Clinical Pharmacist (prescribing)
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7TJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2952-25-0007 |
Summary
Duties and Responsibilities Carry out medication review consultations, face to face and over the phone. To clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines Authorising and signing repeat prescriptions where qualified Process documentation re medication for patients recently discharged from hospitals or other providers Helping the practice deliver on the IIF, QOF, enhanced services and prescribing incentive scheme targets. Work with lead GP for medications as a contact for medicine-related queries Assist with the management of National Patient Safety Alerts relating to drugs (warnings, recalls, shortages, changes etc) Work collaboratively with the Patient Care Coordinators and Trainee Pharmacy Technician to implement improved processes for the management of prescriptions within the practice and the optimisation of patient care Contribute to ensure streamlining medicines management systems in practice Supervise (Pre-Registration) Pharmacy Technicians and mentor Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, and clinical and prescribing guidance. Attend prescribing and educational meetings, take notes, obtain most up to date TAG info and feedback to the practice (upon liaising with lead GP) and disseminate info to clinicians and management Ensure the practice and clinicians are adhering to prescribing guidelines, update all at internal meetings as required Assist with CQC searches and shared care monitoring as directed Develop through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities Keep accurate computer and paper records of all patient contact Adhere to GDPR (data protection) and confidentiality Participate in such other duties and responsibilities as may from time to time be reasonably assigned. Job description is not exhaustive.