Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical: • Undertake structured medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, long term conditions and frailty. • Prescribe safely and appropriately within scope of competence. • Support Enhanced Health in Care Homes, including medicines reviews and participation in ward rounds. • Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge and support safe transfer of care. • Provide specialist medicines advice to GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and patients. • Implement national and local medicines guidance, formulary recommendations and safety alerts (e.g. MHRA). • Contribute to long term condition management, including optimisation of prescribing for conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and respiratory disease. Medicines optimisation and governance: • Lead on prescribing safety and quality improvement initiatives across the PCN. • Contribute to achievement of prescribing elements of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and Enhanced Services. • Undertake audits and data analysis to identify opportunities for improvement. • Support the development of prescribing policies, protocols and standard operating procedures. • Promote cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing across the network. Multi-disciplinary working: • Participate in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, including those focused on complex patients and care home residents. • Support case management discussions by providing medicines expertise. • Work closely with pharmacy technicians and support their development where appropriate. • Contribute to the training and mentoring of junior pharmacists, students and other staff. Professional development and supervision: • Maintain up to date continuing professional development in line with GPhC requirements. • Participate in peer support, supervision and regular appraisal with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist. • Engage in learning opportunities within the PCN and wider system. General responsibilities: • Work across practices in Burnham on Sea, Berrow, Highbridge, Cheddar and Brent, with travel between sites as required. • Uphold all PCN and practice policies including confidentiality, information governance, safeguarding, equality and diversity, infection prevention and control and health and safety. • Contribute to audits, service evaluation and continuous quality improvement. • Represent the PCN professionally in interactions with patients, staff and partner organisations. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical: • Undertake structured medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, long term conditions and frailty. • Prescribe safely and appropriately within scope of competence. • Support Enhanced Health in Care Homes, including medicines reviews and participation in ward rounds. • Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge and support safe transfer of care. • Provide specialist medicines advice to GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and patients. • Implement national and local medicines guidance, formulary recommendations and safety alerts (e.g. MHRA). • Contribute to long term condition management, including optimisation of prescribing for conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and respiratory disease. Medicines optimisation and governance: • Lead on prescribing safety and quality improvement initiatives across the PCN. • Contribute to achievement of prescribing elements of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and Enhanced Services. • Undertake audits and data analysis to identify opportunities for improvement. • Support the development of prescribing policies, protocols and standard operating procedures. • Promote cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing across the network. Multi-disciplinary working: • Participate in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, including those focused on complex patients and care home residents. • Support case management discussions by providing medicines expertise. • Work closely with pharmacy technicians and support their development where appropriate. • Contribute to the training and mentoring of junior pharmacists, students and other staff. Professional development and supervision: • Maintain up to date continuing professional development in line with GPhC requirements. • Participate in peer support, supervision and regular appraisal with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist. • Engage in learning opportunities within the PCN and wider system. General responsibilities: • Work across practices in Burnham on Sea, Berrow, Highbridge, Cheddar and Brent, with travel between sites as required. • Uphold all PCN and practice policies including confidentiality, information governance, safeguarding, equality and diversity, infection prevention and control and health and safety. • Contribute to audits, service evaluation and continuous quality improvement. • Represent the PCN professionally in interactions with patients, staff and partner organisations.