Independent Pharmacist Prescriber - Medicines Optimisation

NHS Scotland; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Prescribing Pharmacist for a busy GP practice serving around 7,000 patients. You will enhance medicines optimisation, manage chronic disease care and preventative health reviews, including asthma, COPD, diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.

Join a supportive multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence-based prescribing, with responsibilities for medicines reconciliation, audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with Medicines Optimisation responsibilities.
• Experience in structured medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Ability to provide expert medicines advice to clinicians and patients.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structured medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
• Support safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing.
• Manage repeat and acute prescribing systems and address prescribing queries.
• Provide expert medicines advice to clinicians, patients and carers.
• Lead on medicines optimisation initiatives and prescribing audits.
• Support chronic disease management and women's health reviews.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Job description

NHS Scotland is seeking a Prescribing Pharmacist for a busy GP practice serving around 7,000 patients. You will enhance medicines optimisation, manage chronic disease care and preventative health reviews, including asthma, COPD, diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.

Join a supportive multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence-based prescribing, with responsibilities for medicines reconciliation, audits and continuous improvement initiatives.