NhsJobs Oakham

The Clinical Pharmacist in a general

practice organisation has the following key responsibilities in relation to

delivering health services.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to

carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and

staffing levels.

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

Be

a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and

alongside the general practice team

Be

responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and

undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex

polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple

co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with

learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication

Programme)

Provide

specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the

public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation and to help

in tackling inequalities

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

Through

structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to

get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

Have

a leadership 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

Develop

relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the

wider health and social care system

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

Be

part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical

supervision. Appropriate clinical supervision means:

Each

clinical pharmacist must receive a minimum of one supervision session per month

by a senior clinical pharmacist

The

senior clinical pharmacist must receive a minimum of one supervision session

every three months by a GP clinical supervisor

Each

clinical pharmacist will have access to an assigned GP clinical supervisor for

support and development

A

ratio of one senior clinical pharmacist to no more than five junior clinical

pharmacists, with appropriate peer support and supervision in place

To

act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing

positive working relationships

To

consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently

prescribe acute and repeat medication

To

receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other

clinicians

To

receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

To

provide medication review services for patients in the practice and during

domiciliary visits to the local nursing home

To

manage a caseload of complex patients

To

manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking

high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.

To

deliver long term condition clinics and home visits, particularly for patients

with complicated medication regimes, and prescribe accordingly

To

provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term conditions as

an integral part of the multidisciplinary team

To

review medications for newly registered patients

To

improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance with

their medication

To

maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

To

encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the organisation

To

implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system

To

provide advice and answer medication related queries from patients and staff

To

organise and oversee the organisations medicines optimisation systems,

including the repeat prescribing and medication review systems

Additional responsibilities

To

improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and

education, to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and

prescribing guidance.

To

develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision,

training and service redesign activities

To

ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of

vaccines and drugs. To apply infection-control measures within the practice

according to local and national guidelines

To

provide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing and

embedding a system

To

support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and

alcohol dependencies

To

actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

To

manage a caseload of complex patients and potential care institutions and to

provide advice for the GP management of more complex patients or areas such as

addictive behaviours, severe mental illness or end of life care

To

review the latest guidance, ensuring the organisation conforms to NICE, CQC

etc.

To

provide targeted support and proactive reviews for vulnerable, complex patients

and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary care

To

handle prescription queries and requests directly

To

provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the

organisation, patients and their carers

To

support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on

behalf of the organisation

To

participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so,

and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about

through clinical incidents and near-miss events

To

undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

To

contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

To

attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a

performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a

regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

To

contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through

advice or direct care

To

maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.

Job description

The Clinical Pharmacist in a general

practice organisation has the following key responsibilities in relation to

delivering health services.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to

carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and

staffing levels.

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

Be

a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and

alongside the general practice team

Be

responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and

undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex

polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple

co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with

learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication

Programme)

…

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

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at Uppingham Surgery is Negotiable (per hour). Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Oakham 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 Oakham?

PharmSee is currently tracking 3 active pharmacy vacancies in Oakham across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Oakham pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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