Job summary
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy, especially for older people, people in our extended care home and those with multiple co-morbidities.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions 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.
The post holder will in conjunction with the GPs provide elements of 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 utilise 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.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients
- Carry out Structured Medication Reviews with patients
- Reconcile medications following patients discharge from hospital/clinic appointments
- Implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system
- Design, develop and implement practice searches
- Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time
- Encourage cost-effective prescribing within the practice
- Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making
- Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing and medicines optimisation
About us
Grove Medical Centre is a rapidly growing two partner practice and it is a long-established PMS training practice in purpose-built premises in Lewisham Borough. We have a reputation for providing excellent patient care to a list of over 12,000 patients and as a friendly and supportive environment for staff. There are good transport links and plenty of on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients
- Carry out Structured Medication Reviews with patients
- Reconcile medications following patients discharge from hospital/clinic appointments
- Implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system
- Design, develop and implement practice searches
- Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time
- Encourage cost-effective prescribing within the practice
- Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making
- Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing and medicines optimisation
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients
- Carry out Structured Medication Reviews with patients
- Reconcile medications following patients discharge from hospital/clinic appointments
- Implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system
- Design, develop and implement practice searches
- Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time
- Encourage cost-effective prescribing within the practice
- Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making
- Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing and medicines optimisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving Prescribing
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving Prescribing
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
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).
