Pharmacist

Manage and promote the

repeat dispensing serviceRepeat prescription reauthorisation and acute

prescription requestsMedication related queries from patients and staffIncrease safety

mechanisms such as clinical audits

withdrawals and alerts

Reduce inappropriate

poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review

Contribute to reductions

in medicate related hospital admissions and readmission by supporting patients

to get the best outcome from their medicines and identifying and addressing

medicine related issues

Reconcile medicines

following hospital discharge and work with patients and

communitypharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines

Work within the Group to

undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as frail

elderly, substance misuse and patients on high risk medicines

Improve prescribing

practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice

Run and oversee the YMG

Anticoagulation service using the surgerys protocol

Lead on where changes in

evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population eg where a

drug is withdrawn or indications change

Ensure patient safety

when they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of

prescribed medicines

To attend and contribute

to meetings as requested

Manage and promote the

repeat dispensing serviceRepeat prescription reauthorisation and acute

prescription requestsMedication related queries from patients and staff

Increase safety

mechanisms such as clinical audits

withdrawals and alerts

Reduce inappropriate

poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review

Contribute to reductions

in medicate related hospital admissions and readmission by supporting patients

to get the best outcome from their medicines and identifying and addressing

medicine related issues

Reconcile medicines

following hospital discharge and work with patients and

communitypharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines

Work within the Group to

undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as frail

elderly, substance misuse and patients on high risk medicines

Improve prescribing

practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice

Run and oversee the YMG

Anticoagulation service using the surgerys protocol

Lead on where changes in

evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population eg where a

drug is withdrawn or indications change

Ensure patient safety

when they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of

prescribed medicines

To attend and contribute

to meetings as requested

To keep up to date with

changes within own area of expertise and ensure appropriate personal

developmentReviewing systems for safer prescribingContributing to achievement of QoF and locally

commissioned QI/ cost effective schemesSupport pharmacy technicians and prescription clerksSupporting care homesWork with wider team to ensure practices are compliant

with CQC standards where medicines are involved

This job description is

not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation.

You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties which may be

requested from time-to-time.

large, inner-city practice serving a population of approximately 45,000

patients) is looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking

Pharmacistwith a passion for service development, planning for the

future and improving the quality of patient care. The successful candidate will

join our diversified team ofpharmacists, pharmacist prescribers, pharmacy

technicians and prescription clerks as well as having the opportunity for

multi-disciplinary working with other departments within the practice.

The pharmacy team drive

the focus on reducing some of the burdens placed on the GPs by promoting the

electronic repeat dispensing service, reducing inappropriate polypharmacy and

wasteful prescribing through medication reviews, working with the complex care

team to review care home patients, increasing safety mechanisms through audits,

implementing drug withdrawals and alerts, and contributing to reductions in

medication related hospital admissions and re-admissions by supporting patients

to get the best outcome from their medicines.

In addition to the

day-to-day duties, the successful candidate will be trained to oversee the

anticoagulation service and will also be encouraged to develop in another

clinical area of interest. They will also be expected to be proactive,

flexible, possess good time management skills and be able to prioritise

workload.

Qualifications

Essential: - Must be a UK resident registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable: - Must be a UK resident registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council