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Clinical Pharmacist - Independent Prescriber

K&W Healthcare Ltd · London, NW9 9SB

Salary
£23.00 to £30.00 (per hour)
Location
London, NW9 9SB

Clinical Pharmacist - Independent Prescriber role at K&W Healthcare Ltd in London, NW9 9SB. Salary: £23.00 to £30.00 (per hour). Source: NhsJobs. Apply directly with the employer via the link above.

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Job description

Clinical reviews/input

• Demonstrate a significant reduction in the amount of GP time spent (especially locum GP time) by seeing patients in appointment slots for clinical medication reviews, and responding to urgent medication requests and queries. Complex patients or those with additional needs may require longer appointment slots.

• Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs, and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines. Ensuring they get the best use of their medicines

• Minor ailments triage: Managing caseload of patients with common /minor/self-limiting ailments requesting GP appointments and triaging patients appropriately.

• Provide patient-facing clinics for those patients with questions, queries, and concerns about their medication in order to improve medication adherence.

• Minor ailments appointment slots as appropriate

• Contribute to multidisciplinary reviews about medication-related issues

• Reconcile medicinesfollowing hospital discharge

• Review daily pathology results for selected patients on known medicines

• Targeted medication reviews particularly in high-risk patients (frail elderly, poly-pharmacy, renaland hepatic impairment, high-risk medicines, etc.)

• Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the nurses and GPs on prescribing.

• Administer influenza and travel vaccines

• Support practices with the management of patients with drug dependence and alcohol-related disorders.

• Signpost patients to other services or sources of information in addition to medication information when necessary in order to improve the general health and well-being of patients.

• Make appropriate recommendations to the senior clinical pharmacist or GPs for medical improvement.

• Unplanned Admissions andDischarge

• Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audits and individual patient reviews.

• Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.

• 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 Pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicine supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).

Medicines optimisation

• Assist with QOF targets, especially with the management of long-term conditions: Asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure- seeing these patients where their long-term condition needs to be reviewed or where dose optimizations and monitoring are required as per guidelines.

• Undertake training/certification in health assessments, history taking, and physical examination. Commit to starting an independent prescribing course within 6 months of the probationary period ending

• Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy.

• Address medicines adherence with patients and provide follow-up phone calls to check progress.

Job description

Clinical reviews/input

• Demonstrate a significant reduction in the amount of GP time spent (especially locum GP time) by seeing patients in appointment slots for clinical medication reviews, and responding to urgent medication requests and queries. Complex patients or those with additional needs may require longer appointment slots.

• Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs, and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines. Ensuring they get the best use of their medicines

• Minor ailments triage: Managing caseload of patients with common /minor/self-limiting ailments requesting GP appointments and triaging patients appropriately.

• Provide patient-facing clinics for those patients with questions, queries, and concerns about their medication in order to improve medication adherence.

• Minor ailments appointment slots as appropriate

• Contribute to multidisciplinary reviews about medication-related issues

• Reconcile medicinesfollowing hospital discharge

• Review daily pathology results for selected patients on known medicines

• Targeted medication reviews particularly in high-risk patients (frail elderly, poly-pharmacy, renaland hepatic impairment, high-risk medicines, etc.)

• Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the nurses and GPs on prescribing.

• Administer influenza and travel vaccines

• Support practices with the management of patients with drug dependence and alcohol-related disorders.

• Signpost patients to other services or sources of information in addition to medication information when necessary in order to improve the general health and well-being of patients.

• Make appropriate recommendations to the senior clinical pharmacist or GPs for medical improvement.

• Unplanned Admissions andDischarge

• Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audits and individual patient reviews.

• Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.

• 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 Pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicine supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).

Medicines optimisation

• Assist with QOF targets, especially with the management of long-term conditions: Asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure- seeing these patients where their long-term condition needs to be reviewed or where dose optimizations and monitoring are required as per guidelines.

• Undertake training/certification in health assessments, history taking, and physical examination. Commit to starting an independent prescribing course within 6 months of the probationary period ending

• Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy.

• Address medicines adherence with patients and provide follow-up phone calls to check progress.

Description as published by the employer on NhsJobs.

About this independent prescriber pharmacist role in London

This is a independent prescriber pharmacist vacancy at K&W Healthcare Ltd, based in London. The role is listed on NhsJobs and forms part of the wider UK pharmacy jobs market tracked by PharmSee across 11 major chains and NHS sources. If you are researching independent prescriber pharmacist roles in London, review the salary benchmark and similar open vacancies below to inform your application.

What does a independent prescriber earn across the UK?

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Frequently asked questions

What is the salary for this independent prescriber pharmacist role in London?

The advertised salary for this independent prescriber pharmacist role at K&W Healthcare Ltd is £23.00 to £30.00 (per hour). Typical independent prescriber pharmacist pay in London varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

Does K&W Healthcare Ltd have other pharmacy roles open in the UK?

Yes — PharmSee currently tracks 4 open pharmacy vacancies from K&W Healthcare Ltd across the UK. Browse all K&W Healthcare Ltd roles on PharmSee to compare locations and salaries.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in London?

PharmSee is currently tracking 81 active pharmacy vacancies in London across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open London pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

How do I apply for this role?

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