Clinical Pharmacist Stretford, North West England, England
Job description
About us
Delamere Medical Practice is Located in Stretford Manchester.
Delamere Medical Practice has a patient list size of 14,600.
Delamere's team consists of 5 GP partners, 4 salaried GPs, 4 GPA's, 2 Nurses, 2 First Contact Practitioners, 2 Physician Associates, 1 Podiatrist, 1 Care Co-ordinator, 1 Paramedic, Reception Team, Medication Managers Team, Administration team, and Secretaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contribute to improved health outcomes in long term conditions for the practices
Practice as an independent non-medical prescriber, holding clinics for long term conditions within scope of competence preferable
Aim to review multiple long term conditions at same clinic visit to provide holistic care and improve patient experience.
Support patients to manage their long term conditions.
Carry out face to face clinical medication reviews for patients on multiple medications for long term conditions.
Review if prescribing is appropriate in line with current guidance, cost-effective and safe; identify unmet need, stop unnecessary/ineffective medicines. Implement own prescribing changes as an independent prescriber.
Review daily pathology results for patients under their care
Contribute to achievement of QOF targets to improve health outcomes
Identify and visit housebound patients who would benefit from a clinical medication review or a review of their LTC by a clinical pharmacist. To note Indemnity cover will need to be checked for domiciliary visits
Answer medical information queries from GPs, Nurses, practice staff, patients and third-party providers.
Provide education on medicines related topics for GPs, Nurses, medical students..
Review NICE and other evidence-based guidance as it is issued, to evaluate any impact on medicines and prescribing.
Undertake regular clinical audit to support implementation of clinical guidance across the practice.
Provide regular education sessions for the clinicians at the practices to discuss audit results and agree an action plan for improving standards within clinical areas.
To take part in practice clinical meetings.
Provide advice on suitable alternative medications in the event of a medicine being unavailable.
Encourage cost effective prescribing within the practice, including adherence to local formulary.
Build good working relationships with local Medicines Management Team members
Provide education for the clinical team on new medicines
Review all relevant safety alerts (e.g. MHRA) and ensure any action required is undertaken
Provide specialist knowledge and advice on pharmaceutical matters
Work with the practice team to help reduce medicines related emergency admissions by running regular searches to identify patients at risk of harm from their medicines. Review these patients to reduce the risk of harm.
To provide advice and support for patients with self-limiting conditions
Improve communication about medication-related issues between the practice and both the patient and other care providers
To review communication processes between practices/ hospitals/ community pharmacies at hospital admission to evaluate how this can be improved
To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital/ intermediate care; identify and rectify unexplained changes, manage these changes without referral to the GP; perform a clinical medication review; produce a post-discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow-up test, and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids).
Reconcile medication from clinic appointment correspondence, identifying any unexplained changes and rectifying these by communication with the secondary care provider. Ensure patients are fully aware of any changes and that a plan for monitoring/dose titration is in place.
Act as the lead contact for community pharmacy related projects and build effective working relationships.
Act as the lead contact for hospital pharmacy related projects and build effective working relationships.
To review medications for new patients, to ensure safe, cost-effective prescribing in line with practice/local prescribing policies.
Lead on implementation of safe and efficient prescribing systems
To ensure the practice repeat prescribing system is safe, efficient and helps minimise waste.
To provide specialist knowledge on medication monitoring and ensure a system for implementation is in place
To answer queries from administration staff regarding medication requests where appropriate to save GP time
To reauthorise medication for future repeat prescribing within scope of competence if an independent prescriber
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Undergraduate degree or MSc in Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Diploma
- Perscriber
Desirable
- A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification preferable
(training will be provided if not already underway)
Experience
Essential
Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience
Desirable
In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of principles of evidence-based healthcare
Experience of working in a GP Practice
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
Flexible Language Requirement:
- English not required
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Stretford, M32 0DF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: ClinPharm
