Clinical Pharmacist inBelvedere inBelvedere PUBLISHED WED 2 OCT 2024

This role involves being a clinical pharmacist at Belvedere Medical Centre. Although a busy practice, you will be fully supported in the team.

It is a rewarding job and you will have the chance to work with many clinical and non- clinical staff across many disciplines, within and out of the practice

The role involves being a clinical pharmacist at our practice with a patient list size of around 18,000 patients.As a member of the general practice clinical pharmacy team you will be expected to deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service to patients ensuring safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs aswell as using expertise in independent prescribing to support better access to medicine.

Your role will be focused on general practice support, assessment of patients with long term conditionsand ability to independently prescribe, medicines optimisation and reviews, aligning repeat prescription, acting on hospital letters and discharge letters, meeting local/national prescribing targets, working to the practice requirement anddealing with minor illnesses.We expectour clinical pharmacy team to evaluate the delivery, implementation and risks involved with our services as well as contribute to clinical governance agendas and regularly review policies and procedures with ideas to develop these in a multidisciplinary manner.

Your main duties include but are not limited to:- Medication reviews and queries including long term conditions- Audits for safe prescribing- high risk drugs monitoring- Practice CQC and MHRA Guidance compliance- Reconciling of practice purchased/administered drug-Completion/action ofDocman/ tasks sent to pharmacist- MMT requirements and targets- Supervisingpharmacy team admin staff and pharmacy technicians (if employed)

About us

The role itself involves being a clinical pharmacist at our practice with apatient list size of around 18,000 patients.As a member of the general practice clinical pharmacy team you will have an integral role in the delivery of a consistently high standard clinical pharmacy service to general practice. You will identify and support innovative practice to improve patient experience and outcomes whilstdeveloping personal skills to enhance your professional career.

You will be expected to deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service to patients ensuring safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs as well as using expertise in independent prescribing to support better access to medicine.

Your role will be focused on general practice support, assessment of patients presenting in general practice with minor ailments and ability to independently prescribe, medicines optimisation and reviews, monitoring of high risk drugs, aligning repeat prescription, acting on hospital letters and discharge letters, meeting local/national prescribing targets, working to the practice requirement, dealing with minor illnesses and chronic disease management.

As well as the above, we expect our clinical pharmacy team to evaluate the delivery, implementation and risks involved with our services as well as contribute to clinical governance agendas and regularly review policies and procedures with ideas to develop these in a multidisciplinary manner.

Your main duties include but are not limited to:

-Medication reviews and queries including long term conditions

-Audits for safe prescribing

-high risk drugs monitoring

-Practice CQC and MHRA Guidance compliance

-Reconciling of practice purchased/administered drugs

-Completion/action ofDocman/ tasks sent to pharmacist

-MMT requirements and targets

-Supervising pharmacy technicians

We have a skilled team of clinicians including doctors, nurse practitioners,nurses, pharmacists, physician associates and HCA's. We have a skilled administrative team whosupport clinicians by arranging referrals and organizing workflow of tasks allowingtime to focus on patient care.

We have a culture of learning and personal development being a training practice. There are regular clinical meetings which allow us to discuss matters in an open and supportive environment. Apart from this, we pride ourselves on having an open door policy- any issues can be discussed at the time you need to with any member of staff.