At a Glance
- Tasks: Conduct medication reviews and support chronic disease management for high-risk patients.
- Company: Join a leading healthcare provider focused on patient safety and quality care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Full-time role with opportunities for growth and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while advancing your pharmacy career.
- Qualifications: Must have a Pharmacy degree and experience in primary care.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
Undertake structured medication reviews (face-to-face or remotely), focusing on high-risk groups such as care home residents, housebound patients and patients with polypharmacy or complex chronic conditions.
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge, ensuring continuity of therapy and safe handover with community pharmacists.
Implement MHRA alerts, drug withdrawals and evidence-based guideline changes within the practice or across the PCN.
Support chronic disease management clinics (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, osteoporosis, mental health).
Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews - QOF domains and register improvements.
Lead prescription management processes, including repeat prescribing authorisation (including reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions, medicines reaching review dates, ensuring drug monitoring is being done and prescribing clerks support).
Provide medicines information, training and prescribing advice to practice staff.
Collaborate with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues to align services (e.g. Discharge Medicines Service, New Medicine Service).
Identify high-risk patient cohorts through computer searches (e.g. AnalyseRx) to reduce harm and prevent avoidable admissions.
Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives and local medicines optimisation schemes (e.g. QPMS, DSQS, QIPP).
Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across the patient population, e.g. drug withdrawals and MHRA alerts, aimed at improving medicines safety.
Provide primary support to general practice staff and patients with regards to prescription and medication queries, answering relevant medicine related enquiries (e.g. doses, side effects, adverse events, alternative formulation, out of stocks).
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council - Essential
- Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP), or an equivalent recognised pathway – Essential
- Substantial experience working in primary care/general practice, with a good understanding of the general practice environment, systems and multidisciplinary working - Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy as demonstrated within a practice portfolio - Essential
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Vertis Health is an exceptional employer located in Redditch, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises professional growth and employee well-being. With a strong focus on collaboration and innovation, we provide our team members with comprehensive training and development opportunities, ensuring they thrive in their roles while making a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. Our supportive culture and commitment to excellence make Vertis Health a rewarding place to build your career.
