Clinical Pharmacist - Fairlop

The Methodist Church in Britain; Ilford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthbridge Direct is seeking a clinical pharmacist to join the Redbridge PCN framework. The role focuses on face-to-face structured medication reviews, management of long-term conditions and safe prescribing within a multi-disciplinary team.

Applicants should have a pharmacy degree, be GPhC registered, and hold at least two years post-qualification experience. Training towards non-medical prescribing may be available.

Qualifications

• Must hold GPhC registration.
• Two years post-qualification experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience working in primary care or general practice is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face structured medication reviews.
• Manage long-term conditions.
• Authorise and reauthorise repeat prescriptions and handle acute prescription requests.
• Deliver clinical medicines management within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Review patients with polypharmacy, especially older adults and care home residents.
• Develop safer prescribing systems and lead quality improvement.
• Support transfer of care and governance in practice.

Skills

Structured med reviews

Long-term condition care

Safer prescribing

Polypharmacy management

Clinical audits

Education

Undergraduate degree in pharmacy

Job description

This clinical pharmacist post sits within Fairlop PCN, one of four primary care networks in Redbridge served by the Healthbridge Direct federation. The work centres on face-to-face structured medication reviews, long-term condition management, safer prescribing and authorising repeat and acute prescriptions. It focuses on patients with polypharmacy, particularly older people, care home residents and people with multiple conditions, and the postholder may be supported to train as a non-medical prescriber. Fit depends on GPhC registration and at least two years' post-qualification experience.

What the job involves

• Provide face-to-face structured medication reviews
• Manage long-term conditions
• Manage repeat prescription authorisation and reauthorisation
• Manage acute prescription requests
• Provide clinical medicines management expertise within a multi-disciplinary team
• Manage medicines on transfer of care
• Develop systems for safer prescribing
• Review patients with polypharmacy, especially older people, care home residents and those with multiple comorbidities
• Address public health and social care needs of patients across the PCN practices
• Lead quality improvement and clinical audit
• Manage aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in pharmacy

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration

Experience

• Minimum two years' post-qualifying experience as a pharmacist, evidenced in a practice portfolio
• Experience and awareness of common acute and long-term conditions seen in general practice
• Experience of partnership and collaborative working, building relationships across organisations

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors
• Understanding of primary care prescribing, rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• IT skills to use word processing, email and the internet for simple plans and reports
• Ability to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Ability to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence where there are significant barriers
• Ability to identify and resolve risk management issues in line with policy and protocol

Other

• Understanding of, and conformity to, relevant standards of practice
• Following professional and organisational policies on performance management
• Understanding of the principles of research governance

Nice to have

• Clinical diploma