Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

The post-holder is expected to take due note of and act in accordance with the standards of clinical governance that are agreed within the practice. Any concerns should be brought to the attention of the partners as soon as practicable.

In accordance with the practice timetable, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including: surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, taking action on electronic prescription requests, and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence, (including electronic correspondence), dealing with patient test results and referral letters, paperwork and other correspondence in a timely fashion

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers

Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, develop care plans for health

Provide counselling and health education

Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate

Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards, primarily by use of the computer system and complete the clinical system clinical templates as appropriate

Collect and use data for audit purposes

Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

Prescribe in accordance with the practice standards and locally agreed or national guidelines whenever this is clinically appropriate

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a Pharmacist working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities Within the Practice:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant policies/guidelines including, but not limited to, prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, QOF, CQC

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

Contribute to the development of computer-based patient records

Contribute to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data

Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate e.g. CPR training. This includes clinical and non-clinical training and events.

Participate in practice meetings when requested

Provide information when reasonably requested by the practice manager to ensure that all personnel and other records are accurate e.g. hepatitis status

To meet all deadlines for audits and written returns so that the practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (QOF, LES, DES etc.)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RPSGB Qualified
• DBS Clearance
• Member of approved medical defence organisation

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Sound knowledge of QOF requirements, NICE guidelines etc. and commitment to deliver quality service to patients
• Confident in making decisions, managing own workload and delegating appropriately
• Good record keeping and communication skills

Desirable

• Specific interest in a medical area eg. HRT, Women's Health, Diabetes, Respiratory etc.

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

St Johns House Medical Centre

Address

299 Bromyard Road

Worcester

WR2 5FB

Employer's website

https://stjohnshousesurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)