Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Cramlington, NE23 6NZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9319-25-0597 |
Summary
To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services within primary and secondary care. Primary care encompasses general medical practice, as well as people requiring care in their own homes or in residential care homes. To provide leadership on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation within primary and secondary care , to advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines. To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management (particularly within own area of responsibility). Medicines optimisation encompasses the selection, purchasing, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicine to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care. To manage the care of specific patients, as part of the team. To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility. To undertake teaching and to supervise less experienced pharmacists, technical staff, students etc. To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate. To contribute to collection of clinical key performance indicators.