Stoke Gifford and Conygre Medical Centres

Practice Pharmacist

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Job summary

The Stokes Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacist to join our team. We value the important contribution that clinical pharmacists make to the team. We have been forward thinking and ambitious in the way that we have developed the Pharmacist role to provide interesting and varied work that fully supports our patients. This has included work to allow pharmacists to develop in areas that are of interest to them and to provide services that would previoulsy have been provided by GPs and long term condition nurses. We are keen to provide development and stretch in this role and see the pharmacists as incredibly important elements of the wider clinical team.

Main duties of the job

Working with our prescribing team, pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, GPs and nurses, the pharmacist will: conduct medication reviews and reconciliations; respond to safety and dashboard alerts; manage clinic letters and discharge summaries; support patients with long term conditions (e.g. management of HRT, statins, hypertension and diabetes medication); respond to medication queries; lead on prescribing projects; support QOF, and provide specialist information to other clinicians.

About us

From 1 Apr 25, the Stokes PCN will be formed by the Stokes Medical Group following the merger of the 2 existign PCN Practices: Bradley Stoke Surgery and Stoke Gifford Medical Centre. The 2 practices have worked closely over the last 5 years to share experience and ideas and develop new ways of working. We are excited to become a new and larger organisation that will provide care to 40,000 patients with more growth expected.

The Medical Group will have a team of 6x pharmacists, 3 pharmacy technicians and a prescribing team that will largely manage all medication related work. Scale will bring opportunity to specialise further and develop additional pharmcist led patient services.

The post will be based at and work from Stoke Gifford Medical Centre although some PCN work will be required.

Date posted

30 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0830-24-0004

Job locations

Ratcliffe Drive

Stoke Gifford

Bristol

BS34 8UE

Bradley Stoke Surgery

Brook Way

Bradley Stoke

South Gloucestershire

BS32 9DS

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE.To provide pharmaceutical support to the Practice to support safe and effective prescribing under the guidance and direction of the Lead GP. Prescribe medication for patients within agreed protocols. Provide pharmaceutical advice to patients to enable them to get the best from their medicines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.

To provide pharmaceutical medication review and health education advice to patients at the designated practices by face to face, telephone or by notes-based review as agreed with the practice.

Make clear and comprehensive records of any interventions etc in patients EMIS records so that they are available to other practice staff.

To provide pharmaceutical input to long term conditions clinics as appropriate

To hold medication review clinics and facilitate implementation of changes with appropriate follow-up monitoring

Print FP10MDA instalment prescriptions to ensure they meet legal requirements following the agreed protocol (scripts to be signed by GPs and not by pharmacist).

To develop and run pharmacist-led clinics to monitor the effects of medication by checking clinical signs and symptoms where medicines are the main intervention. E.g. minor ailments, anticoagulation, asthma, diabetes or blood pressure.

Support processes for repeat prescriptions for care homes that are looked after by SGMC.

To participate in continuing professional development and work towards an Independent Prescribing qualification.

To contribute to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations, childhood immunisation and adult immunisation programmes

To act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients: e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives (around out of stocks).

To improve prescribing practice though educational support for all prescribers within the Practice.

Work with prescribers, local pharmacists, patients and their carers to arrange dosette boxes / other compliance aids.

To lead on areas where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient populations e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or indications change.

To support improvements in clinical care through practice based audits and implementing change

To liaise with community pharmacy regarding transfer from care settings and the use of monitored dosage systems.

To provide a telephone helpline for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medication. (Repeat prescription requests will usually be signed by a GP but the pharmacist may prescribe an item from the patients repeat if it is within their clinical competence to do so and circumstances deem this the best course of action see Protocol for Pharmacist Prescribing.)

To manage and support the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates where required.

To monitor adherence to the repeat prescribing policy ensuring repeat medication reviews are conducted at the appropriate intervals

To maximise the potential of the appropriate use of the repeat dispensing service.

To promote electronic prescribing services within the practice

To implement drug withdrawals and alerts, e.g MHRA alerts, aimed at improving medicines safety.

Support the development of policies, clinical protocols and guidelines in the practice

Drafting reports summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for the Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist and Practice GP Prescribing Lead

Collate as required, qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis to develop and contribute to projects

Analyse, interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.

Liaises with the CCG Medicines Management Team on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit