Clinical Primary Care Pharmacist - LIMOS

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lewisham; Ibrido; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

HCAS payment on top of salary

CPD access through peer learning

Staff networks and EDI programmes

Descrizione del lavoro

The Methodist Church in Britain is recruiting a pharmacist for a 12-month post spanning community and hospital interfaces in Lewisham. The role focuses on structured medication reviews for older patients with polypharmacy, with independent prescribing and MDT collaboration.

It offers hospital and home visits with some hybrid working. Applicants should have GPhC registration and at least 2 years post-registration hospital experience, with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary teamwork and

Competenze

• BPharm, MPharm or BSc (Pharmacy) qualification.
• Postgraduate Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent.
• GPhC registration is essential.

Mansioni

• Carry out comprehensive, patient-centred medication reviews for high-risk, frail, housebound patients.
• Prescribe independently within scope and advise patients, carers and professionals.
• Optimise medicines use to improve adherence and reduce harm, admissions and waste.
• Support safe transfer of care through medicines reconciliation across primary and secondary care.
• Collaborate with GP practices, community pharmacies, PCNs, the ICB and hospital services.

Conoscenze

Communication

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Clinical knowledge

Numeracy

Formazione

BPharm / MPharm / BSc (Pharmacy)

Postgraduate Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Strumenti

EMIS

Descrizione del lavoro

A 12-month pharmacist post in the Lewisham Integrated Medicines Optimisation Service, on its domiciliary care arm, across community and hospital interfaces. The core work is structured medication reviews for older patients with complex polypharmacy and adherence problems, with independent prescribing and joint working with multidisciplinary teams. It suits a pharmacist building primary care skills, with visits in hospital and at home and some hybrid working. Prior hospital experience and GPhC registration are needed.

What the job involves

• Carry out comprehensive, patient-centred medication reviews for high-risk, frail and housebound patients with polypharmacy
• Prescribe independently within agreed scope and give specialist advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals
• Optimise medicines use to improve adherence and reduce medicines-related harm, admissions and waste
• Support safe transfer of care through medicines reconciliation across primary and secondary care
• Work with GP practices, community pharmacies, PCNs, the ICB and hospital services to improve prescribing quality and cost-effectiveness
• Provide education, training and clinical leadership on medicines optimisation for multidisciplinary teams
• Support prescribing initiatives, formulary guidance, shared care protocols and medicines optimisation programmes
• Contribute to quality improvement, clinical audit, service evaluation and data collection
• Develop systems and pathways for medicines ordering, supply, repeat prescribing and medicines support
• Document clinical activity accurately on Trust and primary care clinical systems
• Work across the Borough with an allocated neighbourhood, based at South Lewisham Health Centre or University Hospital Lewisham
• Coordinate medicines-related aspects of care with the MDT across health and social care interfaces

Qualifications

• BPharm, MPharm or BSc (Pharmacy)
• Postgraduate Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration

Experience

• At least 2 years post-registration in acute NHS hospital pharmacy, or equivalent clinical experience, across a broad range of specialties
• Multidisciplinary working and supervising others
• Coordinating and leading clinical audit

Skills & knowledge

• Sound clinical knowledge applied safely to medicines use for patients
• Clear spoken and written communication, overcoming barriers to understanding
• Working on own initiative and within a team, including with medical and nursing colleagues
• Prioritising work, planning and meeting deadlines, working calmly under pressure
• Understanding of general practice and primary care prescribing, and contributing to service planning
• Computer literacy and accurate numeracy

Other

• Willingness to contribute to the life and work of the pharmacy and Trust
• Able to work agreed hours
• Flexible approach to work
• Committed to continuing professional development and maintaining a CPD portfolio

Nice to have

• Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Pharmacist Independent Prescriber, or working towards it
• Experience delivering formal education and training sessions
• Experience in GP practice or a community or primary care pharmacy setting
• Development of evidence-based guidelines
• Experience working with medical and nursing teams
• Experience with clinical systems such as EMIS
• Current driving licence and willingness to use own car for community visits

What’s offered

• HCAS payment on top of salary
• Access to CPD through peer learning events with secondary and community pharmacy colleagues
• Access to four staff networks and EDI programmes