Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Clinical medication reviews for patients with single of multiple long-term conditions where medicines optimisation is required
• To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission
• To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings at the Practice. where appropriate
• To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
• Implement changes to medicines in line MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance.
• To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding
• To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate
• Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate
• Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure the Practice prescribes in accordance with local guidelines and formulary
• To identify areas of clinical risk at Practice level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of Practice resources.
• To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development.
• Work with the Clinical Team to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• - Holder of GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification

Desirable

• - Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
• - Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pathway or willing to work towards it
• - Experience of working in Primary Care

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

Brockworth Surgery

Address

The Surgery

Abbotswood Road

Brockworth

Gloucester

GL3 4PE

Employer's website

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