The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. 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.
Main Duties of the Job
Job responsibilities will include:
1. Telephone or patient-facing medication reviews
2. Clinical audit/CQC inspection work
3. Ensuring high-risk drug monitoring is being done/followed up on
4. LTC reviews such as HTN, asthma, etc.
5. Sorting out of stock medications
6. Processing letters that require medication changes
7. New patient medication reviews
8. Care home medication reviews
9. Signposting
About Us
At Aspiro Healthcare, we foster an inclusive culture that promotes employee health and well-being, creativity and engagement, and supports recruitment and retention. We create a valued training environment, promoting excellence and encouraging innovation, ensuring a highly skilled and motivated workforce. We offer a competitive rate of pay.
Job Responsibilities
May be subject to change.
Accountable to: Dr. Emily Winters, Partners of Aspiro Healthcare
Working Hours: Monday to Friday within the hours 8am - 8pm, occasional Saturdays may be required.
Salary: Depending on experience.
Job Summary: The post holder is a pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff regarding prescription and medication queries, help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and manage medicines reconciliation on transfer of care while providing expertise in clinical medicines advice.
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
1. Patient-facing Clinical Medication Review
2. Patient-facing Care Home Medication Reviews
3. Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
4. Medicine information to practice staff and patients
5. Unplanned hospital admissions
6. Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
7. Signposting
8. Repeat prescribing
9. Risk stratification
10. Service development
11. Information management
12. Medicines quality improvement
13. Medicines safety
14. Education and Training
15. Care Quality Commission compliance
16. Public health support
Collaborative Working Relationships
Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care. Demonstrates appropriate communication to gain the cooperation of relevant stakeholders. Actively works toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and locality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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.
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