IP Clinical Pharmacist

Waltham Forest Federated GP Network; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking Independent Prescribing Pharmacists to provide anticoagulation services across various clinics. Your responsibilities will include conducting clinical assessments, managing chronic disease patients, and leading structured medication reviews. The role demands a collaborative approach with multidisciplinary teams and an emphasis on optimizing medication use. Ideal candidates will possess a strong foundation in independent prescribing and have at least two years of experience in pharmacy practice. The position offers opportunities across different boroughs within London.

Qualifications

• Must be an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist.
• Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience with common acute and long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment and treatment of patients.
• Management of patients with chronic diseases.
• Conduct structured medication reviews.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Independent Prescribing

Clinical assessment

Patient management

Chronic disease knowledge

Education

Independent Prescribing qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for Bank staff Anticoagulation services for clinics across four different broughs:

Waltham Forest

Havering

Newham

WalthamForest Federated GP Network are recruiting IP Clinical Pharmacists. We reserve the right to amend the advert depending on the needs of the business and also to withdraw the advert upon recruiting staff.

The Clinical Pharmacist willhave a key role in supporting delivery of the new Network Contract DES Servicespecifications. The new Structured Medications Review and Optimisationrequirements will include tackling over-medication of patients, includinginappropriate use of antibiotics, withdrawing medicines no longer neededthrough NHS-led programmes such as low priority prescribing and medicinesoptimisation more widely. For Enhanced Health in Care Homes residents willbenefit from regular clinical-pharmacy-led medicines reviews. The clinics will be based in practices and there are home visits too.

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facingrole to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledgeof medicines for specific disease areas.
• You may be expected to work in different boroughs
• The duties of the role may change and this list is not exhaustive depending upon clinics and services
• Uphold a prescribing qualification , and will work with and alongside themulti-disciplinary team across the Primary Care Network.
• Take responsibility for the care management ofpatients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviewsto proactively manage people with complex poly-pharmacy, especially theelderly, people in care homes, those with multiple long-term conditions(in particular COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities orautism (through STOMP - Stop Over Medication Programme).

This list is not exhaustive and you will be asked to do other reasonable tasks or different clinics such as anti-coagulation

About us

WF GP FedNet is a not-for-profit Federation of 36 GP Practices in Waltham Forest. We are a private limited company who provides NHS Services based in Primary Care, pooling the skills and resources of local GPs to provide large scale services as part of the local NHS Strategy to bring more services into the Community to help people stay well and at home.

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patientfacing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expertknowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Work in anti-coagulation clinics potentially across different boroughs
• Uphold a prescribing qualification , and will work with and alongside themulti-disciplinary team across the Primary Care Network.
• Take responsibility for the care management ofpatients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviewsto proactively manage people with complex poly-pharmacy, especially theelderly, people in care homes, those with multiple long term conditions(in particular COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism(through STOMP - Stop Over Medication Programme).
• Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicineswhile helping to address both the public health and social care needs ofpatients in the network.
• Provide leadership on person centred medicinesoptimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserveantibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) andquality improvement, while contributing to the quality and outcomesframework and enhanced services.
• Through structured medication reviews, supportpatients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce wasteand promote self-care.
• Support further integration of general practice withthe wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) tohelp improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and helpmanage general practice workload.
• Develop relationships and work closely with otherpharmacists across networks and the wider health system.
• Take a central role in the clinical aspects of sharedcare protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialistpharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriateantipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties) and anticoagulation.

Other Duties:

• Workwithin the policies of scheme and Practices.
• Maintaina good working knowledge of health and safety procedures.
• Promoteclient involvement in the management of the service.
• Participatein regular supervision sessions and appraisals with your line manager. Attend training and development activities asidentified and participate in meetings as required.
• Maintainadministration systems and workspace used in a clean and tidy condition.
• Maintaina good working knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and fire precautions,and operate the correct procedures and participate in policy development anddata collection where appropriate.
• Workflexibly to meet the needs of clients.
• Toundertake any other duties appropriate to the grade and purpose of the job asmay be agreed by the post holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Must be an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist
• Independent prescriber but also with completed ACP
• Desired start date to be as soon as possible

Experience

• Independent prescriber
• Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.