Pharmacist inColchester inColchester PUBLISHED 3 DEC 2023
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Colchester Medical Practice PCN has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacist to join our primary care network initially on a 2 year fixed term contract. You will be based at Parsons Heath Medical Centre but will be required to travel between all of the GP practices within our PCN. This role is offered on a full-time basis, although we are willing to discuss this on a part-time basis.
- Clinically assessing & treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines, for specific disease areas;
- Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines & medicine information (e.g. side-effects, dosage);
- Providing pharmaceutical medication review & health education advice to patients, by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review, as agreed with the practice;
- Providing leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation & quality improvement;
- Contributing to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations, childhood immunisation & adult immunisation programmes;
- Processing specialist treatment letters;
- Processing hospital medication discharge letters;
- Acting as a key contact, for all medication related queries;
- Supporting improvements in clinical care, through practice-based audits & implementing change;
- Running clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics;
- Reviewing daily pathology results & act on results.
- Capturing relevant patient health information at all consultations including contributing to the quality outcomes framework;
- Monitoring patients with complex, long-term conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and COPD, ensuring that medication is optimised, titrated, monitored & complied with;
- Establishing ongoing professional relationships with individual patients;
- Liaising with other providers, such as secondary care, community pharmacy & care or nursing homes, to ensure the safe transfer of care.
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Colchester Medical Practice PCN has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacist to join our primary care network initially on a 2 year fixed term contract. You will be based at Parsons Heath Medical Centre but will be required to travel between all of the GP practices within our PCN. This role is offered on a full-time basis, although we are willing to discuss this on a part-time basis.
- Clinically assessing & treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines, for specific disease areas;
- Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines & medicine information (e.g. side-effects, dosage);
- Providing pharmaceutical medication review & health education advice to patients, by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review, as agreed with the practice;
- Providing leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation & quality improvement;
- Contributing to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations, childhood immunisation & adult immunisation programmes;
- Processing specialist treatment letters;
- Processing hospital medication discharge letters;
- Acting as a key contact, for all medication related queries;
- Supporting improvements in clinical care, through practice-based audits & implementing change;
- Running clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics;
- Reviewing daily pathology results & act on results.
- Capturing relevant patient health information at all consultations including contributing to the quality outcomes framework;
- Monitoring patients with complex, long-term conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and COPD, ensuring that medication is optimised, titrated, monitored & complied with;
- Establishing ongoing professional relationships with individual patients;
- Liaising with other providers, such as secondary care, community pharmacy & care or nursing homes, to ensure the safe transfer of care.
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