Clinical Pharmacist

Job responsibilities Clinical Practice • Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex medication needs, polypharmacy, frailty, learning disabilities, and long-term conditions. • Provide clinical medication reviews to improve patient outcomes and reduce medicines-related harm. • Support the management of patients with chronic diseases through evidence-based prescribing and medicines optimisation. • Assess, diagnose, and manage patients within their scope of competence and qualifications. • Develop and implement personalised care and support plans. • Identify and address medication adherence issues. • Provide advice and support regarding medication use, side effects, and treatment options. • Monitor high-risk medicines in accordance with local and national guidance. • Support care home residents through regular medication reviews and medicines optimisation activities. Medicines Optimisation • Promote safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing across the practice. • Lead on medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and outpatient appointments. • Review repeat prescribing processes to improve safety and efficiency. • Respond to prescribing queries from clinicians, patients, carers, and external healthcare providers. • Support the implementation of local and national prescribing guidance. • Identify opportunities to improve prescribing quality and reduce waste. • Assist with formulary compliance and prescribing incentive schemes. Prescribing Safety and Clinical Governance • Undertake prescribing audits and quality improvement projects. • Monitor and action Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) alerts and safety updates. • Support the practice in responding to national patient safety alerts. • Identify patients at risk from medication-related problems and implement appropriate interventions. • Contribute to clinical governance, risk management, and patient safety initiatives. • Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. Long-Term Condition Management Support the management of patients with conditions such as: • Hypertension • Diabetes • Asthma • COPD • Cardiovascular disease • Chronic kidney disease • Mental health conditions • Undertake medication reviews and treatment optimisation in line with national guidance and local pathways. Multidisciplinary Team Working • Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, care coordinators, social prescribers, and administrative staff. • Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings. • Liaise with community pharmacies, hospital pharmacists, and specialist services. • Provide expert medicines advice to the wider practice team. • Support training and education of clinical and non-clinical staff. Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Enhanced Services • Support the achievement of QOF targets through medicines optimisation and clinical interventions. • Contribute to enhanced services and local commissioning initiatives. • Identify and recall patients requiring review in line with contractual requirements. Education and Training • Maintain professional registration and continuing professional development. • Participate in appraisal, personal development planning, and mandatory training. • Contribute to the education and supervision of trainees, students, and other healthcare professionals. • Support the educational ethos of the practice as a GP Training Practice. Job description Job responsibilities Job responsibilities Clinical Practice • Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex medication needs, polypharmacy, frailty, learning disabilities, and long-term conditions. • Provide clinical medication reviews to improve patient outcomes and reduce medicines-related harm. • Support the management of patients with chronic diseases through evidence-based prescribing and medicines optimisation. • Assess, diagnose, and manage patients within their scope of competence and qualifications. • Develop and implement personalised care and support plans. • Identify and address medication adherence issues. • Provide advice and support regarding medication use, side effects, and treatment options. • Monitor high-risk medicines in accordance with local and national guidance. • Support care home residents through regular medication reviews and medicines optimisation activities. Medicines Optimisation • Promote safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing across the practice. • Lead on medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and outpatient appointments. • Review repeat prescribing processes to improve safety and efficiency. • Respond to prescribing queries from clinicians, patients, carers, and external healthcare providers. • Support the implementation of local and national prescribing guidance. • Identify opportunities to improve prescribing quality and reduce waste. • Assist with formulary compliance and prescribing incentive schemes. Prescribing Safety and Clinical Governance • Undertake prescribing audits and quality improvement projects. • Monitor and action Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) alerts and safety updates. • Support the practice in responding to national patient safety alerts. • Identify patients at risk from medication-related problems and implement appropriate interventions. • Contribute to clinical governance, risk management, and patient safety initiatives. • Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. Long-Term Condition Management Support the management of patients with conditions such as: • Hypertension • Diabetes • Asthma • COPD • Cardiovascular disease • Chronic kidney disease • Mental health conditions • Undertake medication reviews and treatment optimisation in line with national guidance and local pathways. Multidisciplinary Team Working • Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, care coordinators, social prescribers, and administrative staff. • Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings. • Liaise with community pharmacies, hospital pharmacists, and specialist services. • Provide expert medicines advice to the wider practice team. • Support training and education of clinical and non-clinical staff. Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Enhanced Services • Support the achievement of QOF targets through medicines optimisation and clinical interventions. • Contribute to enhanced services and local commissioning initiatives. • Identify and recall patients requiring review in line with contractual requirements. Education and Training • Maintain professional registration and continuing professional development. • Participate in appraisal, personal development planning, and mandatory training. • Contribute to the education and supervision of trainees, students, and other healthcare professionals. • Support the educational ethos of the practice as a GP Training Practice.