Clinical Pharmacist inNewbury inNewbury PUBLISHED 1 DEC 2023

Depending on experience  PERMANENT 
To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the Practice and PCN where appropriate.

Job Summary

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support, including with working with members of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing.

The role will have a patient facing element either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews. This will also include the management and review of patients with polypharmacy.

The post holder will need to be proactively involved in quality improvement and audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

There will also be the requirement for the post holder to contribute to the provision of out of hours/extended hours/improved access services.

The post holder will be supported to help develop the role and work to improve the care and outcomes for the patients across the PCN.

To play a pivotal role in the delivery of high quality primary health care within the practice.

Job Summary

Clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicines optimisation is required

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the Practice and PCN where appropriate

Contribute to the provision of out of hours/on call/extended services for the practice and the patients. These can include patient facing and telephone consultations, signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits of competence.

To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.

Implement changes to medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance

To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding

To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate.

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources.

To monitor network practices prescribing against the local health economy and make recommendations for GPs or amend within scope of practice, based on findings.

To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

We are a popular, growing town practice in Newbury, Berkshire who is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team. The successful applicant will work with our existing Pharmacist.

Newbury is a desirable market town, surrounded by lovely countryside, good rail links and excellent local schools.

We are looking for a full or part time Clinical Pharmacist, to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to to improve and support safe and effective prescribing.

Day to day tasks may include medication reviews, reconciliation of hospital discharge summaries, managing prescription requests, involvement in MDT meetings and implement change with MHRA alerts.

We are committed to continued professional development of our staff and welcome ideas and initiatives for new working practices to optimise the quality of prescribing.

Job Summary

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provide specialist pharmaceutical support, including with working with members of the wider healthcare team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing.

The role will have a patient facing element either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews. This will also include the management and review of patients with polypharmacy.

The post holder will need to be proactively involved in quality improvement and audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

There will also be the requirement for the post holder to contribute to the provision of out of hours/extended hours/improved access services.

The post holder will be supported to help develop the role and work to improve the care and outcomes for the patients across the PCN.

To play a pivotal role in the delivery of high quality primary health care within the practice.

Job Summary

Clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions where medicines optimisation is required

To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission.

To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the Practice and PCN where appropriate

Contribute to the provision of out of hours/on call/extended services for the practice and the patients. These can include patient facing and telephone consultations, signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits of competence.

To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.

Implement changes to medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance

To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding

To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate.

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure practices prescribe in accordance with local guidelines and formulary

To identify areas of clinical risk and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources.

To monitor network practices prescribing against the local health economy and make recommendations for GPs or amend within scope of practice, based on findings.

To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

We are a popular, growing town practice in Newbury, Berkshire who is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team. The successful applicant will work with our existing Pharmacist.

Newbury is a desirable market town, surrounded by lovely countryside, good rail links and excellent local schools.

We are looking for a full or part time Clinical Pharmacist, to provide specialist pharmaceutical support to to improve and support safe and effective prescribing.

Day to day tasks may include medication reviews, reconciliation of hospital discharge summaries, managing prescription requests, involvement in MDT meetings and implement change with MHRA alerts.

We are committed to continued professional development of our staff and welcome ideas and initiatives for new working practices to optimise the quality of prescribing.



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