Clinical Pharmacist Position-NHS Jobs

jobs pharmaguidelines; Waterlooville; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient outcomes and medication safety. This full-time role involves conducting medication reviews and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure effective patient care. The ideal candidate will be a registered pharmacist with robust clinical knowledge and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with appropriate qualifications.
• Experience in patient-facing clinical roles.
• Strong understanding of medication management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient-facing clinics and medication reviews.
• Manage clinical medication reviews in care homes.
• Respond to medicine-related inquiries from patients.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication

Decision-making

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist

Job Details:

• Posting Date: 30 November 2023
• Salary: Not specified, Negotiable
• Hours: Full time
• Closing Date: 18 December 2023
• Location: Waterlooville, PO7 7AH
• Company: NHS Jobs
• Job Type: Contract
• Job Reference: A3798-23-0020

Summary: The Clinical Pharmacist will play a crucial role within the Vine clinical team, working to enhance the safety, quality, and outcomes of prescribed medicines. As a key member of the practice team, you will be a point of contact for patients regarding medication queries and act as a liaison between various pharmacists, supporting medication reviews, and ensuring continuity of care for patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct patient-facing clinics and medication reviews, optimizing medicine use for long-term conditions.
• Manage care home and domiciliary clinical medication reviews, improving safety and administration procedures.
• Provide medicines support through patient-facing clinics and a telephone help line.
• Respond to medicine-related inquiries from healthcare professionals and patients, offering recommendations.
• Contribute to reducing unplanned hospital admissions through audit and individual patient reviews.
• Reconcile medicines post-hospital discharge, ensuring continuity of supply for high-risk patient groups.
• Collaborate with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues, facilitating referral processes.
• Manage repeat prescribing reauthorization process, including review of patient requests and medication dates.
• Identify high-risk patient cohorts through computer searches and contribute to service development.
• Analyze and present medicines data to support decision-making and undertake clinical audits.
• Implement changes to medicines based on MHRA alerts, withdrawals, and local/national guidance.
• Provide education and training on therapeutics and medicines optimization for the healthcare team.
• Ensure practice compliance with CQC standards related to medicines.
• Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on public health programs.

For detailed job specifications, please refer to the attached document.

Application Process: To apply for this position, please visit the NHS Jobs website and use the job reference A3798-23-0020.

Note: The salary for this position is negotiable, and the closing date for applications is 18 December 2023.