Overview
We are expanding our Pharmacy Team at Stafford Central PCN and are looking for a dynamic Clinical Pharmacist to join our team. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours) to work for Weeping Cross Health Centre and Mill Bank Surgery. The post holder will work as part of a multi-site, multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, responsible for targeted areas of chronic disease management within the practice and structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex poly-pharmacy. They will provide support to the general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, support the repeat prescription system, handle acute prescription requests, and perform medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. They will provide clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practice.
Key Responsibilities
* Repeat prescribing review: oversee the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests, reviewing medicines reaching review dates, and flagging those needing a review; ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
* Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing; address public health and social needs of patients through clinical medication review (level 3) including blood monitoring, interface care arrangements, and social isolation considerations.
* Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge; work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure continuity of medicines post-discharge.
* Contribute to reductions in medicine-related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to optimise outcomes and addressing medicines-related issues.
* Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues; develop referral processes between primary care professionals; promote the repeat dispensing service.
* Manage Practice formularies to improve quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of prescribing; implement drug withdrawals and alerts (e.g., MHRA) to improve medicines safety.
* Provide clinical guidance on medicines optimisation and quality improvement across practices; manage aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
* Be involved in clinics where medicines are the main interventions (e.g., anticoagulant and high-risk drug monitoring) and contribute to multi-morbidity and long-term condition reviews.
* Signpost to community pharmacy; refer to GPs or other healthcare professionals as appropriate; undertake patient-facing domiciliary and care home medication reviews and provide recommendations for nurses or GPs on prescribing and monitoring.
* Act as a source of medicines information for the Practice team and patients; provide education and training on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
* Undertake confidentiality, leadership development, health & safety, risk management and equality and diversity duties in line with practice policies.
Qualifications
Essential –
* MPharm (4 years) or equivalent
* Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council of GB (pre-registration training)
* Prescribing qualification
* Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (1–2 years) or equivalent experience
Desirable –
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Council of GB
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Knowledge –
* Advanced knowledge of clinical drug use; good understanding of pathophysiology of common diseases; medicine management; NHS drivers; biochemical and haematological data.
Experience –
* Experience in clinical pharmacy; working with other healthcare professionals; clinical audit; community and hospital pharmacy
Skills –
* Clinical application across practice settings; excellent written and verbal communication; presentation and organisational skills; time management; team collaboration; IT skills (Word, Excel, Email, ePACT); leadership; diplomacy; ability to support other team members
Other
Travel across multiple sites as required.
Confidentiality, Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity
Includes adherence to confidentiality and data protection, health & safety requirements, infection control, and equality and diversity policies as outlined by the practice.
Additional Information
UK registration required; Rehabilitation of Offenders Act disclosure checks may apply; details on NHS Careers website.
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