Clinical Pharmacist

Job responsibilities

Review medicine needs for patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicines optimisation is required.

Undertake clinical medication reviews and produce recommendations for GPs and nurse team on prescribing and monitoring

Undertake care home medication reviews and work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration

Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines. Provide follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes

Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge

Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes)

Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.

Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets)

Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision- making

Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement the changes in conjunction with the practice team

Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance

Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

Please be aware that this application process may close sooner if we receive sufficient applications for this vacancy.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years post registration experience
• Sound clinical and therapeutic knowledge and of evidence based health care
• Excellent written, electronic and verbal communication skills
• Able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients or wider group audiences, using a variety of methods of communication

Desirable

• An understanding of General Practice, including the different roles within Practice teams and the delivery of services.
• An understanding of General Practice prescribing, factors influencing this, rational prescribing and strategies for improving quality of prescribing.
• Experience of working within Primary Care Team and /or community health team

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel and work across multiple sites with use of own car (business use included on insurance policy)
• Willingness and ability to work remotely and from home
• Full clean UK driving licence and including business insurance cover
• DBS clearance conducted by Wisbech upon job offer

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant pharmacy degree
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent prescribing qualification

Desirable

• Clinical Diploma
• Membership of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret complex data to assess risks and improve patient safety
• Critical appraisal skills
• Ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels
• Demonstrate ability to identify and implement best practice
• Ability to work independently and within a team and demonstrate the ability to work together with patients and other healthcare professionals to achieve best possible outcomes.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise and manage own work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Accountable for own professional actions
• Good understanding of drug budgets and drug costs and how to monitor these
• Ability to apply sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues
• Ability to apply sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues
• Familiarity with the concepts of evidence based medicine
• Computer skills including spreadsheets, presentations, or ECDL
• Ability to make important decisions in pressured situations

Desirable

• The ability to research and analyse complex information, judging the input required to arrive at robust and accurate conclusions and using these conclusions to inform decision-making

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).