NhsJobs Frome

An exciting

opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Frome Medical

Practice a single site Practice and Primary Care Network with just under

30000 patients who live in the attractive market town of Frome and its

surrounding village. You will be working within our team of enthusiastic and

highly motivated Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians to support

patient care along with the wider team of highly skilled GPs, Nurses, Nurse

Practitioners, Physiotherapist and Health Coaches.

Frome Medical Practice is a

recognised Learning Organisation with a strong focus on education and

development our Medicines Management Team have supported a PreRegistration

Pharmacy Technician to qualification, and are hoping to soon welcome Foundation

Trainee Pharmacists to our team too. We are based in a fantastic purpose-built

centre and are colocated with adult mental health services, district nurses,

and independent pharmacy, with our local community hospital next door. We are

national award winners for our work in sustainability and Green Impact

initiatives, our Medicines Management Team won the national Greener PCPA

Award in 2024. We have been part of the PCN Pilot Programme working with NHSE

which provides exciting opportunities to shape and develop clinical pathways.

As part of our Medicines Management

Team, you will be responsible for optimising and

ensuring the safety of our patients medication through medication reviews,

chronic disease reviews, repeat prescribing, and medicines management following

discharge from hospital. You will support the practice in achieving annual QOF

and IIF targets, ICB prescribing incentive measures and conducting

audits/quality improvement projects. You will be on a rotation as duty

pharmacist, managing daily queries and urgent prescription requests, and would

be expected to work one evening clinic per month. You would be part of a group

of pharmacists and GPs who are keen to develop new services and enjoy project

working alongside routine clinics. Recent examples include piloting an MDT for

medication reviews for housebound patients, and a

Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic pharmacist chronic disease clinic.

Main responsibilities

Playing a key role in our Medicines Management

Team to ensure medicines management optimisation and safety. This will include

multidisciplinary working with other clinical teams.

Undertaking

structured medication reviews and chronic disease reviews with patient face to

face and on the telephone, making autonomous decisions about patients

medication and treatment plans.

Championing the reduction of problematic

polypharmacy, which is one our key outcomes as a Green Impact Practice.

Reviewing and actioning any necessary changes to

repeat prescribing and medicines management policies.

Managing repeat prescribing process.

Reconciling medicines following discharge from

hospital, intermediate care and into care homes.

Job description

An exciting

opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Frome Medical

Practice a single site Practice and Primary Care Network with just under

30000 patients who live in the attractive market town of Frome and its

surrounding village. You will be working within our team of enthusiastic and

highly motivated Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians to support

patient care along with the wider team of highly skilled GPs, Nurses, Nurse

Practitioners, Physiotherapist and Health Coaches.

Frome Medical Practice is a

recognised Learning Organisation with a strong focus on education and

development our Medicines Management Team have supported a PreRegistration

Pharmacy Technician to qualification, and are hoping to soon welcome Foundation

Trainee Pharmacists to our team too. We are based in a fantastic purpose-built

centre and are colocated with adult mental health services, district nurses,

and independent pharmacy, with our local community hospital next door. We are

national award winners for our work in sustainability and Green Impact

initiatives, our Medicines Management Team won the national Greener PCPA

Award in 2024. We have been part of the PCN Pilot Programme working with NHSE

which provides exciting opportunities to shape and develop clinical pathways.

As part of our Medicines Management

Team, you will be responsible for optimising and

ensuring the safety of our patients medication through medication reviews,

chronic disease reviews, repeat prescribing, and medicines management following

discharge from hospital. You will support the practice in achieving annual QOF

and IIF targets, ICB prescribing incentive measures and conducting

audits/quality improvement projects. You will be on a rotation as duty

pharmacist, managing daily queries and urgent prescription requests, and would

be expected to work one evening clinic per month. You would be part of a group

of pharmacists and GPs who are keen to develop new services and enjoy project

working alongside routine clinics. Recent examples include piloting an MDT for

medication reviews for housebound patients, and a

Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic pharmacist chronic disease clinic.

Main responsibilities

Playing a key role in our Medicines Management

Team to ensure medicines management optimisation and safety. This will include

multidisciplinary working with other clinical teams.

Undertaking

structured medication reviews and chronic disease reviews with patient face to

face and on the telephone, making autonomous decisions about patients

medication and treatment plans.

Championing the reduction of problematic

polypharmacy, which is one our key outcomes as a Green Impact Practice.

Reviewing and actioning any necessary changes to

repeat prescribing and medicines management policies.

Managing repeat prescribing process.

Reconciling medicines following discharge from

hospital, intermediate care and into care homes.

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

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

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