About the role
Salary: Negotiable
We are looking for an enthusiastic,
experienced and proactive Clinical Pharmacist to join The Castle Practice on a
full-time, permanent basis. The successful candidate must have demonstrable
primary care experience in a GP practice or Primary Care Network (PCN) setting.
Provide daily clinical pharmacy
support to the Duty Doctor and wider practice team.Manage acute prescription
requests and medication queries, including urgent supply issues, monitoring
requirements and queries arising from hospital correspondence or transfer of
care. Undertake long-term condition
reviews and associated medication reviews, including appropriate monitoring and
medication optimisation. Undertake structured clinical
medication reviews, particularly for patients with complex polypharmacy,
frailty, high-risk medicines or multiple long-term conditions, with a proactive
focus on appropriate deprescribing and reduction of dependence-forming medicines,
including controlled drugs and benzodiazepines, in partnership with patients
and in line with clinical guidance. Support safe and efficient
repeat prescribing, medicines reconciliation and discharge medication
processes. Prescribe, initiate, stop or
titrate medicines within scope of competence and in accordance with local and
national guidance where appropriately qualified. Provide expert medicines advice
to patients and members of the practice team. Identify recurring
medicines-related problems or inefficient processes and proactively develop
practical solutions with the practice team. Support medicines optimisation,
prescribing safety, quality improvement, QOF and relevant enhanced service
work. Work flexibly across clinical
priorities according to day-to-day practice workload.
Job Summary