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Conduct Structured Medication

Reviews (SMRs) for patients with single or multiple medical conditions,

identifying and prioritising patients according to clinical risk and contract

requirements.

Review ongoing medicine needs,

monitoring requirements, and opportunities for medicines optimisation, making

recommendations to clinicians or implementing changes as appropriate.

Involve patients in decisions about their prescribed

medicines and support adherence in line with NICE guidelines.

Work with care home staff to

improve the safety of medicines ordering and administration.

Provide patient-facing and

telephone clinics for those with questions, queries, and concerns about their

medicines in the practice.

Respond to medicine-related

enquiries from GPs, practice staff, community pharmacies, and other healthcare

teams, providing advice, solutions, and follow-up to patients to monitor the

effect of any changes.

Review medicines associated with

unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audits and individual

patient reviews, implementing changes to reduce the prescribing of these

medicines to high-risk patient groups.

Identify cohorts of patients at

high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer

searches. This might include risks that are patient-related, medicine-related,

or both.

Contribute pharmaceutical expertise

to the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal

components, including treatment pathways and patient information leaflets.

Analyse, interpret and present

medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.

Undertake simple audits of

prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, provide feedback on the results, and

implement changes in conjunction with the practice team.

Implement changes to medicines

that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national

guidance.

Provide education and training to the

primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.

Work with the general practice

team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are

involved.

To support public health

campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes

available to the public.

Job description

Conduct Structured Medication

Reviews (SMRs) for patients with single or multiple medical conditions,

identifying and prioritising patients according to clinical risk and contract

requirements.

Review ongoing medicine needs,

monitoring requirements, and opportunities for medicines optimisation, making

recommendations to clinicians or implementing changes as appropriate.

Involve patients in decisions about their prescribed

medicines and support adherence in line with NICE guidelines.

Work with care home staff to

improve the safety of medicines ordering and administration.

Provide patient-facing and

telephone clinics for those with questions, queries, and concerns about their

medicines in the practice.

Respond to medicine-related

enquiries from GPs, practice staff, community pharmacies, and other healthcare

teams, providing advice, solutions, and follow-up to patients to monitor the

effect of any changes.

Review medicines associated with

unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audits and individual

patient reviews, implementing changes to reduce the prescribing of these

medicines to high-risk patient groups.

Identify cohorts of patients at

high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer

searches. This might include risks that are patient-related, medicine-related,

or both.

Contribute pharmaceutical expertise

to the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal

components, including treatment pathways and patient information leaflets.

Analyse, interpret and present

medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.

Undertake simple audits of

prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, provide feedback on the results, and

implement changes in conjunction with the practice team.

Implement changes to medicines

that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national

guidance.

Provide education and training to the

primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.

Work with the general practice

team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are

involved.

To support public health

campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes

available to the public.

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

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at General Practice Alliance Ltd is £45000.00 to £53000.00 p.a.. Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Northampton 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 Northampton?

PharmSee is currently tracking 14 active pharmacy vacancies in Northampton across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Northampton pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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