Job summary
Whitby Group Practice is looking for a part time Pharmacist to join our existing pharmacy team; which includes 2 pharmacists and 2 pharmacy technicians.
They will also be supported by a dispensary team with excellent knowledge and also provide them with support to deal with prescription and medication queries. This includes supporting the repeat prescription system, dealing with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice
The post holder will undertake clinical medication
reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational
efficiencies so requires motivation and a passion to deliver excellent service
within general practice.
Main duties of the job
- Undertaking Medication reviews with patients over the phone, face to face and in their home or care home.
- Providing support to patients with medication queries and concerns
- Answers relevant medicine-related
enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g.
community pharmacy)
- To reconcile medicines following discharge from
hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and
rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community
pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge
- Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate
healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate
period of time
- Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation
process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing
medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review
- Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation
process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing
medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review
- Implement changes to medicines that result from
MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
- Implement changes to medicines that result from
MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
About us
The Practice is located in Whitby and has a branch site in Robin Hoods Bay. We have around 13,500 patients.
Currently there are 4 partners supported by a team of several salaried GP's, Advanced Care Practitioners, Nurse Prescribers and Practice Nurses, HCA's, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, a Paramedic, a dispensing team, care coordinators and a committed admin and management team.
We are a training practice that works with Hull and York Medical School and currently support Year 4 medical students, GP Registrars and F2's.
We have been rated Good by CQC and are a consistently high QOF achieving practice.
Our clinicians have daily lunch time meetings to be able to discuss any ongoing cases and ask questions of colleagues.
The practice is a very desirable place to work with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. It is very important to the partners that this is maintained and developed.
There is a good social aspect to the team and we always have a Christmas party and a summer BBQ with several events in between.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient facing Long-Term Conditions
Clinics
Patient facing Clinical Medication Reviews
Patient facing Care Home Medication
Reviews
Patient facing Domiciliary Clinical
Medication Review
Patient facing Medicines Support
Telephone Medicines Support
Medicine Information to Practice Staff& Patients
Management of Medicines at Hospital Discharge
Signposting
Repeat and Acute Prescribing
Risk Stratification
Service Development
Information Management
Medicines Quality Improvement
Medicines Safety
Implementation of Local and National
Guidelines and Formulary
Recommendations
Education and Training
Care Quality Commission
Public Health
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient facing Long-Term Conditions
Clinics
Patient facing Clinical Medication Reviews
Patient facing Care Home Medication
Reviews
Patient facing Domiciliary Clinical
Medication Review
Patient facing Medicines Support
Telephone Medicines Support
Medicine Information to Practice Staff& Patients
Management of Medicines at Hospital Discharge
Signposting
Repeat and Acute Prescribing
Risk Stratification
Service Development
Information Management
Medicines Quality Improvement
Medicines Safety
Implementation of Local and National
Guidelines and Formulary
Recommendations
Education and Training
Care Quality Commission
Public Health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
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).
