Clinical Pharmacist - General Practice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Functions of the role:

Working 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

Undertaking clinical medication reviews

Managing prescription processes and medication queries

May involve leading on one or more long term condition (LTC) areas, as part of MDT approach to management of LTC across the team

Ensuring the integration of pharmacists across teams, attending groups and meetings as team rep where required

Lead on one or more areas within the pharmacist team approach such as: -

o appointment organisation,

o repeat prescribing systems,

o drug monitoring,

o safety alerts

o pharmacy referral scheme

o nursing and care homes

May involve supervising and supporting a pharmacy technician

May involve support and guidance of non- clinical Prescription Clerk team Leader

In an administrative role to process medication requests and reauthorisations.

To be a prescriber, or be working towards this, and work alongside the General Practitioners- contributing to clinical skill mix

Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities

When clinically appropriate, to implement and action changes to the patients medical prescribing record as directed by primary, secondary or community care; working at all times within professional limits

Completing meds reconciliation for all new patient registrations

DEVELOPING CLINICAL PRACTICE (20%)

Development support and mentorship will be provided on a practice level, across the PCN and when available on a locality/CCG level. What is required will vary depending on the experience of the postholder.

You will be working alongside a team of pharmacists whose roles will be similar to your own and shared across the Primary Care Network (PCN).

This post MAY include an accredited training pathway for pharmacists (currently the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathway), and in order to deliver the key responsibilities depending on the individuals training need

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

To influence the prescribing behaviour of all members of the Practice MDT including GPs and practice nurses

Ensure prescribing and administration of medicines and disposal of medicinal waste follows appropriate legislation and health and safety policies.

To promote high quality, safe and cost effective prescribing as informed by evidence based practice and national and local guidance etc. To ensure prescribing conforms to relevant legislation

To initiate and complete a share of prescribing related audits

Providing clinical steer on medicines optimisation and quality improvement (including QOF)

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• This position would suit a Clinical Pharmacist with or without Primary Care experience as training will be provided.

Desirable

• Primary Care/GP Practice experience would be desirable but not a necessity as training will be provided.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucester Road Medical Centre

Address

Church Road

Horfield

Bristol

BS7 8SA

Employer's website

https://www.grmc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)