Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

The Clinical Pharmacist is an integral part of the team, using and sharing pharmacy expertise to support the Practice in effective medicines management and optimal patient care.

The Clinical Pharmacist will work across Granta sites and the work undertaken at those sites will be determined according to their existing and developing systems and will include some or all of the responsibilities noted below.

Main duties of the job

Medication Review and Optimisation

• Respond to medication queries to include clarifying doses and/or products and give appropriate alternatives when availability issues occur.
• Discuss specific patient and prescribing issues (e.g. complicated regimes/polypharmacy, compliance difficulties, multiple adverse effects, medication reduction regimes) with other clinicians as necessary.
• Telephone clinics:
• To discuss medication issues with patients as needed and appropriate, e.g. adverse effects/interactions, overdose/inadvertent ingestion. OTC remedies, queries from care homes
• To carry out medication reviews as agreed with Prescribing Lead GP.
• To review and continue repeat medications for new patients who have just registered with the Practice, and suggest GP medication review where appropriate.
• Face to face clinics:
• To discuss medication issues with patients as needed and appropriate.
• To carry out medication reviews as agreed with Prescribing Lead GP.
• To review and continue repeat medications for new patients who have just registered with the Practice, and suggest GP medication review where appropriate.

Medicines Reconciliation

Long Term Medical Conditions

Medicines Information / Education

Prescribing Systems and Policies

Medicines safety

Liaison with community and hospital pharmacies

Unplanned Admission Prevention

About us

Granta Medical Practices is a thriving and vibrant place to work. We are the largest South Cambridgeshire general practice, we cover 56,000 patients, and are a recognised Primary Care Home. We were rated Outstanding in our last CQC report. We are looking for a full time Clinical Pharmacist to join us in our friendly, forward thinking and supportive Practice with 3 dispensaries and a Pharmacy. We have sites in Sawston, Linton, Barley, Shelford, Market Hill and Royston.