NHS

Practice Pharmacist


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PayCompetitive
LocationPreston/England
Employment typeFull-Time
  • Job Description

      Req#: A1816-24-0000?language=en&page=638&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      The Practice-based Clinical Pharmacist will improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients.

      Ideally they will have regular contact with patients and will reduce the workload of GP prescribers in the practice by performing structured medication reviews, supporting the management of patients with long-term conditions, undertaking quality audits and processing repeat medication requests, reviewing hospital correspondence.

      The successful candidates will supported prescribers at the practice to ensure that appropriate medication is prescribed, ensuring that income and dispensary profit is maintained whilst fulfilling the requirements of QOF, ICB and locality initiatives.

      Main duties of the job

      The pharmacist will develop and manage medicines optimisation services within the practice; the successful candidate(s) will be supported by a pharmacists; pharmacy technician, medicine management co-ordinator and three prescription clerks and a wide range of clinical and non clinical team members.

      About us

      This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking modern General Practice. We are a busy practice with a list of just under 18,000 patients across two sites

      The practice is looking to recruit more a candidate to support the development and expansion of medication services within the practice.

      Date posted

      03 January 2024

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      Depending on experience

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      A1816-24-0000

      Job locations

      Cottam Lane Surgery

      Cottam Lane

      Preston

      Lancashire

      PR2 1JR


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      The key aims for the clinical pharmacist are:

      To reduce the medicines related workload on doctors

      Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines

      Provide support on medicines related issues to the whole practice team

      Be a point of contact for patients regarding medicines queries

      A senior advisory role in the day to day running of the prescription team

      Clinical work will include:

      Structured Medication Review

      Chronic Disease Management (for example, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients, polypharmacy review subject to experience)

      Use appropriate provided clinical templates within the EMIS Web Clinical System

      Medicines reconciliation on transfer between care providers

      Support the practice development work including QoF Domains, improving disease registers; Prescribing Safety, Clinical audit, Local Enhanced Services support

      Lead on prescription management (systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, supporting repeat prescription staff

      To review hospital correspondence, discharge summaries in relation to medication changes.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      The key aims for the clinical pharmacist are:

      To reduce the medicines related workload on doctors

      Increase safety and quality of prescribed medicines

      Provide support on medicines related issues to the whole practice team

      Be a point of contact for patients regarding medicines queries

      A senior advisory role in the day to day running of the prescription team

      Clinical work will include:

      Structured Medication Review

      Chronic Disease Management (for example, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients, polypharmacy review subject to experience)

      Use appropriate provided clinical templates within the EMIS Web Clinical System

      Medicines reconciliation on transfer between care providers

      Support the practice development work including QoF Domains, improving disease registers; Prescribing Safety, Clinical audit, Local Enhanced Services support

      Lead on prescription management (systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, supporting repeat prescription staff

      To review hospital correspondence, discharge summaries in relation to medication changes.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
      • Registered with GPhC
      • Member of RPS
      • Independent prescriber status

      Desirable

      • Postgraduate knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma and qualifications (e.g. clinical, community, therapeutics) or equivalent.
      • Additional qualification in chronic disease or minor ailments would be advantageous.
      • Experience in medication reviews and basic clinical skills.
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
      • Registered with GPhC
      • Member of RPS
      • Independent prescriber status

      Desirable

      • Postgraduate knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma and qualifications (e.g. clinical, community, therapeutics) or equivalent.
      • Additional qualification in chronic disease or minor ailments would be advantageous.
      • Experience in medication reviews and basic clinical skills.

      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

      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

      Park Medical Practice

      Address

      Cottam Lane Surgery

      Cottam Lane

      Preston

      Lancashire

      PR2 1JR


      Employer's website

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

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Park Medical Practice

      Address

      Cottam Lane Surgery

      Cottam Lane

      Preston

      Lancashire

      PR2 1JR


      Employer's website

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

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