Independant Prescribing Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities as a Prescribing Pharmacist:

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas,be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities.

Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services

Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system

Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation.

To act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships and to consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication.

To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff.

To manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs etc.

To provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team

To provide advice and answer medication related queries from patients and staff.

To improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. To apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines.

To support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies.

To actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

To handle prescription queries and requests directly

To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss events

To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

Support delivery of QOF, NIS, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives.

Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions.

Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine issues.

Working in partnership with pharmacists and clinicians in hospital(s), improve the safety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance.

Provide leadership and support to prescription administrative/dispensary staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must have completed their independent prescribing course.
• An understanding of working in Primary Care and it's prescribing needs.
• Previous experience as an Independent Prescriber.

Desirable

• Experience in General Practice working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.

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

Lambton Road Medical Practice

Address

First Floor, 1 Lambton Road

Raynes Park

London

SW20 0LW

Employer's website

https://www.lambtonroadmedical.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)