Clinical Pharmacist inBRADWELL COMMON inBRADWELL COMMON PUBLISHED
SUN 3 NOV 2024
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Key responsibilities include managing chronic diseases, performing structured medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, and providing clinical expertise to both patients and practice teams. The role also involves improving prescribing practices and service quality through clinical audits and working with community and hospital colleagues to resolve medication-related issues. Experience in general practice is preferred for this position.
EAST:MK Primary Care Network has exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join our practice team on a full-time basis, for 37.5 hours. These will be worked over 5 days per week, between Monday & Saturday, on a rotation basis across the 4 surgeries - Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery.
You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) within the PCN, ensuring safe, evidence based, & cost-effective prescribing. You will be responsible for offering support to general practice staff in relation to prescription & medication queries as well as conducting medicines reconciliation on transfer of care.
We are keen to hear from experienced pharmacists, particularly with experience working in general practice.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
- Responsibility for areas of chronic disease management, working proactively with other healthcare professionals across the organisation & PCN area.
- Support the delivery of the new Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
- Conduct structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
- Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients & practice teams.
- Improve prescribing practices across the PCN.
- Improve service & quality through mechanisms such as clinical audits.
- Interface with community & hospital colleagues to help resolve any issues.
- Assist with delivery of enhanced health-in-care-homes initiatives.
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