Clinical Pharmacist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Medicines Optimisation Team at Haxby Group York. Working collaboratively with Partners, Directors and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will support the safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines ensuring the highest standards of patient care and clinical governance. In this role, you will take the lead in implementing and improving prescribing systems, identifying opportunities for medicines optimisation, and driving positive change across the practice. You will contribute directly to improving patient outcomes, reducing medicines-related risk, and promoting evidence-based prescribing. You must work at all times within your own competence and use your own judgement, knowledge, and common sense in your day-to-day activities.

Main duties of the job

• We are looking for highly motivated, flexible, reliable and friendly individuals who are passionate about patient care.
• You will have the ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, patients and support staff.
• You will be a highly valued member of the team, receiving competitive benefits plus ongoing personal development and training opportunities in our high achieving environment.
• You will be supported by an experienced leadership team and encouraged to work autonomously, applying your professional knowledge, sound judgement, and clinical expertise in your daily activities.

About us

We are a leading primary care organisation that delivers high quality care from GP practices in York, Hull and Scarborough. Innovative and committed, we are at the forefront of developments within our field. We are well organised and deliver high quality care with a range of friendly and supportive staff.

Job responsibilities

• To adhere to the GPhC code of ethics, observing and applying all professional, ethical and legal obligations.
• Recognise and work within own competencies using own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• To develop, implement and adopt standard operating procedures, to ensure procedures are in place for the avoidance of risk.
• Follow agreed protocols, referring to senior staff as appropriate.
• To participate in the education and training for staff, carers and patients regarding medicine optimisation issues.
• To undertake annual clinical medication reviews.
• To reauthorise and review repeat medication within own clinical competency.
• To assist the wider team in ensuring all patients receive the appropriate drug monitoring required.
• To ensure all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within your level of competence are acted upon within the practice.
• Follow local and national Infection Control guidelines.
• Demonstrate awareness of statutory and local child protection procedures, including systems of referral.
• Contribute to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as Quality and Outcomes Framework and other agreed Key Performance Indicator targets.
• To promote high quality, cost effective and evidence-based use of medicines within the practice.
• To improve understanding of the principles of medicine optimisation across the practice.
• To undertake prescribing safety audits and quality improvement projects across the practice.
• To run specialist clinics for patients with long term conditions.
• To ensure that all prescribing errors and near misses are logged in accordance with the company’s procedures and to undertake any activity necessary to rectify or prevent errors.
• To liaise with doctors about prescriptions to ensure accuracy and prevent risk.
• To keep up-to-date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses for the purpose of continuing professional development.
• To promote good practice in line with therapeutic developments.
• To maintain computerized records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality.
• To counsel and advise patients on the safe and appropriate use of medicines.
• To provide professional advice and guidance on medicines related queries and issues to the wider practice team and patients.
• Undertake additional tasks as required within your general role as Practice Pharmacist.
• To advise and assist with all the above as required for Haxby Group and other associated businesses.

Responsibilities for administration:

• Maintain accurate and complete documentation and records utilising I.T. as appropriate and in accordance with Haxby Group protocol.
• To provide regular support and feedback to the practice on prescribing action plans.
• To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practices clinical computer systems including advice given and action taken.

Management duties and responsibilities:

• To provide clinical supervision and support regarding prescription management and medicines optimisation.

Person Specification

• Able to undertake the requirements of the post.
• Reliable.
• Flexible.
• Excellent attendance record.

Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills

• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• An excellent standard of written and verbal English.
• Numerate.
• Good administrative and organisational skills.
• IT literate.
• Supervisory experience.
• Understanding of business rationale.
• Primary care experience.
• GPhC-accredited pharmacist independent prescriber.
• General practice or equivalent clinical experience.
• Pay attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Work well under pressure.
• Ability to motivate and develop team.
• Trustworthy.
• Ability to work effectively to deadlines.
• Able to work unsupervised.
• Able to use own initiative.
• Be self-motivated.
• Able to listen and empathise.
• Hard working and willing.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to work according to changing need.
• Commitment to personal development.

Other

• Able to work at the desired times. Flexibility of hours for cover.

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.

£22.71 to £28.20 an hour dependent on skills and experience.