Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced, dynamic primary carepharmacist, independent prescribing qualification is desirable but notessential although should be willing to work towards this. The role will bebased in our practice alongside our clinicians including pharmacists already insurgery deployed from our PCN.
We are looking for a practice pharmacist to work closely with the teamto ensure we deliver an effective, efficient and quality medicines managementservice to our patients and our team.
Main duties of the job
The Pharmacist will undertake the following tasks.
Medication reviews Face to face, remote and e-consultations) andproactively manage patients (some with complex polypharmacy). This will includepatient education, prescribing and monitoring as per guidelines and withinprofessional competencies.
Work closely with the wider team, advising and supporting on medicinemanagement issues.
Clinical input regarding the supporting GPs with medication titration.
Undertake prescribing audits.
Ensure that the practice is encouraged to promote cost effectiveprescribing.
Ensure medicines are prescribed and monitored as per the most currentguidelines.
Ensure that the practice systems for drug safety and drug safetymonitoring are adhered to at all times. This work will include regular safetyaudits.
Share knowledge and learning with the wider teams.
Attend regular practice meetings.
Represent the practice at outside events.
Contribute to achieving high IIF/ QOF targets.
Undertake medication reviews for housebound/care home patients asneeded.
Take an active role to help/ support practice initiatives.
About us
We are a largeforward-thinking paperless Practice of 17,000 patients, based in excellentmodern purpose-built premises. We arefocused on maintaining a sustainable and enjoyable work environment andstrongly believe that fostering and maintaining a positive ethos and sharedvisions leads to high quality patient care. Our strength lies in the diversityof skills and professional interests within our team. We have amultidisciplinary, clinical team made up of Doctors, Advanced NursePractitioners, Pharmacists, First Contact Physios, a range of specialisedNurses, social prescribers, health and Wellbeing coaches and a mental healthpractitioner. The Practice benefits froma well-structured and established management team which is led by a PracticeOperations and Strategic Manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Carry out structured medication reviews on patients with complexpolypharmacy, implementing prescribing decisions and requesting appropriatetests.
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patientsand the community pharmacists to ensure that the patients receive theirmedication post discharge.
Reconcile medicines from clinic letters with the support from the widerpractice team.
Support long term condition reviews via face to face and telephoneappointments.
Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions andre-admissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from theirmedicines.
Identify and address medicine related issues.
Assist in managing patients and healthcare professional medicinequeries.
Increase patient quality and patient safety of prescribing throughmechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles. The share the findings with the widerteam.
Contribute to service improvement within enhanced services and QOF
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts eg MHRA
Work with the primary care professional and patients to implement NICEand other evidence based guidelines.
Act as a source of medicine information for all of the practice team andpatients eg around supplies, doses, side effects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
2. A UK accredited MPharm degree or OSPAP qualification.
3. Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
4. 52 weeks of pre-registration training in England, Scotland or Wales signed off as satisfactory by your tutor.
5. The GPhC registration assessment with a pass result.
6. To be responsible for own professional development and maintain competence within own clinical field.
7. Post holder will also need to keep up with CPD requirements as specified by GPhC Completed or willing to enrol on the CCPE pathway
Desirable
8. Hold an independent prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
9. Able to demonstrate practical experience of dealing with patients.
10. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
11. Experience of working in General Practice
12. Has an awareness of a breadth of common acute and long-term conditions likely to be seen in primary care