Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist Care Homes

National health service; Fir Tree; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free counselling services

Protected time for professional dev.

High-quality training and development

Tea/coffee and water

Job summary

National Health Service in Darlington seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to support Enhanced Health in Care Homes. You will work with Pharmacy Technicians delivering Structured Medication Reviews, medicines optimisation across care homes and GP practices, and advise on covert plans and queries.

You may be an independent prescriber or complete training; focus on polypharmacy, frailty, COPD/asthma, and learning disabilities. You’ll lead on antibiotic stewardship and quality improvement within the PCN.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree in Pharmacy and GPhC registration.
• Essential: Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Experience with structured medication reviews and care home settings.

Responsibilities

• Be an independent prescriber or commit to completing training to become one.
• Support Pharmacy Technicians and Care Co-ordinators in EHich Team.
• Undertake clinical medication reviews for polypharmacy.
• Focus on care homes with frailty, COPD/Asthma, learning disabilities or autism.
• Provide medicines optimisation and leadership on audits and QA.

Skills

Independent prescribing

Risk management

Care home medicines mgmt

Clinical medication reviews

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Pharmacy

GPhC registration

Independent Prescribing qualification

CPPE pathway training

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

National Health Service in Darlington seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to support Enhanced Health in Care Homes. You will work with Pharmacy Technicians delivering Structured Medication Reviews, medicines optimisation across care homes and GP practices, and advise on covert plans and queries.

You may be an independent prescriber or complete training; focus on polypharmacy, frailty, COPD/asthma, and learning disabilities. You’ll lead on antibiotic stewardship and quality improvement within the PCN.