Job summary
We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our established Clinical Team.
Applicants must have a passion for providing excellent, professional, and effective care whilst ensuring our patients feel safe and respected.
If you are someone who believes they make a difference to the lives of those living with complex health needs, this could be the role for you.
Main duties of the job
To manage repeat
prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription requests,
management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer
prescribing.
To perform face-to-face
medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy especially older people with
co-morbidities.
Develop and manage medicines optimisation
services.
Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient
services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance.
Develop and manage the medicines management team, including delivery of
training, to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of
patient care.
About us
The Mount View Practice is a forward thinking, patient focused, professional and friendly team looking after approximately 12000 patients in Fleetwood.
We consist of 5 GP Partners and a Salaried GP, a Practice Paramedic, Acute & Therapy Mental Health Team, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacist & Tech, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants and a dedicated team of administrative professionals.
We are part of Fleetwood Primary Care Network and supported by an MDT ARRs Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
Take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
Provide support to practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries.
Support the repeat prescription system, deal 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(s)
Support the practice, integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
Take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
Provide support to practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries.
Support the repeat prescription system, deal 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(s)
Support the practice, integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload.
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent).
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent).
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification.
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).
