NhsJobs Wigan

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 and telephone structured medication reviews,

manage long-term conditions, ensure systems for safe prescribing, addressing

public health and social care needs of patients at the practice. The

post-holder will perform review of patients with polypharmacy especially for

older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple

co-morbidities.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational

efficiencies so requires motivation to deliver an excellent service within

general practice.

Provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the

multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers.

Understand the pharmacy role in governance and be able to implement this

appropriately within the workplace

Maximise the use of technology and management systems to provide

management of safety, risk and information

Focusing on prevention of illness and personalised care, and supporting

patients to make informed decisions about their care and look after their own

health, by connecting them with the full range of statutory and voluntary

services

Deliver training and inform of prescribing updates, mentoring and

guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine issues

Support the practices in improving the health of their patients through

the rational and safe use of medicines

Undertake responsibility for areas of QoF and Quality Contract and

undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with

complex polypharmacy

Co-ordinate and lead meetings ensuring key performance indicators are

identified and plans for achievement shared.

Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant

with CQC standards where medicines are involved

Provide advice for the GP management of more complex patients /

polypharmacy patients

Report medicines related incidents, contribute to investigations and

root cause analyses

Participate in serious incident investigations and multidisciplinary

case reviews

Computer data entry/data allocation and collation, processing and

recording information in accordance with practice procedures

Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other

team members and associated healthcare professionals and providers

Participate in the primary care network MDT liaising with key

stake-holders to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit.

Job description

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 and telephone structured medication reviews,

manage long-term conditions, ensure systems for safe prescribing, addressing

public health and social care needs of patients at the practice. The

post-holder will perform review of patients with polypharmacy especially for

older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple

co-morbidities.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational

efficiencies so requires motivation to deliver an excellent service within

general practice.

Provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the

multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers.

Understand the pharmacy role in governance and be able to implement this

appropriately within the workplace

Maximise the use of technology and management systems to provide

management of safety, risk and information

Focusing on prevention of illness and personalised care, and supporting

patients to make informed decisions about their care and look after their own

health, by connecting them with the full range of statutory and voluntary

services

Deliver training and inform of prescribing updates, mentoring and

guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine issues

Support the practices in improving the health of their patients through

the rational and safe use of medicines

Undertake responsibility for areas of QoF and Quality Contract and

undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with

complex polypharmacy

Co-ordinate and lead meetings ensuring key performance indicators are

identified and plans for achievement shared.

Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant

with CQC standards where medicines are involved

Provide advice for the GP management of more complex patients /

polypharmacy patients

Report medicines related incidents, contribute to investigations and

root cause analyses

Participate in serious incident investigations and multidisciplinary

case reviews

Computer data entry/data allocation and collation, processing and

recording information in accordance with practice procedures

Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other

team members and associated healthcare professionals and providers

Participate in the primary care network MDT liaising with key

stake-holders to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit.

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

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at SSP Health is Negotiable (per hour). Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Wigan 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 Wigan?

PharmSee is currently tracking 4 active pharmacy vacancies in Wigan across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Wigan pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

How do I apply for this role?

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