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PharmacistGreenfields Medical Practice • Nottingham, United Kingdom
Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Greenfields Medical Practice • Nottingham, United Kingdom
14 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Job summary
Main purpose of the post
To improve care and health outcomes for patients with improved access to care in general practice. The post holder will support patients to self-manage their well-being and long term conditions, through optimising medicines and provision of patient facing clinical pharmacy services.

The post holder will also mentor, coach and provide professional peer support to enable effective clinical supervision for less senior clinical pharmacists.

Scope and Range:
The post holder will:
  • Act as a credible and independent source of expert pharmaceutical advice to promote high quality evidence based cost-effective prescribing within safe management systems in primary care
  • Manage patients with more complex long term conditions and establish on going professional relationships with those patients for whom they are responsible
  • Contribute to the development of, and be responsible for leading, delivering and implementing the prescribing and medicines management strategy and systems throughout the practice.
  • Undertake clinical audit, review, monitoring and instigating change in primary care prescribing.
  • Work in collaboration with team members from primary, secondary and social care, and the patient to develop bespoke pharmaceutical care plans for individual patients

Main duties of the job
Main duties & responsibilities of the post
a- Patient care: Act as a credible and independent source of highly specialised, up to date, pharmaceutical advice to promote high quality evidence based cost-effective prescribing to GPs and the public (limited to the practice area). This advice involves obtaining, interpreting and evaluating medical research and other technical information in order to promote the clinical and cost-effective use of medicines.

Advise prescribers in order to optimise patients medicines to maximise treatment outcomes and minimise medicines-related risk and waste, through medication review and clinical audit within agreed protocols.

Special Requirements of the post
There is frequent:
  • Requirement to read and analyse patient records, make recommendations and reports to GPs and implement agreed changes.
  • Requirement to analyse and adjust patients medication and treatment regimens.
  • Requirement for the analysis of facts requiring decisions that are not always straightforward.
  • Requirement for the absorption, evaluation and dissemination of information to appropriate parties in a manner they can understand.
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
  • Excellent communication skills

About us
Greenfields Medical Practice is a well-established, patient-centred GP practice serving the local community in Nottingham. We are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate, and accessible primary care to our diverse patient population.

Our multidisciplinary team includes experienced GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, practice nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and a dedicated administrative and reception team who work collaboratively to provide safe, effective, and responsive care.

We pride ourselves on being a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking practice that values teamwork, continuous learning, and innovation. We encourage professional development and provide a positive working environment where staff are supported to develop their skills and contribute to improving patient care.

The practice is conveniently located with free on-site parking and excellent public transport links, including close proximity to a tram station, making it easily accessible for both staff and patients.

Job responsibilities
Act as a credible and independent source of highly specialised, up to date, pharmaceutical advice to promote high quality evidence based cost-effective prescribing to GPs and the public (limited to the practice area). This advice involves obtaining, interpreting and evaluating medical research and other technical information in order to promote the clinical and cost-effective use of medicines.

Advise prescribers in order to optimise patients medicines to maximise treatment outcomes and minimise medicines-related risk and waste, through medication review and clinical audit within agreed protocols.

This involves reviewing:
  • drug choice and dosage
  • drug interactions
  • appropriateness of therapy, including identification of therapeutic duplications or omissions
  • formulary issues
  • patients requiring monitoring for medicine efficacy or toxicity e.g. blood pressure, blood tests
  • medicines administration issues e.g. poor compliance
  • patient concomitant medical problems
  • social issues

Organise and action drug changes in the practice for quality and cost reasons arising from work, communicating changes in medicines to patients either by letter, telephone, or in person and documenting changes made.

Manage patients with more complex long term conditions in patient facing clinics and, if required, by undertaking domiciliary visits

Undertake medication review for patients with complex long term conditions both from records and in patient facing clinics and, if required, by undertaking domiciliary visits

It is expected where necessary and appropriate that the post holder will work as an independent non-medical prescriber.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Essential qualifications
  • Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Independent Prescriber (IP) qualification
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
  • Experience working in general practice or a Primary Care Network (PCN).

Desirable
  • Experience leading quality improvement projects or clinical audits

Experience
Essential
  • Experience working in general practice or a Primary Care Network (PCN)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Greenfields Medical Practice
Address: 12 Terrace Street, Hyson Green, Nottingham, NG7 6ER, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Manager: Archana Shesha
Email: archana.shesha@nhs.net
Phone: 07932722761

This 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.
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