Clinical Pharmacist

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	14 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	28 Tachwedd 2025
Lleoliad:	Southampton, SO14 1LT
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	A1132-25-0005

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Key Responsibilities The focus of the post holders work will depend on the qualifications, skills and experience of the individual and the needs of the Practice both of which may develop over time. Therefore, the potential duties are outlined below 3.1 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. 3.2 See patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required. Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines. 3.3 Be a prescriber, or work towards completing training to become a prescribe. 3.4 Be responsible for the care management of patients with specific 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 and people with learning disabilities or autism. 3.5 Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities. 3.6 Provide patient facing clinics and telephone consultations for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice. Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology test results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews. 3.7 Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. 3.8 Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self care. 3.9 Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system. Linking to the community pharmacies around complex patients and prescribing complexities. Advise on alternatives if medications not available. 3.10 Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists , liaison with community pharmacists, and anticoagulation. 3.11 Answers relevant medicine related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients with queries about medicines. 3.12 To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and upon admission to care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes. 3.13 Support the medicines managers and prescription team in the repeat prescribing process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates ensuring patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required. Resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff. 3.14 Review and reconcile medications for newly registered patients. 3.15 Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education, to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance. 3.16 Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities. 3.17 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. 3.18 Responsibility for the management of medicines risk stratification tools on behalf of the practice. Working with patients and the primary care team to minimise risks through medicines optimisation 3.19 Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision-making. Conduct clinical audits and quality improve projects or work with colleagues such as GP registrars, practice managers etc. Present results and provide leadership on suggested changes. 3.20 Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence form clinical trials. 3.21 Supporting the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. 3.22 Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economies RAG list for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors or subject to shared care. 3.23 Provide updates on important prescribing messages to improve prescribers knowledge and work with the team to develop and implement other techniques known to influence implementation of evidence such as audit and feedback. 3.24 To support public health campaigns. To provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public. 3.25 Contribute to clinical governance agenda for the practice and undertake audits to improve service quality of care. Wider responsibilities 4.1 Support the delivery of QOF, MOIS incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives. 4.2 Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians, junior members of the pharmacy team and practice staff on medicine issues. 4.3 Working in partnership with pharmacists and clinicians at local hospitals, improve the safety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance. 4.4 Work with community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents. 4.5 Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children. 4.6 Undertake all mandatory training and induction programs. 4.7 Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed. 4.8 Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner. 4.9 Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility