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Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist for maternity cover up to 12 months
| Posting date: | 15 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,850.00 to £47,775.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44850.00 - £47775.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Location: | Daventry, NN11 4DY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A2927-25-0005 |
Summary
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. Take responsibility 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 long term conditions (in particular COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP - Stop Over Medication Programme). Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients and help in tackling inequalities. 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, while 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. Have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacists across networks and the wider health 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) and anticoagulation. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating Adhere to quality governance systems, processes across the Practice and its activities; managing data collection to support data requirements/claims; ensuring information governance standards are implemented and maintained Ensure health and safety requirements are met Attend training courses identified as essential or beneficial to the role and take responsibility for identifying own learning needs Ensure all significant events are reported and discussed as appropriate and facilitate a full understanding of clinical governance requirements within the practice