About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to develop the clinical pharmacist role in our multidisciplinary general practice teams.
We are seeking a clinical pharmacist to develop medicines optimisation services within our practice. You will work alongside our current practice pharmacist and primary care team to run processes for repeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. You will be required to follow guidance within our local contracts.
Main duties of the job
You will have a role in managing long-term conditions and medication reviews which may be via telephone or face to face. You must be an independent prescriber. You will also provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
About us
We are a large, well organised GMS practice with a list size of around 17,000.
- We are a training practice VTS and medical students.
- Host Practice for Primary Care Research Network in Redditch and Bromsgrove
- Excellent Chronic disease management recall system
- High QoF Achievers
- Large supporting team
- We use Emis Web and Docman (including EZ Doc)
- Well established with EPS
- On-site pharmacy
- Good sense of humour essential
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a GP team in general practice.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. They must be a prescriber.
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practice.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Independent prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a GP practice
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
Winyates Health Centre
Address
Winyates Centre
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 0NR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.winyateshc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)