Job summary
Clinical Pharmacist
Permanent position, Part time 25 hours per week
Salary: depending on experience
Hours: 25hrs per week (part time)
Site: 32 Clifton
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Manage and promote the repeat dispensing service
2.Increase safety mechanisms such as audit and PDSA
cycles
3.Implement drug withdrawals and alerts
4. Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful
prescribing through clinical medication reviews
5. Contribute to reductions in medication related hospital
admissions and readmission bysupporting patients to get the best outcome
from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicine related issues
6. Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work
with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the
medicines
7. Work within the Group to undertake medication reviews
particularly in high risk groups such as frail elderly, substance misuse and
patients on high risk medicines
8. Improve prescribing practice through educational support
for all prescribers within thepractice
9.Run and oversee the YMG Anticoagulation service
using the surgerys protocol
10. Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in
prescribing across patientpopulation eg where a drug is withdrawn or
indications change
About us
York Medical Group is a large, inner-city
practice, their own Primary Care Network serving a population of 44,000 over 8
sites. We are a forward thinking, innovative and driven team of professionals
meeting the demands of patient care. We have a diversified workforce made up of
GPs, ANPs, UCPs, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, Assistant
Practitioners, Health Care Assistants, Care Coordinators, Link Workers and
Mental Health Workers
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.Manage and promote the repeat dispensing service
2.Increase safety mechanisms such as audit and PDSA
cycles
3.Implement drug withdrawals and alerts
4. Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful
prescribing through clinical medication reviews
5. Contribute to reductions in medication related hospital
admissions and readmission bysupporting patients to get the best outcome
from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicine related issues
6. Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work
with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the
medicines
7. Work within the Group to undertake medication reviews
particularly in high risk groups such as frail elderly, substance misuse and
patients on high risk medicines
8. Improve prescribing practice through educational support
for all prescribers within thepractice
9.Run and oversee the YMG Anticoagulation service
using the surgerys protocol
10. Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in
prescribing across patientpopulation eg where a drug is withdrawn or
indications change
11. Ensure patient safety when they are transferred between
care providers through
reconciliation of prescribed medicines
12.To attend and contribute to meetings as requested
13. To keep up to date with changes within own area of
expertise and ensure appropriate
personal development
14. Work with
wider team to ensure practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines
are involved
15. Supporting
care homes
16. Support
pharmacy technicians and prescription clerks
17. Contributing to achievement of QoF and
locally commissioned QI/ cost effective schemes
18. Reviewing
systems for safer prescribing including drug monitoring
19. Long term
condition reviews
This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted
periodically after review and consultation.
You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties
which may be requested from time-to- time.
Job Types: Part-time
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.Manage and promote the repeat dispensing service
2.Increase safety mechanisms such as audit and PDSA
cycles
3.Implement drug withdrawals and alerts
4. Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful
prescribing through clinical medication reviews
5. Contribute to reductions in medication related hospital
admissions and readmission bysupporting patients to get the best outcome
from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicine related issues
6. Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work
with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the
medicines
7. Work within the Group to undertake medication reviews
particularly in high risk groups such as frail elderly, substance misuse and
patients on high risk medicines
8. Improve prescribing practice through educational support
for all prescribers within thepractice
9.Run and oversee the YMG Anticoagulation service
using the surgerys protocol
10. Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in
prescribing across patientpopulation eg where a drug is withdrawn or
indications change
11. Ensure patient safety when they are transferred between
care providers through
reconciliation of prescribed medicines
12.To attend and contribute to meetings as requested
13. To keep up to date with changes within own area of
expertise and ensure appropriate
personal development
14. Work with
wider team to ensure practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines
are involved
15. Supporting
care homes
16. Support
pharmacy technicians and prescription clerks
17. Contributing to achievement of QoF and
locally commissioned QI/ cost effective schemes
18. Reviewing
systems for safer prescribing including drug monitoring
19. Long term
condition reviews
This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted
periodically after review and consultation.
You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties
which may be requested from time-to- time.
Job Types: Part-time
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
- 3 years post qualification experience
Desirable
- Desirable
- Independent prescriber
- Experience in GP primary care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
- 3 years post qualification experience
Desirable
- Desirable
- Independent prescriber
- Experience in GP primary care
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).
