Clinical Pharmacist

Job description Job responsibilities Job responsibilitiesThe post holder is a clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside our team of GPs, practice nurses and GP assistant.The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will perform medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients.The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement (QI) and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.Repeat prescribingDevelop and quality-assured improved, safe and efficient repeat prescribing and medication review processes within the practice, and then to evolve and implement changes as required.Focused and structured reviews of repeat prescriptions on an individual basis to improve quality and safety and maximise effectiveness and reduce wastage.Medication review services via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visit and in residential and nursing homes. These may be face-to-face or notes-based reviews.Long-Term Conditions / Chronic Disease ManagementUndertake disease focused medication reviews, particularly of high-risk groups (elderly, renal/hepatic impairment, and to ensure appropriate compliance with national and local guidelines. This will be via pharmacist lead clinics, telephone and office-based notes reviews.Ensure the care for patients taking high risk drugs e.g. DMARDs, anticoagulation, are safe and appropriateTelephone advice to patients with LTCs on specific medicines management issuesBe familiar with, contribute to the development off and work alongside practice ICB long-term conditions pathways to ensure consistency and efficiency of systemsAcute illness and pharmacist led clinics(within clinical scope and area of competence)The initial assessment of common general practice presentationsWorking through differential diagnosis and identifying serious disease and referring appropriatelySeeing patients with minor illnesses, independently diagnosing and managing the conditionsFollowing patients up with GP mentor support and within boundaries of safety and competencyHospital Discharge and Outpatient LettersReview and reconcile medicines changes from secondary care organisations, in particular discharge papers and TTOs, to ensure concordance with national and local policies and to ensure optimisation of treatment and reduce inappropriate or wasteful prescribing.Reconcile patients computer records with discharge medication and discuss discrepancies or concerns with hospital doctor/pharmacistEnsure suggested /appropriate actions from hospital discharge/outpatients letters are followed through in practice e.g. follow-up blood tests, up-titration / down titration of medications etc.Ensure patients are informed and aware of any changes to their medicationWe reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications..