribing process, acute prescription requests and medication reconciliation.



In order to fulfil this role, the individual will be flexible, be able to work across three sites. As the PCN is required to undertake Enhanced Access hours this will also form part of the role. The Role To undertake clinical medication reviews To support patients with their repeat prescribing in line with practice policies To be involved with medication reconciliation from hospital discharges and clinical letters To be involved with the prescribing scheme as required To support all practice staff with medication requests To signpost to other healthcare professionals where appropriate To undertake prescribing audits as directed by the PCN team To action MHRA and other safety alerts as per guidance Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved To support public health campaigns To work collaboratively with all integrated health care teams Involves patients in decision making Education Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Have completed the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist Qualified as Non-Medical Prescriber or working toward this qualification To ensure knowledge and skills are maintained and all mandatory training is completed To work within own competence and local and national guidance The to comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System. To comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990) Agreement This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive