Clinical Pharmacist inPlymouth inPlymouth PUBLISHED TUE 12 NOV 2024

The Clinical Pharmacist is crucial for providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care, enhancing patient outcomes through effective medication management. This role involves working under the supervision of the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to review, dispense, and manage medications, ensuring their safe and effective use. This role will be based within our Organisational Pharmacy Team at Stirling road Medical Centre, but will be working for Coleridge Medical Centre which is also part of the Fuller and Forbes Healthcare Group.

Key responsibilities include conducting medication reviews to optimise therapy, managing drug interactions, providing patient counselling, and supporting the healthcare team in prescribing decisions. The Clinical Pharmacist will also participate in health promotion initiatives and contribute to the continuous improvement of pharmaceutical care practices.

This position requires a deep understanding of pharmacology, excellent communication skills, and a detail-oriented approach to patient care.

Medication Reviews

• Medication reviews
• Prescription requests - acute and routine
• Drug interactions and contraindications
• Discharge resolutions
• Pharmacy Tasks

Patient Care and Counselling

• Patient education
• Clinical Decision support
• Chronic Disease Management

Collaboration and Communication

• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• Healthcare Team support
• Patient interaction

Quality Improvement and Compliance

• Quality Assurance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Audit participation

About us

Medication Management:

Medication Reviews: Regularly review patient medications to optimise therapeutic outcomes and minimize risks of adverse effects. Adjust prescriptions as necessary in consultation with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist and other healthcare providers.

Prescription: Ensure prescription requests, acute and routine, are prescribed,.

Drug Interactions and Contraindications: Vigilantly monitor for potential drug interactions and contraindications to prevent medication errors and ensure patient safety.

Discharge Resolutions: resolve medication issues and requests from hospital correspondence.

Pharmacy Tasks: complete the wide range of medicines-management pharmacy tasks on a daily basis.

Patient Care and Counselling:

Patient Education: Provide comprehensive counselling to patients on medication use, side effects, interactions, and storage, enhancing patient knowledge and compliance.

Clinical Decision Support: Assist healthcare providers in making informed clinical decisions regarding pharmacotherapy, utilising up-to-date clinical data and evidence-based guidelines.

Chronic Disease Management: Participate in the management of chronic diseases by providing expertise in pharmacotherapy, contributing to patient care plans, and monitoring patient progress.

Collaboration and Communication:

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure a coordinated approach to patient care.

Healthcare Team Support: Provide drug information and pharmacological advice to healthcare team members, supporting the safe and effective delivery of treatments.

Patient Interaction: Engage with patients to gather information on their health status, medication history, and treatment responses to inform care decisions.

Quality Improvement and Compliance:

Quality Assurance: Participate in quality assurance programs to maintain high standards in pharmacy services and patient care.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all pharmacy activities and procedures comply with relevant laws, regulations, and standards, including GDPR, clinical governance, and professional pharmacy practice.

Audit Participation: Assist in conducting audits of pharmaceutical services to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance with best practice standards.

Professional Development:

Continuous Education: Engage in ongoing education and professional development to stay current with advancements in pharmacology and pharmacy practice.

Research Involvement: Contribute to research projects and studies within the practice to advance knowledge in pharmacotherapy and improve clinical outcomes.

Training and Mentoring: Support the training and development of pharmacy staff and students, providing mentoring and guidance to enhance their skills and knowledge.

Miscellaneous:

The Practice recognises that the role above is wide and varied is evolving in nature. Therefore, this job description is not intended to be exhaustive and there will be other tasks and duties that the post holder will be expected to perform within what is ordinarily expected of this role.