Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist in a general practice has the following key responsibilities in relation to delivering health services.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

a.Conduct Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) to ensure appropriate and safe prescribing.

b. Carry out medicines optimisation reviews for patients in care homes and those with complex conditions.

c. Review prescribing against local and national targets and provide recommendations.

d. Run clinics focused on medicines management, ensuring safe and effective use of medications.

e. Generate appropriate blood test requests and action results upon return.

f. Conduct care planning, monitoring patients with long-term conditions, and adjusting medications as required.

g.Review and act on pathology results, ensuring appropriate interventions.

h. Support housebound patients by conducting home visits to assess and manage their medications.

i. Contribute to face-to-face and telephone consultations, assisting with chronic disease management.

j. Work closely with GPs, PCN pharmacists, nurses, and pharmacy technicians to improve patient care.

k. Vet medication-related queries generated by pharmacy technicians before they are escalated to GPs.

l. Liaise with secondary care, mental health services, and community pharmacies to ensure joined-up care.

m. Provide pharmaceutical care to patients in nursing homes, ensuring safe and effective medication use.

n. Support GPs in managing new care home residents, hospital discharges, and high-risk patients.

o. Offer training, guidance, and support on local policies, vaccinations, and medication safety.

p. Participate in weekly care home rounds, raising concerns and queries with relevant clinicians.

q. Participate in locality 'target days' for training and updates.

r. Attend weekly clinical meetings to discuss hot topics, updates, and complex patient cases.

s. Engage in morning huddle sessions to share concerns and receive team support.

t. Work in a GP training practice with Foundation and GP trainees and medical students.

u. Support the administrative team by reviewing documents, actioning follow-ups, and managing correspondence.

v. Ensure medication-related tasks are handled efficiently and appropriately.

w. Work alongside pharmacy technicians to streamline medication queries and avoid unnecessary GP workload.

x. Conduct and interpret spirometry and FeNO testing after appropriate training.

y. Support cross-related consultations, assisting with medication-related inquiries in various clinics.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
• Strong understanding of medicines optimisation, chronic disease management, and prescribing guidelines.
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.

Desirable

• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
• Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care.
• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
• Understanding of the mentorship process.
• Broad knowledge of general practice.

Qualifications

Essential

• A qualified Clinical Pharmacist with experience in primary care (or a keen interest in developing in this area).
• Independent Prescriber (IP) qualification or willingness to work towards it (desirable).
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Desirable

• Minor ailments certification.
• Medicines management qualification.
• MUR and repeat dispensing certification.

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

Farnham Park Health Group

Address

Farnham Centre For Health

Hale Road

Farnham

Surrey

GU9 9QS

Employer's website

https://www.farnhamgps.com/ (Opens in a new tab)