Pharmacist, Healthcare

There are 2x roles available - one is a full time post 37.5 hours and the other is a part time 30 hour post.

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice(s).

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilises skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. 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.

Patient facing Long-term condition Clinics. See patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement.

Patient facing Structured Medication Review . Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients face to face or virtually and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.

Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments. Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.

Patient facing medicines support. Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice

Telephone medicines support . Provide a telephone helpline for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.

At Health and Beyond, we are able provide a wide range of healthcare clinics and services to our patients; our clinics and services are delivered by our GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other clinical staff including midwives.

We are looking to fill 2 postitins :

1 is a full time position 37.5 hours and the other is a 30 hour position.

Main Duties &Responsibilities

Patient facing Long-term condition Clinics. See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement.

Patient facing Structured Medication Review . Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients face to face or virtually and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.

Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments. Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.

Patient facing medicines support. Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice

Telephone medicines support. Provide a telephone helpline for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.

Medicine information to practice staff and patients.…