Clinical Pharmacist

Job title:

Clinical Pharmacist

Location:

The Practice St Albans, Nottingtham Salary: FTE Up to £56,515 depending on experience

Hours:

15 hours a week Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience. At Operose Health, we deliver local primary care,  is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and are empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other because we CARE. Caring We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future.

Ambitious Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care. Resourceful Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services. Excellence We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.

Main Responsibilities:

As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:
Deliver comprehensive clinical medication reviews for inpatients, optimising treatment and improving patient outcomes. Provide expert prescribing, therapeutics, and medicines-related advice to clinical and non-clinical colleagues, including doctors, nurses, nursing associates, pharmacy technicians, an, As a Clinical Pharmacist at Operose Health, you will play a crucial role in delivering great primary care by improving access, outcomes, and patient experiences. Your primary responsibilities will involve delivering comprehensive clinical medication reviews, providing expert advice on prescribing and therapeutics, and leading on medicines optimisation to support patients in gaining the maximum benefit from their medications.

In addition, you will actively promote the safe, effective, and cost-conscious use of medicines in alignment with best practice and local formulary guidance. You will identify and address unmet pharmaceutical needs, ensure high standards of medicines safety and governance, and undertake deprescribing activities to minimize pharmaceutical waste. As a professional leader on the ward, you will be responsible for medicines-related matters, including risk management, clinical governance, formulary compliance, service development, and expenditure awareness.

You will support safe and timely patient discharge through effective medicines reconciliation and coordination with the wider care team, deliver high-quality, patient-facing care, and contribute to workforce development through education and training on medicines optimisation. The support from Operose Health will ensure you have the resources and opportunities to excel in your role., As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:

• Deliver comprehensive clinical medication reviews for inpatients, optimising treatment and improving patient outcomes.
• Provide expert prescribing, therapeutics, and medicines related advice to clinical and nonclinical colleagues, including doctors, nurses, nursing associates, pharmacy technicians, and wider health and social care professionals.
• Lead on medicines optimisation, supporting patients to gain the maximum benefit from their medicines.
• Actively promote the safe, effective, and cost conscious use of medicines in line with best practice and local formulary guidance.
• Identify and address unmet pharmaceutical needs, ensuring high standards of medicines safety and governance.
• Undertake deprescribing activities, reducing unnecessary medicines and minimising pharmaceutical waste.
• Provide professional leadership on the ward for medicines related…