Practice prescribing pharmacist

To provide high quality pharmacist support to the practice team members

and patients in the practice.

To deal with all suitable prescription query from community pharmacies,

third party medication/supply companies and hospitals/other NHS organisations

that cannot be dealt with by members of the Reception Team

To provide support, advice and guidance to members all of the practice

team.

To review repeat medications and address concerns where appropriate

Reconciling medication on hospital letters to that contained in the

patients medical record, raising queries with other clinical staff as

necessary, ensuring patients receive appropriate medication.

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through

medication review

Managerial

Initiate and develop protocols in specialist areas appropriate for a

practice pharmacist and lead in their implementation.

Manage own workload to meet the needs of the practice.

Manage available resources (time, manpower) to ensure an efficient and

effective service.

To undertake and provide expertise in clinical medication reviews as

deemed appropriate

Manage practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost

effectiveness of prescribing

With the agreement and support of practices GP partners, to develop,

lead and manage clinics which would improve patient healthcare and access.

Provide prescribing advice to the practice team for temporary

unavailable medications, suggesting alternatives

Responsible for keeping accurate documentation in patient records.

Supervise and manage other staff as appropriate.

Leadership

Identify and support practice development plans.

Advise the practice team of any circumstances that give cause for

concern in relation to patient care.

Influence and implement changes to clinical practice. Improving

prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the

practice

Work autonomously, managing own working within agreed national and local

guidelines

Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare

professionals and admin staff

Support the educational process for specialist practitioner students and

assist with GP registrars, student nurses and other students who require

experience in General Practice.

Work as part of the practice team, supporting practice colleagues as

appropriate.

Clinical

Work autonomously by providing pharmacist support in the management of

patients medication.

Support the practice in undertaking medication reviews as appropriate

supporting targets for these reviews in the practice - QOF and practice incentive scheme

Review and manage High Risk Drug Monitoring and Therapeutic Drug

Monitoring processes within the practice.

Contribute to reductions in medicine related patient incidents and

significant events and work to ensure patients obtain the best outcome from

their medication.

Encourage the use of electronic patient medication facilities including

the use of the electronic prescription service and patients ordering

medications on line.

Conform to health and safety and control of infection regulations

Contribute to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews

Act in accordance with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPHC) Code of

Professional Conduct

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team

and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible

alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)

Maintain legible timely and concise documentation and input clinical

information to the practice computer database.

Recognise own limitations and seek advice from General Practitioners and

others as required.

Work closely with Primary Care Network (PCN) colleagues especially

members of the Medicines Management Team seeking peer support as required and

ensuring work is apportioned appropriately and duplication minimised.

Be the point of contact in the Practice to liaise with the Primary Care

Network (PCN) Pharmacy Team to plan workload together.

Be alert to potential child or adult abuse and undertake training as

directed/required

Training and education

Maintain own specialist practitioner competencies by undertaking

specialist courses and education.

Keep up to date with current developments in primary care prescribing

and ensure changes recommended by NICE and other organisations are discussed in

the practice and changes are implemented as required

Undertake risk management in clinical practice.

Provide education to patients and carers either with individuals or in

groups.

Identify training needs to line manager.

Keep up to date with informatics developments relating to the position

especially those affecting the clinical information system.

Take part in performance appraisal and compilation of personal

development plans as required by the practice and the GPHC up to date with safeguarding and information governance

Research and audit

Identify, apply and disseminate research findings relating to

professional role and working environment.

Audit own practice for individual quality assurance purposes and

ensuring all relevant targets are met.

Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as

audit and PDSA cycles

Identify and undertake audit and research projects to evaluate and

enhance current service provision.

Communication

Communicate sensitivity and appropriately with patients and/or their

carers. Involving patients and their carers in decision making.

Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy to align support for

medicines

Communicate with all members of the wider health care team; primary,

secondary, community and voluntary.

Work to identify and initiate changes to clinical practice.

Discuss with the practice team any circumstances that give cause for

concern in relation to patient care i.e. significant events

Initiate and lead general and individual specialist team meetings.

Knowledge, training and experience

The post holder will be a registered with the GPCH and hold

qualifications required of a pharmacist working in a primary care environment.

A prescriber or on a prescribing course.

Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.

Evidence of professional updating. CPD GPhc records up to date

The

surgery has 2 GP partners, 5 salaried GP's, 2 Practice Nurses, Healthcare

Assistant and team of ARRS staff both on and remote working. We have a team of

administration staff supporting the Practice Manager.

The surgery is a training

practice with a registered population of 9400 and increasing and high QOF achieving

Qualifications

Experience

Knowledge and skills