Clinical Pharmacist

Job description Job responsibilities

Prescribing & Medicines Management

Work closely with the prescription clerk to ensure safe, accurate, and timely processing of prescriptions

Support repeat prescribing systems and processes

Identify and resolve prescribing issues, including high risk medications

Contribute to medicines reconciliation when required

Audit, Quality & Governance

Undertake and contribute to prescribing audits and quality improvement projects

Support achievement of QoF and other contractual requirements related to medicines optimisation

Ensure prescribing aligns with local formularies, NICE guidance and best practice

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

Identify any potential safeguarding issues, make appropriate referrals and ensure the safeguarding champion for Inclusion Health is aware

Professional

Ensure full accreditation and requirements of practice to include full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice. Attend training, professional meetings and organised events.

Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene at all times. Remain aware of and compliant with all Infection Prevention and Control guidelines.

Work within the boundaries of your relevant professional Code of Conduct.

Teamworking & Service Development

Act as a valuable and collaborative member of the clinical team

Participate in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings where appropriate

Support education and training of staff in relation to medicines and prescribing

Contribute to the ongoing development of pharmacy services withing the practice

Communication and working relationships

Communicates effectively with other team members.

Communicates effectively with patients and carers.

Communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals.

Take all appropriate steps to minimise conflict.

Most challenging part of the role:

Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging specialist environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care.

Dealing with difficult situations and people by demonstrating and exercising critical thinking skills when faced with incomplete or lack of information or complexity.

Manage patient and public expectations of the service within set national targets and time constraints.

Manage effective change and development within clinical areas, maintaining highly specialised knowledge and competences.

Any other duties considered relevant to the post and commensurate with the post holders grade and as agreed by their line manager.

The main duties and responsibilities above are not exhaustive and should merely be regarded as a guide. These are subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service. The job holder will be expected to participate in this process, and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can becomeBrave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs doneOompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivityCome and be a part of our amazing team!We offer NHS PensionCycle to Work SchemeCareer Development OpportunitiesAttendance BonusStaff Benefit SchemeFree Tea & Coffee

Eye Care ContributionsDisability Confident EmployerAs users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). For Driver positions you will also be required to undertake a Driver check.