CLINICAL PHARMACIST INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBER (GP PRACTICE) 8H*3D / Week

NHS; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

CLINICAL PHARMACIST INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBER (GP PRACTICE) 8H*3D / Week

The position requires a qualified pharmacist with an independent prescribing qualification, who will operate within their professional limits as a member of a multidisciplinary team that includes GPs, ANPs, Physician Associates, Paramedics, and First Contact Physiotherapists.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the GP and other practice clinical and non-clinical staff, playing a key role in supporting GPs and the broader primary care team to provide safe and effective care. They will provide medication-related patient services, including direct patient care. As a leader, the candidate will guide and support the practice team to ensure safe and effective prescribing, while maintaining and enhancing the quality of patient care within the practice.

Job responsibilities

• Consult with patients who have one or more medical conditions that require medication optimization (e.g., COPD, asthma, hypertension).
• Review the ongoing necessity of each medication, assess monitoring needs, and provide support to patients in managing their medications, ensuring they achieve the best outcomes from their treatments (i.e., medication optimization).
• Provide GPs with recommendations for medication improvements.
• Conduct clinical medication reviews with patients and offer recommendations to the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses, and/or GP regarding prescribing and monitoring.
• Respond to medicine-related inquiries from GPs, practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g., community pharmacy), and patients.
• Offer solutions and recommendations.
• Follow up with patients to monitor the effects of any changes.
• Review the use of medications commonly linked to unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audits and individual patient reviews.
• Implement changes to medications in response to MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, and other local and national guidelines.
• Monitor practice prescribing in accordance with the local formulary and recommend to GPs which medications should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or be subject to shared care (amber drugs).
• Audit the practice's compliance with NICE technology assessment guidance.
• Comply with safeguarding policies and support the commitment to promoting welfare.
• Comply with all Hounslow Family Practice policies and stay informed about any changes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy with Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Ability to convey complex and sensitive information clearly to various audiences, such as patients
• Proficient IT skills
• Capable of obtaining and analyzing complex technical information
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Produce timely and informative reports
• Work effectively both independently and as a team member
• Self-motivated
• Adaptable
• Past experience of working in a GP practice

Experience

• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Experience of working in a GP practice

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.

Depending on experience Band 7 to Band 8 depending on experience