Description
An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative award-winning organisation, integrating the clinical skills of a pharmacist into the general practice team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated experienced general practice pharmacist to work in Barnet who is committed to developing their knowledge and skills to improve patient care in general practice.
GL@GP recruits, employs, trains and supports pharmacists working in General Practice to deliver high quality patient services. We currently deliver Practice/PCN Pharmacist services to a number of General Practices and PCNs across Greater London.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical pharmacy leadership for the practice, taking responsibility for, and not limited to, Structured Medication Reviews, areas of chronic disease management, medicines optimisation, quality improvement, the quality and outcomes framework and other enhanced services.
Responsibilities:
- Patient facing * Clinical Medication Reviews
- Patient facing * care home medication reviews
- Patient facing * domiciliary clinical medication review
- Patient facing * medicines support
- Telephone medicines support
- Medicine information to practice staff and patients
- Unplanned hospital admissions
- Documents management
- Repeat prescribing
- Signposting
- Risk stratification
- Service development
- Information management
- Medicines quality improvement
- Medicines safety
- Education and Training
- Public health
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience with at least 2 years in General Practice
- Certificate in Non-medical prescribing
- Experience of using prescribing qualification in General Practice
- Evidence of further education in clinical pharmacy e.g. Completion of NHS Pathway Training for Practice Pharmacists or a Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
Benefits:
- Opportunity to develop non-clinical skills through formal and informal mentoring and coaching
- Support from experienced practice-based pharmacists (PBPs) and GP Trainers
Person Specification:
- Qualifications: Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent), Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent training
- Experience: Working as a pharmacist in General Practice full time (or equivalent) for more than 2 years as a Practice Based Pharmacist, experience of teaching & training, clinical supervision and mentoring and coaching for change
- Registration: Professional Registration, Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council