Practice Pharmacist
| Posting date: | 07 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 April 2025 |
| Location: | Cumbria, CA11 8HW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5495-25-0000 |
Summary
Medicines Management To be the practice lead for medicines management and line manager for the team responsible for delivery of medicines management. The medicines management team currently consists of one pharmacist and five administration staff. This role includes being part of the practice management team. Clinical Medication Review Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for practice clinicians with regard to prescribing and monitoring for patients including Care Home Patients. These reviews may be face to face, telephone or by text. Medicine information to practice staff and patients Respond to medicine related enquiries from clinicians, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients/carers with queries about medicines. Suggesting and recommending solutions. Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes. Management of Medicines at Discharge from Hospital To ensure this process is robust Risk Stratification Identification of patients at risk of harm from medicines. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both. This will include monitoring of high risk drugs and shared care. Medicines Quality Improvement Undertake audits of prescribing as necessary, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. Medicines Safety Implement changes that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Implementation of Local/National Guidelines and Formulary Recommendations As appropriate Cost Effectiveness Support the delivery of QOF and other incentive schemes. Care Quality Commission Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards. Public Health To support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge as appropriate. Working Relationships Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care, whilst working as part of the surgery. Should have excellent communication skills. Actively work toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and locality Patient Facing Long-Term Condition Clinics See patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required. Review the ongoing medicine plan for these patients, ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation) and make appropriate recommendations to clinicians for medicine improvement. Take the lead for managing and prescribing for one or more long term conditions. The NHS changes and as it does members of the team need to change so a successful candidate will need to be open to a changing job role.