Clinical Pharmacist
- Slough, Berkshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The individual in this role will work within a multidisciplinary team, engaging directly with patients to evaluate and address their health issues and encourage self-management.
- Undertake chronic disease reviews for patients with multi-morbidity, implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests.
- Evaluate the ongoing necessity for each medication, assess monitoring requirements, and offer assistance to patients in managing their medication to ensure optimal use (i.e., medication optimisation).
- Ensure patients receive the best possible outcomes from every interaction. Foster and maintain strong links to additional services across the locality for potential future collaborative working.
- To undertake medication review clinics with people with multiple conditions and on polypharmacy. Supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines-related issues.
- To support patients discharged from the hospital by ensuring they understand their medication, any changes that have happened recently and have a timely supply.
- Ensure that the practice repeat prescribing policy is regularly reviewed and that it is being adhered to with the aim of reducing waste and improving safety.
- To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality and safety of prescribing.
- Working closely with GPs to resolve day-to-day issues related to the medication.
- To act as a point of contact in the practice for all medication and prescription-related queries from patients and health care professionals.
- To undertake minor ailment clinics or triage.
- To undertake medication audits. To manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions.
- Participate and deliver education and training to practice staff of medication-related topics.
- To produce patient information leaflets and posters and run medicine awareness projects throughout the year.
- To undertake clinical audits to support the practice in following NICE and local guidance and pathways.
- To take responsibility for your own development and attend training events as appropriate.
- To undertake medication review clinics with people with multiple conditions and on polypharmacy. Supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines-related issues.
- To support patients discharged from the hospital by ensuring they understand their medication, any changes that have happened recently and have a timely supply.
- Ensure that the practice repeat prescribing policy is regularly reviewed and that it is being adhered to with the aim of reducing waste and improving safety.
- To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality and safety of prescribing.
- Working closely with GPs to resolve day-to-day issues related to the medication.
- To act as a point of contact in the practice for all medication and prescription-related queries from patients and health care professionals.
- To undertake minor ailment clinics or triage.
- To undertake medication audits. To manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions.
- Participate and deliver education and training to practice staff of medication-related topics.
- To produce patient information leaflets and posters and run medicine awareness projects throughout the year.
- To undertake clinical audits to support the practice in following NICE and local guidance and pathways.
- To take responsibility for your own development and attend training events as appropriate.
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Independent prescriber
- An understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Immunisation status (Hep B)
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Independent prescriber
- An understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Immunisation status (Hep B)
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.