Clinical Pharmacist

Job description Job responsibilities As a Clinical Pharmacist within the Foundry Primary Care Network, you will contribute to the delivery of excellent patient careTo provide Medicine Information to practice staff and patients.Conduct consultations face to face / via phone for patients with long term conditions, polypharmacy, which may include deprescribing or up-titration of medication. Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement.Work as part of the wider clinical team (including Pharmacists, GPs, nurses, Social Prescribing Team, Physician Associates etc) to conduct holistic multidisciplinary reviews, collaboration of procedures and protocols, peer review and sharing of learning and training.Management of medicines at discharge from hospital, or following outpatient appointments - To reconcile medicines including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Repeat prescribing

• Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines

reaching review dates and flagging those needing a review and monitoring.Signposting - Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.Risk Stratification - Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. Service Development - work to build and maintain good professional relationships both within the Network/Practices and externally and effectively collaborate with other agencies and partners offer sound pharmaceutical advice and support. Medicines quality improvement - Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. Medicines safety - Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations

• Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economys RAG list and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs).

Assist practices in seeing and maintaining a practice formulary that is hosted on the practice computer system (s1). Auditing practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidanceCare Quality Commission - Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.Patient Centred To deliver services that consistently meets patient need To demonstrate a positive and inclusive approach by recognising the diverse needs of patients and barriers they may faceTo proactively seek feedback to from patients and use the information to improve services deliveredPeople SkillsUnderstands and demonstrates the skills and behaviours required to ensure successful relationships between self and others, including colleagues, patients, clinicians and other stakeholdersTo state own position and views clearly whilst respecting the views of othersAbility to challenge inappropriate behaviour in othersTo show integrity and fairness when dealing with others, and use power and authority in a fair and equitable mannerCommunicationTo tailor communication both verbal and written to suit the audience (including the use of interpreter services on site and via phone)To communicate effectively with a wide range of people including patients, clinicians, and partners To encourage self and others to ask questions and clarify understanding, checking that communication has been received, understood, interpreted correctly and has the desired effectTo ensure that written communication is factual, accurate and timely and clinical system entries are in accordance with the Networks policiesCollaborative workingTo create and maintain effective open and constructive working relationships with patients, team and colleagues, clinicians and other partnersTo identify multidisciplinary goals and work with the wider team and partners to achieve themTo make effective use of professional relationships and networking and share and seek information on issues that may benefit the team or other parts of the NetworkAttend and contribute to multidisciplinary both within the Network and externally and build and maintain good professional relationshipsChange ManagementTo contribute to and support change to improve and develop servicesTo share information with relevant individuals and others to help understand the change process, involving all those affected by the changeTo be aware of policies in place around safeguarding adults and children, and recognise you will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barred Service CheckTo adhere to the Networks policies and procedures, including those relating to health and safety; equalities, diversity and inclusion; safeguarding procedures; financial instructions; procurement and GDPR

To undertake any other duties in agreement with the post holder and manager. Significant changes that may affect the role and responsibilities of the post or the job description would be managed through an agreed consultation process.