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Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surgery

Primary Care Pharmacist

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a second Pharmacist to join our supportive team here at Glan Cynon Surgery to contribute to clinical work related to medicines. As part of the GP practice team you will help to improve value and outcomes from medicines and consult with and treat patients directly which includes providing extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for those on multiple medicines and contribute to improving patient care.

Main duties of the job

  • Work with doctors and patients to address medicine adherence, reducing the wastage and overuse of medicines
  • Monitor patients blood results, focusing on potential harm that can come from long-term use of medicines or poor compliance
  • Review patients on complex medicine regimens/ with ongoing health problems
  • Support doctors by highlighting changes in NICE guidelines
  • Take part in multi-disciplinary case reviews
  • Deal with medication for patients recently discharged from hospital, including liaison with hospital, community and primary care colleagues
  • Work with the practice team to deliver repeat prescription reviews.
  • Look at how best practice is integrated into care processes and improve the quality of patient care, ensuring patient safety
  • Manage and prescribe* for long term condition patients

About us

We are a friendly supportive 3 partner teaching practice supported by a dedicated clinical, nursing and administrative team.

We are situated in Mountain Ash where we have a new purpose built health centre with excellent links to road and rail.

We encourage a good work life balance and social activities to improve staff relations are undertaken on a regular basis.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0602-23-0010

Job locations

Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surgery

Oxford Street

Mountain Ash

Mid Glamorgan

CF45 3HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicines optimisation is required.

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings

To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources

To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

Work with practices to ensure full compliance of standards for safe and effective care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicines optimisation is required.

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings

To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources

To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

Work with practices to ensure full compliance of standards for safe and effective care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience in pharmacy.
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
  • Flexibility, enthusiasm and good clinical knowledge.
  • Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Primary Care.
  • IT including spreadsheet and database packages.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience in pharmacy.
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
  • Flexibility, enthusiasm and good clinical knowledge.
  • Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Primary Care.
  • IT including spreadsheet and database packages.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surgery

Address

Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surgery

Oxford Street

Mountain Ash

Mid Glamorgan

CF45 3HD


Employer's website

https://www.cynonvalemedicalpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surgery

Address

Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surgery

Oxford Street

Mountain Ash

Mid Glamorgan

CF45 3HD


Employer's website

https://www.cynonvalemedicalpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Julie Smith

Julie.smith10@wales.nhs.uk

+441443706708

Details

Date posted

29 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0602-23-0010

Job locations

Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surgery

Oxford Street

Mountain Ash

Mid Glamorgan

CF45 3HD


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