Clinical Pharmacist - Independent Prescriber (IP)
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Overview
The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regard to prescription and medicines management at different sites. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on the transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practice. They will deliver an efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality clinical service by providing clinical and professional development to the clinical workforce within K&W Healthcare & member practices.
Job Details
Salary: £25 to £28 an hour
Contract: Permanent • Working pattern: Full-time
Location: 22 Fryent Way, Kingsbury, London NW9 9SB; Medical Centre, High Road, London NW10 2PT
Employer: K&W Healthcare Ltd
Responsibilities
* Demonstrate a significant reduction in GP time spent by seeing patients in appointment slots for clinical medication reviews and responding to urgent medication requests and queries. Complex patients or those with additional needs may require longer appointment slots.
* Review the ongoing need for each medicine, monitoring needs, and support patients with their medicines.
* Minor ailments triage; managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments and triaging appropriately.
* Provide patient-facing clinics for questions, queries, and concerns about medication to improve adherence.
* Contribute to multidisciplinary reviews about medication-related issues.
* Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge.
* Review daily pathology results for selected patients on known medicines.
* Targeted medication reviews, particularly in high-risk patients.
* Signpost patients to other services or information to improve overall health and well-being.
* Review medicines use related to unplanned hospital admissions/readmissions through audits and individual patient reviews.
* Reconcile medicines after discharge from hospitals, intermediate care, and into care homes; set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicine supply to high-risk groups.
Medicines Optimisation & Audits
* Assist with QOF targets for long-term conditions and monitoring per guidelines.
* Undertake health assessments training and aiming to start an independent prescribing course within 6 months of probation ending.
* Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and address medicines adherence with follow-up.
* Increase quality and safety of prescribing through regular audits and practice-specific audits; implement NICE guidelines and drug withdrawals/alerts.
* Improve repeat prescribing processes and liaise with community and hospital pharmacies.
Public Health & Other Duties
* Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on public health programs for general practice.
* Maintain open communication with practice personnel for medication advice and urgent issues.
* Participate in development and implementation of clinical pathways and systems for colleagues.
* Ensure professional practice, registration with regulatory bodies, and adherence to the code of professional conduct.
Qualifications & Experience
* Essential – Experience in a PCN setting.
* Essential – Experience in EMIS.
* Essential – Experience working within a MDT.
Compliance & Application Notes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and requires a DBS submission.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details: K&W Healthcare Ltd, 22 Fryent Way, Kingsbury, London NW9 9SB. Website: kwhealthcare.org.uk
This job description includes multiple roles and responsibilities and is subject to change in line with service requirements.
Note: This posting contains date references and location details as originally provided.
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