Practice Clinical PharmacistNHS

Job summary

We have a part time vacancy for a Clinical Pharmacist at RK Medical Practice in Wythenshawe, South Manchester (14 hours).

The practice population is diverse and varies in demographics so the breadth of health care need is wide. This makes working in general practice interesting and no day is the same.

We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to work as part of dynamic and forward-thinking practice team. You will also be part of a wider supportive network of Senior Pharmacist, Pharmacists and Technicians across the South Manchester Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

Main duties of the job

You will be embedded within the practice team providing clinical leadership on medicines related issues, quality improvement and supporting aspects of the national and practice based enhanced services, quality and outcomes framework and local targets.

The role is pivotal to improving quality of care and operational efficiencies in the practices so you will need to be motivated and passionate with the drive to continually improve and learn, to develop and deliver an excellent service.

You will be working along side other pharmacy colleagues supporting with medicine related queries and tasks.

Job description

Provide clinical input on medicines related issues, quality improvement, supporting aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and locally commissioned services.

Support repeat/acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.

Provide face to face patient clinics.

Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate health care professional for the appropriate care linking in with social prescribing models to support broader health and well-being needs.

Support integration with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage the practice workload.

The specific tasks will be agreed and identified by the practice. You will be part of the practice team but also provided with peer support and education via the South Manchester Pharmacists and Technicians across 22 practices.

About us

We are an NHS general practice (GP) doctors surgery providing healthcare services in Wythenshawe, Manchester.

Our practice aims to improve the health of those living in the Wythenshawe area, working closely with many local community services to achieve this.

Although the South Manchester GP Federation are supporting the recruitment process for this role, employment will be done solely by RK Medical Practice.