Job summary
Role Summary
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, with their time split between face to face clinical reviews with patients, and desk based activities according to the needs of the practice (e.g. prescription management, prescribing safety, clinical audit, local incentive scheme support, medicines reconciliation).
The post holder will act within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role, they will be supported by a Lead Pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team 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).
Main duties of the job
Please also refer to the attached job description:
- Management of common/minor/self- limiting ailments
- Telephone medicines support
- Medicine information to practice staff and patients
- Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
- Signposting
- Repeat prescribing
- Risk stratification
- Service development
- Information management
- Medicines quality improvement
- Medicines safety
- Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations
- Care Quality Commission
- Public health
About us
Lancaster Medical Practice is a large, at-scale, GP provider delivering General Medical Services to around 68,000 patients in Lancaster and the surrounding villages. Working in smaller clinical micro-teams, our clinicians provide high quality, patient centred care based on the principles of continuity of care.
Formed in April 2017 from our successful legacy Practices, Lancaster Medical Practice has continued to evolve to become the strong, high performing Practice it is today.
Lancaster Medical Practice are seeking to recruit a Pharmacist to join our successful team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, with their time split between face to face clinical reviews with patients, and desk based activities according to the needs of the practice (e.g. prescription management, prescribing safety, clinical audit, local incentive scheme support, medicines reconciliation).
The post holder will act within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role, they will be supported by a Lead Pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team 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).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, with their time split between face to face clinical reviews with patients, and desk based activities according to the needs of the practice (e.g. prescription management, prescribing safety, clinical audit, local incentive scheme support, medicines reconciliation).
The post holder will act within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role, they will be supported by a Lead Pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team 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).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience that demonstrates good attention to detail.
- Experience of working in a confidential environment.
- Previous experience of working in General Practice, NHS or Healthcare setting.
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience that demonstrates good attention to detail.
- Experience of working in a confidential environment.
- Previous experience of working in General Practice, NHS or Healthcare setting.
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
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).
Additional information
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).
