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KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide expertise in

clinical medicines, review and address public health and social needs of

patients in the Practice.

Reduce inappropriate

polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review.

Reconcile medicines

following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists

to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.

Contribute to

reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by

supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and

identifying and addressing medicines related issues.

Interface with

community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes

between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat

dispensing service.

Oversee and support

the dispensary function of the Practice.

Oversee the repeat

prescribing reauthorisation process, including reviewing requests for repeat

prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates.

Manage patients and

health care professionals medicine queries.

Increase quality and

safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA (PLAN DO STUDY

ACT) cycles.

Manage practice

formularies to improve the quality, safety, and cost effectiveness of

prescribing.

Implement drug

withdrawals and alerts e.g., MHRA, aimed at improving medicines safety.

Work with primary

care professionals and patients to implement NICE and other evidence-based

guidelines.

Work with

Commissioning organisations and Vertis Health to comply with local medicines

optimisation schemes and projects.

Support and hold

clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g., asthma clinics.

Contribute to

multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews.

Provide medicines

information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff.

Review daily

Pathology results for patients on known medicines.

Act as a source of

medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (e.g., around

doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g., around out of

stocks)

Ultimately to

undertake minor ailments triage, deal with minor ailments and triaging patients

appropriately.

Working within the

practice-based team to undertake medication reviews particularly in high-risk

groups such as:

-

Frail elderly

-

Polypharmacy

-

Renal impairment

-

Hepatic impairment

-

Asthma, diabetes,

hypertension and Rheumatoid and Dmard drug monitoring

-

Substance misuse

-

Patients on

high-risk medicines

-

STOPP/START

identified patients.

-

Revolving door

Hospital admissions

Management support

for the dispensary including profitability and stock control; negotiations with

drug company representatives and wholesalers; and organisational management

including review of SOPS (Standard Operating Procedures) and compliance issues.

Ensure the Practice

continues to participate in, and meet the requirements of, the local DSQS

(Dispensing Services Quality Scheme)

Improve prescribing

practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice.

Lead on where

changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across the patient

population, e.g., where a drug is withdrawn or indications change.

Liaise with

colleagues in community pharmacy to align support for medicines adherence such

as MUR (Medication Use Reviews) and NMS (New Medicine Service).

Support improvements

in clinical care through practice-based audit and implementing change.

Prescribing advice

to prescribers in practice e.g., temporary non-availability of drugs

Ensure patient

safety when they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation

of prescribed medicines.

Lead for medicines

optimisation scheme compliance, including care home support; discharge reviews;

medication reviews; and QIPP.

Please see attached for full job description

Job description

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide expertise in

clinical medicines, review and address public health and social needs of

patients in the Practice.

Reduce inappropriate

polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review.

Reconcile medicines

following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists

to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.

Contribute to

reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by

supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and

identifying and addressing medicines related issues.

Interface with

community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes

between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat

dispensing service.

Oversee and support

the dispensary function of the Practice.

Oversee the repeat

prescribing reauthorisation process, including reviewing requests for repeat

prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates.

Manage patients and

health care professionals medicine queries.

Increase quality and

safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA (PLAN DO STUDY

ACT) cycles.

Manage practice

formularies to improve the quality, safety, and cost effectiveness of

prescribing.

Implement drug

withdrawals and alerts e.g., MHRA, aimed at improving medicines safety.

Work with primary

care professionals and patients to implement NICE and other evidence-based

guidelines.

Work with

Commissioning organisations and Vertis Health to comply with local medicines

optimisation schemes and projects.

Support and hold

clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g., asthma clinics.

Contribute to

multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews.

Provide medicines

information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff.

Review daily

Pathology results for patients on known medicines.

Act as a source of

medicines information for all of the practice team and patients (e.g., around

doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g., around out of

stocks)

Ultimately to

undertake minor ailments triage, deal with minor ailments and triaging patients

appropriately.

Working within the

practice-based team to undertake medication reviews particularly in high-risk

groups such as:

-

Frail elderly

-

Polypharmacy

-

Renal impairment

-

Hepatic impairment

-

Asthma, diabetes,

hypertension and Rheumatoid and Dmard drug monitoring

-

Substance misuse

-

Patients on

high-risk medicines

-

STOPP/START

identified patients.

-

Revolving door

Hospital admissions

Management support

for the dispensary including profitability and stock control; negotiations with

drug company representatives and wholesalers; and organisational management

including review of SOPS (Standard Operating Procedures) and compliance issues.

Ensure the Practice

continues to participate in, and meet the requirements of, the local DSQS

(Dispensing Services Quality Scheme)

Improve prescribing

practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice.

Lead on where

changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across the patient

population, e.g., where a drug is withdrawn or indications change.

Liaise with

colleagues in community pharmacy to align support for medicines adherence such

as MUR (Medication Use Reviews) and NMS (New Medicine Service).

Support improvements

in clinical care through practice-based audit and implementing change.

Prescribing advice

to prescribers in practice e.g., temporary non-availability of drugs

Ensure patient

safety when they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation

of prescribed medicines.

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

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

Does Vertis Health have other pharmacy roles open in the UK?

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