The Clinical Pharmacist is an integral part of the team, using and sharing pharmacy expertise to support the Practice in effective medicines management and optimal patient care.
The Clinical Pharmacist will work across Granta sites and the work undertaken at those sites will be determined according to their existing and developing systems and will include some or all of the responsibilities noted below.
Main duties of the job
Medication Review and Optimisation
Respond to medication queries to include clarifying doses and/or products and give appropriate alternatives when availability issues occur.
Discuss specific patient and prescribing issues (e.g. complicated regimes/polypharmacy, compliance difficulties, multiple adverse effects, medication reduction regimes) with other clinicians as necessary.
Telephone clinics:
To discuss medication issues with patients as needed and appropriate, e.g. adverse effects/interactions, overdose/inadvertent ingestion.
OTC remedies, queries from care homes
To carry out medication reviews as agreed with Prescribing Lead GP.
To review and continue repeat medications for new patients who have just registered with the Practice, and suggest GP medication review where appropriate.
Face to face clinics:
To discuss medication issues with patients as needed and appropriate.
To carry out medication reviews as agreed with Prescribing Lead GP.
To review and continue repeat medications for new patients who have just registered with the Practice, and suggest GP medication review where appropriate.
Long Term Medical Conditions
Prescribing Systems and Policies
Liaison with community and hospital pharmacies
Unplanned Admission Prevention
About us
Granta Medical Practices is a thriving and vibrantplace to work.
We are the largest South Cambridgeshire general practice,we cover 56,000 patients, and are a recognised Primary Care Home.
We wererated Outstanding in our last CQC report.
We are looking for a full time Clinical Pharmacist to join us in our friendly, forward thinking and supportive Practice with 3 dispensaries and a Pharmacy.We have sites in Sawston, Linton, Barley, Shelford, Market Hill and Royston.
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Pharmacist is an integral part of the team, using and sharing pharmacy expertise to support the Practice in effective medicines management and optimal patient care.
The Clinical Pharmacist will work across Granta sites and the work undertaken at those sites will be determined according to their existing and developing systems and will include some or all of the responsibilities noted below.
Person Specification
Experience
ICU experience
Qualifications
GPhC
Medication Administration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) **** 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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