Overview
IntraHealth is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive clinical pharmacist. The role will directly improve patient care and support the efficient running of a general practice. The post holder will work within clinical and professional boundaries in a patient-facing role as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
Responsibilities
* Perform face-to-face structured medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy, especially for those with frailty and/or multiple co-morbidities, and undertake reviews of patients with specific long-term conditions within competency.
* Work in partnership with stakeholder organisations to improve safety and quality of care for patients and manage medicines on transfer of care.
* Deliver medicines optimisation initiatives within GP practices, including provision of specialist professional pharmaceutical advice and services to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines.
* Deliver key medicines optimisation outcomes against a CCG set work plan.
* Contribute to quality improvement and clinical audit, supporting aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship.
* Contribute towards practice financial stability through medicines optimisation and related targets in QOF.
* Comply with the organisation's policies and procedures.
Qualifications and qualities
* Excellent team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Enthusiastic and committed to joining the practice team; able to work autonomously when required.
About IntraHealth
IntraHealth is one of the UK’s leading providers of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services, including anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes. We also provide management and clinical support to other GP practices and NHS bodies. We are a well-established organisation, having provided NHS services since 1999. Our team includes GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), nurses, pharmacists, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams, supported by a centralised back office function providing finance, HR, administration and data analysis support. We operate NHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.
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