Practice Pharmacist

Dr Hamid’s Practice; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A medical practice in Rochdale is seeking a motivated Clinical Pharmacist. This role involves conducting medication reviews and managing prescriptions to support patients with long-term conditions. The pharmacist will also provide pharmaceutical support to improve patient care and work on quality improvement projects. Essential qualifications include registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council and a relevant clinical diploma. This position offers a friendly work environment with a focus on team collaboration and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy.
• Clinical Diploma required.
• Proficiency in relevant standards of practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical medication reviews for patients with long term conditions.
• Reconcile medicines post-hospital discharge with community pharmacists.
• Manage repeat prescription requests and ensure monitoring tests are conducted.
• Implement changes to medicines according to alerts and local guidelines.
• Maintain complete records of all patient contacts.
• Participate in audit and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Patient care management

Medication reviews

Clinical audit

Pharmaceutical support

Education

Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council

Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy

Clinical Diploma

Job description

We are looking to recruit a motivated, committed and enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist with previous experience of working in General Practice to join our friendly practice with a patient population of around 4600.

Clinical staff include two GP's , Practice Nurse, Advance Nurse Practitioner and health care Assistant

Main duties of the job

The role will involve working with the lead GP and Medicinesmanagement team for various quality improvement projects.

The role will have patient facing element either face to face or telephone - repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews.

This will also include the management and review of patients with poly-pharmacy.

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to all our patients and will be working with members of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing.

The post holder will need to be proactively involved in quality and improvement and audit as well as managing aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework

About us

The Practice is located in Central Rochdale with a tram stop in front of the building and Rochdale train Station to the side.

We are housed on the 2nd Floor of a Modern Lift Building.

We are part of the Canalside Network.

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicines optimisation is required.
• To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.
• To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of the practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
• Implement changes to the medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local national guidance.
• To maintain full complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding
• To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement, implementing recommendations where appropriate.
• Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help to ensure the practice prescribing is in accordance with local guidelines and formulary.
• To identify areas of clinical risk and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of resources.
• To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development.
• Work with the practice to ensure full compliance with the Care quality Commissions standards for safe and effective care

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Mandatory Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completion of an undergraduate degree in the pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Clinical Diploma
• Demonstrates and understanding of, and confirms to, relevant standards of practice.
• Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management.
• May hold or be working towards an independent qualification.

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.