Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary: The post holder is a Band 8 prescribing 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 utilize 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the
• General Pharmaceutical Council
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
• Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
• Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.

Desirable

• Education, Training and Development:
• Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
• Demonstrates understanding of the mentorship process
• Demonstrates ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning plan with supervision from more experience colleague
• Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity; working alongside senior clinical pharmacist to identifying areas to develop
• Participates in the delivery of formal education programmes
• Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.
• Ensures appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development
• Enrolled into review and appraisal systems within the practice

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

ELTHAM PALACE PMS

Address

ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

30 PASSEY PLACE

ELTHAM

SE9 5DQ

Employer's website

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