Independent Prescribing Pharmacist – Medicines Optimisation

Lichfield And Burntwood Gp Network Ltd; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lichfield and Burntwood GP Network Ltd invites applications for an Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist. You will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and play a key role in high quality patient care, medicine optimisation, and responding to pharmacy queries within the practice.

In this role you will run patient-facing long-term condition clinics, perform clinical medication reviews, support care homes, manage repeat prescribing and contribute to medicines safety and audits to improve

Qualifications

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Holds a GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient-facing long-term condition clinics - review medicines and monitoring needs.
• Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate with care home staff to improve medicine safety in ordering and administration.
• Manage common/minor/self-limiting ailments.
• Provide medicines information to staff and patients.
• Review medicines at hospital discharge and manage repeat prescribing.
• Engage in risk stratification, audits and medicines safety processes.
• Implement local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations.

Education

Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)

GPhC Registration

Job description

Lichfield and Burntwood GP Network Ltd invites applications for an Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist. You will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and play a key role in high quality patient care, medicine optimisation, and responding to pharmacy queries within the practice.

In this role you will run patient-facing long-term condition clinics, perform clinical medication reviews, support care homes, manage repeat prescribing and contribute to medicines safety and audits to improve