Responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical pharmacy support to the Clinical Streaming Hub
- Provide comprehensive medication reviews for patients on the caseload (face to face, telephone or in a patient's home) and prescribe/deprescribe appropriately within scope of practice.
- Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams, including GP practices and community pharmacists, to ensure safe and effective medicines use.
- Support antimicrobial stewardship and medicines optimisation initiatives.
- Provide education and training on medications to other clinical staff across the Clinical Streaming Hub team, and provide education and training by supervising and mentoring junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students.
- Maintain accurate and thorough records of all patient interactions, using appropriate clinical templates and coding in line with service protocols.
- Lead clinical audit of medicines prescribed in the service and take a proactive role in quality improvement initiatives, implementing recommendations where appropriate to enhance patient care.
- Provide patients with clear, independent information regarding their medications and any changes to their prescriptions, referring to other healthcare professionals for additional support when necessary.
Qualifications
Applicants must work autonomously, prioritise workload effectively, and commit to ongoing professional development. Strong clinical and communication skills are essential.
An independent prescribing qualification is essential, with opportunities to develop specialist clinical expertise aligned to service priorities.
