Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care through effective medication management. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, conducting medication reviews, and ensuring optimal use of medicines. Candidates should have GMC registration and experience in primary care, with a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years post-graduate experience required.
• Proficient in Emis and Docman.
• Commitment to continuous learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Manage medication queries and reviews.
• Lead medication synchronisation.
• Work with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication

Leadership

Education

Registered with GMC

Personal Professional Indemnity Insurance

Experience in GP Practice/Primary Care

Tools

Emis

Docman

Job description

The role will involve playing a full and active role as part of the practice multidisciplinary team.

The ideal candidate for the role will have the following:

• At least three years of post-graduate experience
• Excellent Clinical knowledge.
• Previous experience working with Emis and Docman
• The commitment to continue to learn and develop.
• The confidence to work as part of a busy GP practice
• The ability to adapt to convey information to patients and fellow healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Respond to medication queries/shortages/recalls
• Lead on medication synchronisation to support patients and community pharmacy to mange patient medication ordering
• Complete medication reviews
• Working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Processing clinical letters
• Identify opportunities for medication cost savings.
• Act as a key contact in practice for all medication-related queries.

About us

Five Oaks Family Practice is committed to patient centered care and staff training & development. We operate with a friendly and supportive ethos in mind at all times. Our main priority is patient care first within a warm and caring environment. Patient and staff wellbeing is fundamental to our Practice ethos and we continually strive to learn, grow and improve in line with new technologies and developments in healthcare.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice, our goals areto help keep patients safe and well out of hospital and reduce the demands on generalpractice regards medicine use.The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinaryteam to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structuredmedication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer ofcare and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisationsprocesses, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in theGP practice. The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit and wellas managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. This role is pivotal toimproving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation andpassion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.As well, the post holder will develop and encourage a positive culture of medicinesoptimisation. General requirementsThe post holder is expected to Support a workplace culture that values equality and diversity principles towardsother staff and patients. Ensure principles of openness, transparency and candor are observed and upheld inall working practices including respect for information and clinical governance, andsafeguarding responsibilities.

Personal & Professional DevelopmentThe post-holder will take responsibility for their own development, learning andperformance byactively participating in any external training GP practicesPromote high quality cost-effective and evidence-based use of medicines within thePCN, Work within the Pharmacy Team, with other clinical pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician, to respond tomedication-related queries generated by patients, GPs, other health careprofessionals and staff. Undertake clinical medication reviews either face to face or via telephone supporton identified stratified-risk patients that may include residents in care homes, intheir own, with long-term conditions, and/or learning disabilities. Identify and produce recommendations for medication optimisation for GPs and other multi-disciplinary team members. Contribute to the safety of drug monitoring processes and drug alerts. Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professionaldevelopment, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the role andresponsibilities. Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality,safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety. Duties will vary according to the demands on the Practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with GMC
• Hold Personal Professional Indemnity Insurance
• Proficient in the use of Emis and Docman
• Experience in GP Practice/Primary Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.