About this role
Job summary
To improve care and health outcomes for patients supporting patients with medication reviews and to self-manage their well-being and long term conditions, through optimising medicines and provision of patient facing clinical pharmacy services. The practice will actively support pharmacists to work towards CPPE and independent prescribing status.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Provide face to face structured medication reviews for patients.
Manage patients with long term conditions.
Manage of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request.
Contribute to the development of the prescribing and medicines management strategy and systems throughout the practice.
Undertake clinical audit, review, monitoring and instigating change in primary care prescribing.
Act as a credible and independent source of expert pharmaceutical advice to promote high quality evidence based cost-effective prescribing within safe management systems in primary care.
About us
Osmaston Surgery is a well-established, patient-centred GP practice serving the local community in Derby City Centre. We are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate, and accessible primary care to our diverse patient population.
One urban site offering a varied and stimulating clinical caseload, 12,800 patients
Strong multidisciplinary team including, GP partners, pharmacists, pharmacy technician, paramedics, practice nurse , health care assistant, social prescribers and care coordinator.
We have dedicated and professional Care Navigators and Administrative staff.
Our Practice has a strong Management Team consisting of Managing Partners, a Care Navigation Manager and a Senior Care Navigator.
We have an active PPG Group.
System One and digital-first approach, with templated consultations, medication, and long term condition reviews.
Protected time for CPD, training, and team development
Regular clinical and education meetings.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation and acute prescription request.
The post holder will perform face to face medication reviews of patients including polypharmacy reviews especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities.
The post holder will engage with quality improvement and clinical audit and well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.
The practice can provide support and training for pharmacists new to general practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Pharmacy degree Currently registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Evidence of recent CPD and/or other professional development
Desirable
Experience working in general practice or a Primary Care Network. Independent Prescriber qualification Experience leading quality improvement projects or clinical audits
Experience Essential
Experience of working in community pharmacy
Desirable
Experience working in general practice or a Primary Care Network (PCN)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Osmaston Surgery
Address 212 Osmaston Road
Derby
DE23 8JX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.osmastonsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)