ARRS Clinical Pharmacist

• Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex polypharmacy, long-term conditions, frailty, or high-risk medicines. • Support safe and effective repeat prescribing systems within practices. • Provide advice and support on medicines management, prescribing queries, and cost-effective prescribing. • Contribute to the management of long-term conditions by optimising medicines use and supporting self-care. • Conduct medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and ensure appropriate follow-up. • Liaise with community pharmacists, hospitals, and other providers to ensure continuity of care. • Review prescribing in line with local and national guidelines to ensure safe, effective, and efficient use of NHS resources. • Support practices to meet QOF, IIF, DES, and other contractual requirements through high-quality prescribing. • Provide support and advice to GPs, nurses, and ARRS staff on medicines-related issues. • Attend PCN and practice meetings, contributing to service development. • Engage with population health management initiatives and help address health inequalities through medicines optimisation. Job description Job responsibilities • Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex polypharmacy, long-term conditions, frailty, or high-risk medicines. • Support safe and effective repeat prescribing systems within practices. • Provide advice and support on medicines management, prescribing queries, and cost-effective prescribing. • Contribute to the management of long-term conditions by optimising medicines use and supporting self-care. • Conduct medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and ensure appropriate follow-up. • Liaise with community pharmacists, hospitals, and other providers to ensure continuity of care. • Review prescribing in line with local and national guidelines to ensure safe, effective, and efficient use of NHS resources. • Support practices to meet QOF, IIF, DES, and other contractual requirements through high-quality prescribing. • Provide support and advice to GPs, nurses, and ARRS staff on medicines-related issues. • Attend PCN and practice meetings, contributing to service development. • Engage with population health management initiatives and help address health inequalities through medicines optimisation.