Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance.

Support the medicines management team, in order to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

Under the direction of the Practices, we expect that you will be able to work independently and manage your own workload. You will need excellent communication skills to be able to liaise with patients, primary care staff, community pharmacists and other partners.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.

Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme);

Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCN and to help in tackling inequalities.

Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care.

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About us

Downing Drive Surgery is a well-established GP practice, based in the heart of Evington, Leicester (LE5 6LP), serving over 6,900 patients. We use SystmOne as our clinical system and allocate a named GP to every patient to ensure continuity of care for patients. We pride ourselves on delivering compassionate, holistic healthcare that meets the need of every individual. In addition to our clinical expertise, Downing Drive Surgery is a GP Training Practice, hosting GP Registrars, and medical students. We are always looking for ways to improve the way we work and the care we provide. We encourage staff to be proactive, share ideas, and get involved in making positive changes at the practice.