Clinical Pharmacist

To optimise medicines management processes and achieve highly effective, safe, patient‑centred prescribing within a defined locality across a number of surgeries. The Practice Pharmacist will be expected to work autonomously, but with the support of the multi‑professional primary care team.

Within the team the Practice Pharmacist will focus on developing medicines optimisation services across the locality. This involves running processes for repeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer of care and developing systems for safer prescribing. The Practice Pharmacist will carry out medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy – especially for older people, people resident in care homes and those with multiple co‑morbidities/long‑term conditions.

The Practice Pharmacist will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. By working across surgeries, th...