The post-holder will be an experienced pharmacist, ideally with experience in general practice. The role will include performing medication reviews, supporting medicines management of long term conditions alongside the nursing team, managing acute medication requests and overseeing discharge summary medicines alignment. The role involves an opportunity to develop skills in supporting pharmacy technicians, develop skills to manage enhanced services and QAIF activities related to prescribing. The role will work alongside the multi-disciplinary primary care team, including formal MDT meetings, to manage a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. Undertake patient consultations by telephone, eConsultation or face to face, as appropriate, pertaining to:
Responsibilities
* General medication and polypharmacy reviews
* Long term conditions reviewing compliance, effectiveness, side effects, progression of symptoms, recommending monitoring and changes to medication in accordance with local and national guidelines, and practice protocols
* Acute medication requests
* Providing advice to members of the clinical team regarding medication management with reference to local and national guidelines, online resources and pharmacy resources
* Liaising with community and health board pharmacists regarding medication management
* Ensuring all patients on shared care medications have appropriate documentation and treatment plans in place and that these are adhered to with recommended monitoring in place
* Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
* Providing counselling and health education relating to medication, including polypharmacy review and deprescribing
* Identifying patients with poor compliance or high risk use for clinical review
* Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
About the Clinic
Ashgrove Medical Group covers two sites at Ashgrove Surgery, Pontypridd, and Penrhiwceiber Medical Centre, Mountain Ash. We are highly-respected training practice in the heart of the Welsh Valleys. With a patient population of circa 20,000 patients including a student population from the University of South Wales. Our goal is to grow our established training abilities by becoming a centre of excellence whilst simultaneously providing the highest quality of Primary Care services. As well a strong emphasis on education & training, the practice is also a research centre with a purpose built research facility. We offer the majority of enhanced services including joint injections, gender identity services, DOACs and minor ops as well as holding the contracts for Cwm Taf and Cardiff & Vale for vasectomy services due to the fact that we have our very own operating theatre. We also provide Occupational Health services and a private Aesthetics clinic. The practice boasts an excellent and highly professional team of 7 GP Partners, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, 7 salaried GPs, 1 Physician Associate, 2 Pharm Techs, 5 highly trained nurses (inc prescriber and minor illness), 2 HCAs, 1 Phlebotomist, with a supportive reception and administration team. The partners are passionate about supporting the team to enjoy a quality of life at work with a healthy work-life balance. Working patterns can allow flexibility and the development of specialist interests and/or a portfolio career.
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