Clinical Pharmacist

This role is pivotal to improving

the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and

passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.

The post

holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber

if that qualification is not already held.

Develop and manage a medicines

management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice/PCN

policy and local and national guidance.

Develop and manage the medicines

management team, including delivery of training, to maximise cost-effective

prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

Work within their clinical competencies

as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines

management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long

term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for

safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and

reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public

health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the

Undertake medication review of patients

with polypharmacy especially for older people, people in residential care homes

and those with multiple co-morbidities.

Provide leadership on quality

improvement and clinical audit and well as managing some aspects of the Quality

and Outcomes Framework (QOF)

Provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the

practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, and to

deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and

improve the quality of patient care.

Present at patient group meetings or other appropriate events to

give advice on the appropriate use of medicines.

Produce patient information leaflets and posters and run medicine

awareness projects throughout the year.

Assist partners with the appropriate monitoring and management of

their prescribing budgets.

Prepare evidence-based resources and information to support the

medicine management team and all other relevant health professionals in the

implementation of rational cost-effective prescribing.

Help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working

processes within the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing

See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical

problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g., Respiratory,

Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring

needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring

they get the best use of their medicines (i.e., medicines optimisation)

Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for

medicine improvement.

Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce

recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing

and monitoring.

Work with care home

staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration

This role will be part of Peak Edge Primary Care Network.

You will be part of the established pharmacy team.

Experience

Qualifications

Essential: - Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm); - Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council; - Preferably 2-3 years post registration experience