Care Home Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist (IP)

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free counselling services

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Job summary

Primary Healthcare Darlington seeks a Pharmacist with independent prescribing status to join the Enhanced Health in Care Home team. You will lead medicines optimisation for care home residents and supervise pharmacy technicians across MDTs and GP practices.

You will manage complex polypharmacy, frailty and chronic conditions, contribute to antimicrobial stewardship, and support care co-ordinators with patient-facing medicines advice while driving service improvement and equality in access to

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy
• Independent prescriber, or commitment to training as one
• Completed or willing to complete the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or an equivalent primary care pathway

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured medication reviews at the monthly care home MDT and clinical medication reviews for people with complex polypharmacy
• Provide clinical supervision to pharmacy technicians and support them and care co-ordinators in the EHiCH team
• Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring
• Lead person-centred medicines optimisation, including antibiotic conservation under local antimicrobial stewardship guidance, and quality improvement
• Assist with care home medication requests, medication advice and covert administration plans
• Provide specialist medicines expertise to address public health and social care needs
• Use audit and action planning to help tackle inequalities
• Use structured medication reviews to help patients get the best from their medicines, reduce waste and promote self-care
• Contribute to the General Practice QOF and enhanced services
• Work with practices to meet CQC standards for medicines in care home patients

Skills

Independent prescriber

Structured reviews

IT skills

Negotiation

Autonomy

Risk management

Education

Degree in Pharmacy

GPhC registration

CPPE Primary Care Pathway

Tools

SystmOne

Microsoft Office

Job description

Primary Healthcare Darlington seeks a Pharmacist with independent prescribing status to join the Enhanced Health in Care Home team. You will lead medicines optimisation for care home residents and supervise pharmacy technicians across MDTs and GP practices.

You will manage complex polypharmacy, frailty and chronic conditions, contribute to antimicrobial stewardship, and support care co-ordinators with patient-facing medicines advice while driving service improvement and equality in access to