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Job Description
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- Repeat prescribing
- Both F2F and telephone appointments with patients
- Chronic disease management
- To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital
- Telephone support to patients
- Care home prescriptions
- Clinical Audits
- Supporting prescribing lead to achieve maximum points in the Prescribing Incentive Scheme.
- Patient safety - Drug safety alerts and compliant with CQC
- Training students
- Managing secondary care prescriptions
- Liaison with local community pharmacists
- Repeat prescribing
- Repeat prescribing
- + Registration as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- + 3+ years post qualification experience
- + Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel between sites
- + Good communication and interpersonal skills
- + Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- + Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake the qualification
- + Experience working with a multidisciplinary healthcare team in primary care
- + Dynamic / able to use own initiative.
- + IT literate / proficient in the use of the computer.
- + Good communicator.
- + Ability to teach others.
- + Good presentation skills.
- + Good problem solving and decision making skills.
- + Ability to manage work load effectively.
- + A high standard of clinical skills and experience of using these skills in different situations.
- + Willingness to work at all times towards the best interest of the patient.
- + Team player / ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- + Ability to liaise effectively with hospitals and other outside agencies.
- + Registration as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council
- + 3+ years post qualification experience
- + Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel between sites
- + Good communication and interpersonal skills
- + Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- + Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake the qualification
- + Experience working with a multidisciplinary healthcare team in primary care
- + Dynamic / able to use own initiative.
- + IT literate / proficient in the use of the computer.
- + Good communicator.
- + Ability to teach others.
- + Good presentation skills.
- + Good problem solving and decision making skills.
- + Ability to manage work load effectively.
- + A high standard of clinical skills and experience of using these skills in different situations.
- + Willingness to work at all times towards the best interest of the patient.
- + Team player / ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- + Ability to liaise effectively with hospitals and other outside agencies.
Job summary
The University Medical Group is a standalone practice and is the largest in West Berkshire with over 32,000 patients. We are based in Reading near the University sites where we have over 9,000 students as patients. As we are a PCN in our own right, its easy to make changes to ensure we do the best for our patients and being innovative is what we are all about. We have received outstanding on the last 2 CQC audits and are very proud of this achievement with quality patient care being our key focus.
We are looking for a full time Pharmacist who can work until 20:00 one day per week.
Tier 2 sponsorship not available.
Main duties of the job
The role includes:
About us
The University Medical Group is a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of 3 GP Partners, 15 Salaried GP's, 4 Nurses, 1 Nursing Associate, 3 HCA's, 1 Physician Associate, 3 paramedics, 5 Pharmacists and 1 Pharmacy Technician.
Details
Date posted
20 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience Staring salary from £23.00 - £28.86 depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A0378-25-0004
Job locations
University Health Centre
9 Northcourt Avenue
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 7AB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patients requests for repeat prescriptions and make necessary changes as an Independent Prescriber
Ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests when required
Manage switches to more cost-effective equivalents
Lead on increasing the uptake by patients of Electronic Prescriptions
Synchronise repeat prescriptions where necessary
Link prescriptions to medical conditions
2. To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital
identify and rectify unexplained changes ; manage these changes without referral to GP
perform a clinical medication review
book any follow-up tests required
work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge
3. Telephone support
Provide telephone appointments for patients who need medication prescribed urgently or a review of their medication before re-issue
Provide telephone support for community pharmacists , or community nurses who have a query or request regarding a prescription relating to a patient at the practice
4. Care home prescriptions
Review and issue the repeat prescriptions for the care-home patients as an independent prescriber
Liaise with the Care home pharmacist who works for the CCG Medicines Optimisation Team and who visits the care home from time to time to undertake clinical medication reviews
5. Clinical Audit
Perform ad hoc audits at the request of the Prescribing lead , to support the Prescribing Incentive Scheme , devised by the CCG Medicines Optimisation Team
6. Prescribing Incentive Scheme
Support the Prescribing Lead to achieve maximum points in the Prescribing Incentive Scheme
7. Patient Safety
Receive the MHRA and Drug Safety alerts and perform any associated audits required to minimise the risk to patients from these alerts
Ensure the practice is compliant with CQC , where medicines are involved
8. Training
Provide training to visiting NHS students or trainees
9. Secondary Care prescriptions
Manage the requests for new medications from Secondary Care out-patient appointments, by ensuring the patient understands how to take the new medication , its possible side-effects and any monitoring follow-up and issue the prescription as an Independent Prescriber
10. Liaison with local community pharmacists
Facilitate constructive dialogue between the practice and local pharmacies to deliver best service for patients in the most efficient way possible .This may involve visiting local pharmacies
11. Face to face appointments with patients
Some more complex patients will benefit from face to face medication reviews including blood pressure checks
Minor illness and Chronic disease management appointments depending on the applicants experience/ training
Perform QOF reviews with patients and give the influenza vaccination depending on applicants experience / training
Job responsibilities
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patients requests for repeat prescriptions and make necessary changes as an Independent Prescriber
Ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests when required
Manage switches to more cost-effective equivalents
Lead on increasing the uptake by patients of Electronic Prescriptions
Synchronise repeat prescriptions where necessary
Link prescriptions to medical conditions
2. To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital
identify and rectify unexplained changes ; manage these changes without referral to GP
perform a clinical medication review
book any follow-up tests required
work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge
3. Telephone support
Provide telephone appointments for patients who need medication prescribed urgently or a review of their medication before re-issue
Provide telephone support for community pharmacists , or community nurses who have a query or request regarding a prescription relating to a patient at the practice
4. Care home prescriptions
Review and issue the repeat prescriptions for the care-home patients as an independent prescriber
Liaise with the Care home pharmacist who works for the CCG Medicines Optimisation Team and who visits the care home from time to time to undertake clinical medication reviews
5. Clinical Audit
Perform ad hoc audits at the request of the Prescribing lead , to support the Prescribing Incentive Scheme , devised by the CCG Medicines Optimisation Team
6. Prescribing Incentive Scheme
Support the Prescribing Lead to achieve maximum points in the Prescribing Incentive Scheme
7. Patient Safety
Receive the MHRA and Drug Safety alerts and perform any associated audits required to minimise the risk to patients from these alerts
Ensure the practice is compliant with CQC , where medicines are involved
8. Training
Provide training to visiting NHS students or trainees
9. Secondary Care prescriptions
Manage the requests for new medications from Secondary Care out-patient appointments, by ensuring the patient understands how to take the new medication , its possible side-effects and any monitoring follow-up and issue the prescription as an Independent Prescriber
10. Liaison with local community pharmacists
Facilitate constructive dialogue between the practice and local pharmacies to deliver best service for patients in the most efficient way possible .This may involve visiting local pharmacies
11. Face to face appointments with patients
Some more complex patients will benefit from face to face medication reviews including blood pressure checks
Minor illness and Chronic disease management appointments depending on the applicants experience/ training
Perform QOF reviews with patients and give the influenza vaccination depending on applicants experience / training
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
University Medical Group
Address
University Health Centre
9 Northcourt Avenue
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 7AB
Employer's website
https://www.readinguniversitymedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
University Medical Group
Address
University Health Centre
9 Northcourt Avenue
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 7AB
Employer's website
https://www.readinguniversitymedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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