Clinical Pharmacist

1 week ago


Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Rugby Health Limited Full time
Job Summary

Rugby Health Limited is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our Primary Care Network team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care and contributing to the success of our organization.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to work in a dynamic and supportive environment. You will be responsible for providing primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medical queries, supporting with repeat prescriptions system, acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, taking responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practices and undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within the scope of practice, formalised training, and limits to competence to support all treatment and preventative healthcare services within the PCN, as delegated and agreed by the Operations Director.
  • Integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare, and help manage workload.
  • Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and order relevant monitoring tests according to protocols and policies.
  • Review the on-going need for each medicine, review monitoring needs, and support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (medicines optimisation).
  • Review the use of medicines most associated with unplanned hospital admissions and re-admissions. Suggest and recommend medicines management solutions to reduce the risk to identified patients and follow outcomes.
  • Prescribe safe, appropriately, and within limits of competence and independent prescribing Qualification.
  • Provide telephone help line for patients with questions, queries, and concerns about their medicines with some bookable appointments.
  • Work with case managers, multidisciplinary (health and social care) review teams, and hospital colleagues to management medicines-related risk for re-admission and patient harm.
  • Participate in clinical audits, presenting results, and providing recommendations to improve projects.
  • Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by PCN, feedback the results, and implement changes in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary teams. Lead on evidence-based medicine and support CCG medicine strategies.
  • Adhere to national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines using MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, and emerging evidence from clinical trials.
  • Ensure prescribing is in accordance with APC guidelines and monitor prescribing of Specialist only/ initiated medicines (SO/SI). Support prescribers in the use of the formulary tools and local recommendations.
  • Provide education and training to the PCN on therapeutics and medicines optimisation, where appropriate.
  • Provide support to the practices to ensure compliance to CQC standards where medicines are involved.
Requirements

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Clinical Pharmacist who possesses excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work as part of a team and autonomously, and good time management skills. You should have a high level of integrity and loyalty, be sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations, and be able to work under pressure.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years postgraduate clinical experience, experience of working with patients in a community setting, and experience of working across agency boundaries and in local partnerships. You should have clinical reasoning, assessment, and treatment planning for patients, in-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge, and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.

We offer a dynamic and adaptable team environment, flexible hours and working arrangements, on-site parking at GP practices, and training and support to enable you to develop within the role. If you are a motivated and experienced Clinical Pharmacist looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.


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