Experienced GP Pharmacist NMP

Experienced GP Pharmacist NMP - Harford Health CentreWe are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated experiencedgeneral Practice Pharmacist who is committed to developing their knowledge andskills to improve patient care.The Practice-based Clinical Pharmacist will improvethe quality and safety of care offered to patients of Harford Health Centre.They will have regular contact with patients and will reduce the workload of GPprescribers in the practice by performing structured medication reviews. Theywill also support the management of patients with long-term conditions byreviewing repeat medication requests.They will co-ordinate prescribers at the practiceto ensure that appropriate medication is prescribed, ensuring that income anddispensary profit is maintained whilst fulfilling the requirements of CCG andlocality initiatives.Main duties of the jobThe Clinical Pharmacist will developand manage medicines optimisation services within primary care.The key aims for the clinicalpharmacist are:To reduce the medicines relatedworkload on doctorsIncrease safety and quality ofprescribed medicinesProvide support on medicines relatedissues to the whole practice teamBe a point of contact for patientsregarding medicines queriesA senior advisory role in the day today running of the dispensaryThey should support the followingclinical work:Clinical Medication ReviewChronic Disease Management (forexample, managing hypertension/Type 2 Diabetes/Asthma/COPD patients,polypharmacy review)Use appropriate CCG provided clinicaltemplates within the EMIS Web Clinical SystemMedicines reconciliation on transferbetween care providersThey should also support thefollowing practice development work:Focusing on QoF Domains, improvingdisease registersPrescribing Safety, Clinical audit,Local Enhanced Services supportLead on prescription management(systems and processes, ensuring monitoring is being done, supportingdispensary & clerical (repeat prescription) staff)About usHarford Health Centre is located in apurpose built health centre building. This is an exciting opportunity to join aforward thinking modern General Practice. We are a busy practice,dispensing around 11,000 items per month. We have a list size of 10000 patientswhich will be increasing over the coming years as new residences are built inour locality.Job responsibilitiesThe Practice-based ClinicalPharmacist will improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients ofHarford Health Centre. They will have regular contact with patients and willreduce the workload of GP prescribers in the practice by performing structuredmedication reviews. They will also support the management of patients withlong-term conditions by reviewing repeat medication requests.The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary teamto manage medicines on transfer of care (hospital discharge) and will usesystems for safer prescribing including Eclipse. They will perform face-to-facemedication reviews ofpatients with polypharmacy;especially for those with frailty and/or with multiple co-morbidities. Theywill undertake face-to-face reviews of patients with specific long termconditions that fall within their competency. They will provide leadership on qualityimprovement and clinical audit, as well as managing aspects of medicines safetyand antibiotic stewardship.They will co-ordinate prescribers atthe practice to ensure that appropriate medication is prescribed, ensuring thatincome and dispensary profit is maintained whilst fulfilling the requirementsof CCG and locality initiatives.Person SpecificationQualificationsMasters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalentRegistered with GPhCMember of RPSPostgraduate knowledge through a Postgraduate Diploma and qualifications (e.g. clinical, community, therapeutics) or equivalent.Independent prescriber statusExperienceAdditional qualification in chronic disease or minor ailments would be advantageous.Experience in medication reviews and basic clinical skills.A community or CCG background who have experience with drug budgets and switches.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr