NhsJobs London

• Clinical

• 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

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Be responsible for the care management of

patients with chronic diseases undertake clinical medication reviews to

proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly,

people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and

asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism

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Provide specialist expertise in the use of

medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care

needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities

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Provide leadership on person-centred medicines

optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve

antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality

improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and

enhanced services

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Through structured medication reviews, support

patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and

promote self-care

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Have a role in supporting further integration of

general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and

hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to

healthcare and help manage general practice workload

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Develop relationships and work closely with

other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care

system

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Take a central role in the clinical aspects of

shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with

specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate

antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community

pharmacists and anticoagulation

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Be part of a professional clinical network and

have access to appropriate clinical supervision

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High risk drug monitoring, and involved in

audits, set by CCG or towards borough wide aims and targets. Run searches for

local and national medication alerts/shortages.

LTC Management

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See (where appropriate) patients with single or

multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD,

asthma).

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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 (i.e.

medicines optimisation)

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Make appropriate recommendations to Senior

Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement

Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments

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Managing caseload of patients with

common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice

and limits of competence.

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Signposting to community pharmacy and referring

to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate Patient facing

medicines support

Medicines support to patients

•

Provide patient clinics for those with

questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice

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To reconcile medicines following discharge from

hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and

rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community

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Pharmacists to ensure patients receive the

medicines they need post discharge

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Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity

of medicines supply to high risk groups of patients (e.g.

those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).

Medicines support to practice staff

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Answers relevant medicine-related

enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g.

community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines.

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Suggesting and recommending solutions.

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Providing follow up for patients to monitor the

effect of any changes

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Do appropriate database searches, in keeping

MHRA and NICE alerts/ guidance to support safe patient care.

Signposting

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Ensure that patients are referred to the

appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an

appropriate period e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute

conditions, long term condition reviews etc

Repeat prescribing

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Produce and implement a practice repeat

prescribing policy.

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Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation

process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing

medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review.

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Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring

tests in place when required.

Risk stratification

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Identification of cohorts of patients at high

risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches.

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This might include risks that are patient

related, medicine related, or both

Service development

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Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the

development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components

(e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets

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Comply with local medicines management

requirements.

Medicines quality improvement

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Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in

areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in

conjunction with the practice team.

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Present audit findings to improve service

delivery as appropriate.

Medicines safety

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Implement changes to medicines that result from

MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance

Care Quality Commission

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Work with the general practice team to ensure

the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

Public health

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To support public health campaigns.

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To provide specialist knowledge on all public

health programmes available to the general public.

Collaborative Working Relationships

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Recognises the roles of other colleagues within

the primary care network and their role to patient care

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Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to

gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and

peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g.

CCGs)

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Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a

team

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Can recognise personal limitations and refer to

more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary

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Actively work toward developing and maintaining

effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and

locality

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Foster and maintain strong links with all

services across locality

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Explores the potential for collaborative working

and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships

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Demonstrates ability to integrate general

practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams

• Liaises with CCG pharmacists and Heads of

Medicines Management/ Optimisation to benefit from peer support

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Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for

the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to Patients, GP,

nurses and other practice staff

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Other healthcare professionals including PCN

pharmacy technicians, social prescribers, physician associates, dentists,

health and social care teams and dieticians etc.

Leadership

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Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role

in governance and can implement this appropriately within the workplace.

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Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes

to, the workplace vision Engages with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and

involves PPGs in development of the role and practices

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Demonstrates ability to improve quality within

limitations of service - Have basic knowledge of Quality Improvement (QI)

Methodology.

•

Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans

to achieve results within priorities set by others.

•

Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve

goals

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Promotes diversity and equality in people

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What is the salary for this clinical pharmacist role in London?

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at Claremont Clinic is Negotiable (per hour). Typical clinical pharmacist pay in London varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in London?

PharmSee is currently tracking 66 active pharmacy vacancies in London across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open London pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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