Clinical PharmacistNHS

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Pharmacist, to be part of our Practice team.

As a Clinical Pharmacist you will be responsible for working with and assisting practice teams in providing and supporting high quality clinical care for acute and chronic problems. Implementing effective medicine management; identifying areas for improvement and initiating and managing change.

This is a 30-hour, permanent position for someone with a Pharmacy degree and minimum 5 years post -qualification experience. The successful candidate must be willing to enrol on the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or submit evidence of exemption though past training and experience.

Main duties of the job

• Be able to work flexibly and supportively in a general practice setting alongside other clinicians, particularly existing Clinical Pharmacist colleagues.
• Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance.
• Help build the medicines management approach in designated practices across the Network, including delivery of training and advice and expertise to other Primary Care colleagues, to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.
• To identify, develop and promote quality improvements in medicines management and pharmaceutical understanding across community pharmacy & GP practices ensuring that best practice is adopted.
• To develop and support new ways of working and workflow redesign linked to the safe, effective, high quality, use of medicines. by providing professional specialist medicines management.

Job description

• Act as a contact for medicines related issues within practice and contribute pharmaceutical expertise to clinical decisions.
• To contribute to discharge advice, note reconciliation, medication reviews and reauthorisations.
• To contribute to the work of delivering high quality care and effective and efficient medicine management for patients with chronic diseases.
• To undertake risk assessment/management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation and bring to the attention to all prescribers within the practice any changes to prescribing laws/guidelines.
• Liaise with prescribing colleagues in primary and secondary care to ensure consistency with borough wide prescribing strategies.
• Liaise with prescribing colleagues in primary and secondary care to ensure consistency with borough wide prescribing strategies.
• To ensure that prescriptions are up to date, revised and changed according to patient needs or changing condition, acting promptly on requests from outside agencies.
• To liaise with secondary care regarding any medication queries relating to patients and amend patient records accordingly inc. medication specification in hospital letters.
• To carry out medication reviews of patients on repeat medicines and amend prescriptions according to patient needs or changing conditions
• To be a first source of information for patients about medicines.
• To act on any drug alerts and amend medication accordingly in consultation with the patient.
• To ensure all practice staff have access to up-to-date medicines information providing regular updating on clinical pathways, new medicines and NICE recommendations and guidelines.
• To work with the CCG medicines management team to agree target areas for the practice and amend medication accordingly in consultation with patients.
• To promote and lead medicines management campaigns to reduce medicines waste.
• To carry out prescribing audits as required and liaise with colleagues at CCG.
• Attend and participate in any Practice meetings and Network MDTs.
• To maintain accurate computerised records.
• Communicating effectively with patients and carers and recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication.
• To undertake home visits and minor ailments work when required.
• To undertake any other duties commensurate to the role, particularly supporting new ways of working inc. telephone triage and remote system working.
• Attend all relevant and required training and comply with Network arrangements for continuing professional development

About us

The Barkantine Practice is a young and fast-growing NHS practice in the vibrant Docklands and Canary Wharf district on the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.