Independent Primary Care Pharmacist

Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Consultations and Independent PrescribingUndertaking face-to-face, telephone and remote patient consultations.Assessing patients, identifying clinical needs and providing appropriate treatment and advice.Independently prescribing acute and repeat medication within your professional competence.Managing medication-related queries and providing clinical advice to patients and colleagues.Receiving referrals from GPs, clinical triage services and other healthcare professionals.Medicines Optimisation and Medication ReviewsUndertaking structured medication reviews to ensure safe, effective and appropriate prescribing.Reviewing complex medication regimes, particularly for elderly patients, patients with frailty, polypharmacy and multiple long-term conditions.Identifying potential drug interactions, side effects and inappropriate prescribing.Supporting patients to understand and manage their medication effectively.Reviewing medication for newly registered patients and following hospital discharge.Long-Term Condition ManagementSupporting the clinical management of patients with long-term conditions, including asthma, COPD, hypertension and other conditions within your competence.Delivering medication reviews and clinical consultations.Supporting patients with complex medication requirements, including care home residents.Undertaking home visits where clinically appropriate.Helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions through proactive medication management.Prescribing Safety and Clinical GovernanceMonitoring patients prescribed high-risk medication, including anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs.Ensuring appropriate medication monitoring, recalls and follow-up systems are maintained.Promoting safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing.Supporting antimicrobial stewardship and adherence to NICE guidance and local formularies.Contributing to clinical audits, prescribing reviews, QOF and quality improvement initiatives.Identifying and reporting prescribing incidents and contributing to learning and service improvements.Teamwork, Leadership and Service DevelopmentActing as a clinical point of contact for medicines-related matters.Providing advice, guidance and education to GPs, nurses and wider practice staff.Working collaboratively with community pharmacists, hospital teams and other healthcare professionals.Supporting repeat prescribing processes and improving medicines management systems.Contributing to enhanced services and wider practice initiatives.Keeping up to date with clinical developments, prescribing guidance and best practice.