Practice Pharmacist

You will be working as part of the clinical team in a patient facing role, committed to optimising prescribing, improving patient care, and managing long term conditions. Responsibilities will include: 1. Undertake medication reviews with patients face-to-face and over the phone. This will include patient education, prescribing and monitoring as per guidelines and within professional competencies. 2. Proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. Implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests. 3. Lead on the implementation and management of a robust medication review process. 4. Work closely with the GPs, other practice staff and healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) to answer all medication related enquiries. Suggesting and recommending solutions. 5. Update patient medication records post hospital discharge and outpatient appointments and advise GP of all issues that may arise. 6.Provide leadership to the general practice
team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation. 7. Influence and implement changes promoting safe and cost effective prescribing. 8. Ensure all MHRA drug alerts are actioned and recorded appropriately. 9. Work alongside PCN Clinical Pharmacist team and implement work initiated by them into practice. 10. Contribute to attainment of prescribing targets including Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) 11. Manage time effectively to ensure all targets are met. 12. Complete or implement clinical audit work to improve prescribing safety and improve patient care. 13. Take an active role to support practice initiatives.