GP Practice Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Structured medication reviews: to be pre-booked either opportunistically by clinical team if recognised structured medication review is needed (and monitoring has already been arranged). Or by reception from lists provided e.g. starting with patients with more than 10 medications who have not had a review in the last 6 months, high risk groups such as patients on anticoagulants. Pharmacist can use admin time to pre-screen/ identify next group to be booked in with her. Further prescribing projects can be used to identify patients needing 30 minute or 20minute reviews with the practice pharmacist.

Ardens structured medication review template to be used to code records

Online consultations: queries about medications from patients via the website can be booked into these slots the pharmacist can either respond via text or telephone.

MHRA + CAS alerts: pharmacist to use admin time to respond to alerts. Record to be updated via Teamnet.

Medicines monitoring: Support admin/phlebotomy team in ensuring medication monitoring up to date. Reports can be viewed via Ardens searches on EMIS. Specific patients from these searches can be booked into SMR appointments where review of monitoring is needed. (Indication CQC targets and safety measures). When possible medication management on the day prescription requests can be viewed and any overdue monitoring/ reviews identified and actioned.

AccuRx/Florey responses: These could be allocated to online consultation slots on the day by the tradmin doctor according to capacity.

DOCMAN: letters have been screened by Admin and either sent to duty doctor to take action (where further management is needed or if solely medication reconciliation needed sent to pharmacist. Med reconciliation template to be used to record changes made to medication. If pharmacist is unclear of any of reconciliation needed to liaise with the tradmin doctor on the day.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience,
• experience in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy.
• Essential: Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Essential: Experience in conducting medication reviews and managing patients with long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension).

Desirable

• Previous experience working within a GP practice or Primary Care Network (PCN).
• Desirable: Experience in audit, quality improvement, and clinical governance.

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential: Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent).
• Essential: Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Essential: Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience/training.

Desirable

• Desirable/Essential (depending on level): Independent Prescriber (IP) Qualification.

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

Capelfield Surgery

Address

Elm Road

Claygate

Esher

Surrey

KT10 0EH

Employer's website

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