To work as an autonomous practitioner within their professional boundaries as part of the Practice Multidisciplinary Team. They will be supported by the Partners and Lead Pharmacist. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within General Practice. Responsibilities Reauthorise repeat prescribing by reviewing patient requests, medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those in need of a review.
Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place. Provide telephone advice or face to face clinics to patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines and acute medication requests. Reconcile medicines from clinical letters and following discharge from hospitals, identifying and rectifying any changes. Work with patients face-to-face or on the telephone who have multiple medical conditions where medicine optimisation is required and review the on-going need for each medication i.e.
Long Term Conditions. Undertake clinical medication reviews, including structured medication reviews, with patients. Answer relevant medication related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams, hospitals, District Nurses and community Pharmacies. Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs and ICB, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the Practice Team.
Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Work with the Team to ensure the Practice is compliant with CQC standards.