Pharmacist - Whitchurch Medical Centre

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE

To improve quality, safety, rational and cost effective prescribing to patients of GP practices.

To support the practice in the implementation of patient focused prudent healthcare and approved evidence-based prescribing strategies.

To provide professional expertise and develop the clinical practice based pharmacist role in a GP practice delivering services to patients, becoming a core member of the practice team, working effectively with other health and social care professionals

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. SUPPORT TO PRACTICE

To implement up to date evidence based drug, therapeutic and prescribing practice to patients.

To plan, co-ordinate and deliver Practice based prescribing projects and audits which meet the deadlines set out in the contractual framework.

To agree work plans with the practice to achieve objectives in key therapeutic areas

To provide highly specialised advise on an individual patient basis regarding prescribing and medicines for GP.

To plan, organise and undertake patient facing medication reviews in the practice by providing reasoned argument and explanation of complex medicine and disease related information, collaboratively agree with the patient (or carer) a management plan. This may require challenging previously held beliefs about medicines and will require tact empathy persuasion and developed consultation skills.. e.g polypharmacy medication reviews with elderly frail patients on multiple medicines and chronic diseases. e.g. persuading a patient to stop their sleeping tablet.

To work with healthcare professionals and appropriate support staff to analyse and review current prescribing systems and policies, to consider options for improvement and propose changes to those policies; to plan and arrange implementation of improved systems by all disciplines within the practice team and local pharmacies eg repeat prescribing system in GP practice,

To act upon discharge advice information from hospital, medicines reconciliation and MURs and DMRs from community pharmacy

To contribute to and facilitate therapeutic educational meetings with both small and large groups of healthcare professionals of the practice/cluster

To contribute to education of other members of the primary healthcare team in specific therapeutic areas and the reasons behind why changes should be instigated.

To work autonomously in a variety of settings including practice based clinics, care homes and patients own homes to meet the needs of the patient/GP practice.

To liaise with practice prescribing advisor, secondary care and community pharmacy to resolve medication issues where relevant

To have direct patient contact which may include dealing with occasionally distressing or emotional circumstances, including contact with terminally ill patients and their carers

To work as an independent, to develop agree and implement patient-specific clinical management plans, assess the patient and interpret results, evaluate treatment outcomes and adjust therapy as required.

To target review of medicines known to cause a high number of adverse drug events and admissions e.g. hypnotics

To support the practice and cluster to deliver the flu vaccination programme by vaccinating patients in their homes where necessary.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post qualification experience
• Medication review/ patient counselling
• Experience in clinical audit Working within a multidisciplinary team with clinicians
• Experience of facilitating change to improve clinical practice
• Experience of delivering training sessions to varied groups

Desirable

• Previous experience in working in a GP practice
• Previous experience conducting clinics

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent graduate exit degree
• Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Specialist knowledge through a post graduate qualification e.g. Clinical/community diploma or equivalent relevant experience
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Independent prescriber
• Member of, or working towards Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty membership

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Whitchurch Medical Centre

Park Road Surgery

Whitchurch

CF14 7EZ

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)