Pharmacist

Bay Medical Group; Burscough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Burscough seeks a dedicated professional to conduct clinical medication reviews and optimize prescription practices. You'll be responsible for improving care quality and operational efficiency, working closely with a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a strong commitment to patient care and effective collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical medication reviews for complex polypharmacy.
• Serve as a primary contact for prescription queries.
• Support the repeat prescription system and acute requests.
• Provide clinical guidance on medicines.
• Lead in medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
• Ensure integration between community and hospital pharmacies.
• Drive improvements in care quality and operational efficiencies.

Job description

Overview

Main duties of the job. In this role, the post holder will work as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing both administratively and in direct patient-facing interactions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy, ensuring their treatment regimens are both safe and effective.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for general practice staff, providing expert advice on prescription and medication queries.
• Support the repeat prescription system, handle acute prescription requests, conduct medicines reconciliation during transfers of care, and implement systems for safer prescribing.
• Offer expert clinical guidance on medicines, addressing the public and social care needs of patients.
• Take a leading role in medicines optimisation and quality improvement, overseeing aspects of the quality and outcomes framework as well as enhanced services.
• Ensure seamless integration between community and hospital pharmacies, contribute to the efficient use of skill mix, enhance patient outcomes, improve healthcare access, and help to manage workload.
• Drive improvements in both the quality of care and operational efficiencies, requiring a high level of motivation and a passion for delivering exceptional service within general practice.

Additional information

This role is vital in driving improvements in care quality and operational efficiency, with a focus on collaboration across services and settings.