Job Type & Salary
Job Type: Full-time, Self-Employed
Salary: £25–£28 per hour
Hours: 8-hour shift, Monday to Friday
Clinical Reviews & Patient Input
Reduce GP workload, particularly locum GP time, by conducting patient appointments for clinical medication reviews and addressing urgent medication queries. Complex patients or those with additional needs may require extended consultation slots.
Assess the ongoing need for each medicine, review monitoring requirements, and support patients in achieving optimal use of their medications.
Manage minor ailments triage, reviewing patients requesting GP appointments and directing them appropriately.
Provide patient-facing clinics to address medication questions, concerns, and adherence issues.
Contribute to multidisciplinary discussions on medication-related matters.
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and review daily pathology results for patients on known medications.
Conduct targeted medication reviews for high-risk patients, including frail elderly individuals, those with polypharmacy, renal or hepatic impairment, and patients on high-risk medicines.
Provide recommendations to nurses and GPs following clinical medication reviews.
Administer influenza and travel vaccines.
Support the management of patients with drug dependence and alcohol-related disorders.
Signpost patients to additional services or information to improve overall health and wellbeing.
Advise senior clinical pharmacists and GPs on opportunities for medical and prescribing improvements.
Essential Qualifications
* First degree or master’s degree in pharmacy (4 years).
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Completion of pre-registration training.
* Completed or working towards CPPE pathway completion.
* Evidence of continuing professional development meeting GPhC standards.
* IT skills equivalent to ECDL or relevant experience.
* Mandatory enrolment on CPPE pathway if not already completed.
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