Description
The successful candidate will work in our pharmacy hub across all of our established sites, offering exposure to enhanced services and modern models of care delivery.
We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Pharmacist with prescribing qualifications, preferably with Chronic care or minor illness experience, to join our Practice to work closely with our nurses and GPs.
The appointed Pharmacist would be part of a wider pharmacy team working with our associate practices within a Hub model.
Main duties of the job
- Conducting chronic care reviews and assisting the practice with QOF
- Carrying out virtual medication reviews when reviewing repeat prescription requests from patients, care homes and pharmacies
- Reviewing and answering clinical medication related queries from GPs, practice nurses and other healthcare professionals
- Answering complex medication related queries from patients
- Liaise with secondary care teams when needed for medication related issues
- Reviewing hospital discharge letters and carrying out medication reconciliation. May also include additional patient consultations when needed after prolonged hospital admissions
- Managing complex medication queries from community pharmacies when these cannot be dealt with by the prescription clerks
- Audits for medication safety with a view to make recommendations to amend practice processes where necessary to improve safety
- Reviewing and processing shared care medication requests from secondary care specialists
- Face to face medication reviews where indicated
- Review and action MHRA medication safety alerts as and when these are received
- Prescribing repeat medications.
- Reviewing acute requests and switching over to repeat meds as appropriate.
- Reviewing and managing pathology results
Person Specification
- Experience: Willing or experience in supervising junior pharmacists and/or technicians; Experience in chronic care conditions Asthma COPD reviews; Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Previous Primary care experience
- Personal Qualities: Polite and confident; Flexible and co-operative; Excellent people skills; Motivated and proactive; Ability to use initiative and judgement; High levels of integrity and loyalty; Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations; Ability to work under pressure; Confident, assertive, and resilient; Excellent verbal communication skills, a proactive approach, and a desire to learn
- Qualifications: Pharmacy degree; Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhc PCN CPPE completed; Independent Prescriber