Primary Care -Prescribing Pharmacist​/Studying PIP

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Independent Prescribing Pharmacist or someone currently studying towards this. As a GP Practice Pharmacist, you will provide patient-facing clinical care, including, advice, treatment and medication management, as well as supporting administrative and operational tasks within the GP Practice.

The Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role in supporting safe and effective prescribing with in the practice. Working as part of a multi-skilled team of clinical and non clinical colleagues to deliver high
-quality, person-centred and holistic care to patients registered with the practice.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the clinical team, helping to improve systems, support quality improvement activity and enhance patient experience.

St John's Medical Practice is a friendly forward thinking GP practice based on the outskirts of Sevenoaks in Kent, caring for around 9,000 patients. The practice is led by 2 GP Partners, supported by salaried GPs, ACP, HCA, as well as a skilled administrative team. The practice is part of Sevenoaks PCN and Physiotherapists, Specialist Diabetic Nurses, Social Prescribers and Mental Health clinicians are present at the surgery.

We offer a welcoming working environment where learning and professional development are encouraged, with opportunities to work towards further training and qualifications in line with service needs.

Responsible for support to the practice with medication reviews, queries and prescribing safety.

Clinical Services

• Dealing with patient medicine and prescription related queries over the phone, in clinic, via letter.
• Provide independent prescribing services and clinical advice to patients.
• Support medication reviews, reconciliation and optimisation in line with best practice.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, Nurses, ACPs and other primary care professionals to improve patient outcomes.
• Providing a point of contact for the practice for medicines related queries for healthcare professionals and patients.
• Lead and contribute to clinical governance, audit and service improvement initiatives.

Prescription Management

• Reconciliation for medicines from outpatient and discharge letters.
• Working with the practice team to deliver medicines optimisation, prescribing schemes, QOF and locally commissioned services.
• Encouraging, supporting and implementing adherence to local formulary guidance and cost effective prescribing.
• Supporting the pharmacy technician and prescription clerk with repeat prescription processes and medicines management duties

Prescribing Responsibilities

• To have successfully completed the independent prescribing qualification or demonstrate willingness to undertake the course.

Audit and Education

• Conducting clinical audits as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Answering medicines information enquiries from healthcare professionals and patients.
• Implementing systems for monitoring medicines use in conjunction with the practice team.
• Contributing to clinical education of other healthcare professionals.
• Contributing to repeat prescribing safety including monitoring reviews, blood tests and follow up.
• Working with the practice team to improve medicines management and safety.

• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC
• Experience of working within primary care.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in line with professional requirements.
• Ability to work independently and a part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards.

• Experience working as a registered pharmacist.
• Experience of working in general practice.
• Experience o f providing medicines advice to patients and healthcare professionals.
• Experience of managing prescription queries and medicines related issues.
• Experience of medication reviews and medicines optimisation
• Experience of repeat prescribing systems and workflows
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement activity
• Experience of working with Emis clinical system

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.