Clinical Pharmacist - London, United Kingdom - Greenwich Health Ltd

Greenwich Health Ltd London, United Kingdom

4 days ago

Permanent

Description

Job summary

Tobe responsible for implementing an effective medicine management system withinthe practice and network, including cost-effective prescribing, working as anindependent prescriber, providing advice and support for both patients andcolleagues. In addition, the post-holder will also support themulti-disciplinary team, in line with the strategic objectives of the PCN.

Main duties of the job

a.Practiceas an independent prescriber working within scope of practice and network

b.Carryout face-to-face and telephone consultations with patients for StructuredMedication Reviews

c.Toprovide medication review services with patients in the practice and duringdomiciliary visits to the local nursing home

d.Toprovide advice and support for patients with self-limiting conditions

e.Encouragecost-effective prescribing within the practice and network

f.Reviewall safety alerts ensuring the required actions are taken at practice andnetwork level

g.Toreconcile medicines following patients discharge from hospital or clinicappointments

h.Implementand embed a robust repeat prescribing system across PCN practices

i.Toprovide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing andembedding a system

j.Carryout targeted medication reviews for high-risk patients

k.Toreauthorise medication for repeat prescribing within scope of practice

l.Identifypatients suitable for repeat prescribing, liaising with the relevant cliniciansas required

m.Reviewand implement safe prescribing systems for vulnerable patients, improvingcompliance

n.Supportclinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcoholdependencies

o.Activelysignpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

Assist with QOF targets

About us

Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all of our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.

Why work for Greenwich Health?

We are local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners.

We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:

o NHS Pension

o Occupational sickness pay entitlement

o Counselling services

o Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

o Cycle to Work Scheme

o Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare

We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers

Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.

-You will have ongoing support and mentorship.

We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness which has resulted in high staff retention rates.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Thefollowing are the core responsibilities of the clinical pharmacist. There maybe on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependentupon factors such as workload and staffing levels: