Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, you will support and work alongside a team of GPs in general practice, providing primary support to general practice staff with regard to prescription and medication queries. You will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. Your role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. You will be supported by a General Practitioner who will develop, manage and mentor you while working at Ramsbottom Medical Practice.
A commitment to quality service, excellence in clinical practice, and continuous professional development are integral to both the role and the development of the service.
Main duties of the job
Manage repeat prescriptions and ensure safe and effective use of medicines. Deal with acute prescription requests. Medicines reconciliation on transfer of care. Undertake structured clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations on prescribing and monitoring. Patient Consultations:
Provide expert advice and support to patients regarding their medications. Clinical Services:
Support the management of long-term conditions and participate in chronic disease management clinics, based on evidence and practice protocols when available. Prescribing:
Suggest medications within the scope of practice and in accordance with local and national guidelines. Collaboration:
Work closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care and improve clinical outcomes. Education and Training:
Maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development and staying up-to-date with the latest clinical guidelines. Participate in clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs and quality improvement initiatives. Feedback on the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. About us
Ramsbottom Group Practice is a training practice based in the centre of Ramsbottom serving a practice population of approximately 8,300 patients. We are a friendly team consisting of 3 Partners, 2 salaried GPs, a nursing team, along with our admin and reception team. We are looking to appoint a highly valued and independent pharmacist working within our primary care team with active contribution to achieving the highest standards of patient-centred care. Ideally the applicant will have 2 years experience in a similar role. For more information and a full job description please send an email for the attention of Annette Addison to buccg.ramsbottompractice@nhs.net. Job responsibilities
Medication Management:
Manage repeat prescriptions and ensure safe and effective use of medicines. Deal with acute prescription requests. Medicines reconciliation on transfer of care. Undertake structured clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations on prescribing and monitoring. Reconcile medicines following discharge
from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes, working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge, and setting up systems to ensure continuity of medicine supply to high-risk groups of patients. Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy, managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review, ensuring that patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. Identification of cohorts of patients at
high risk of harm from medicines
through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both. Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy's
RAG list
and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs). Liaise with community and hospital pharmacies to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. Patient Consultations:
Provide expert advice and support to patients regarding their medications. Clinical Services:
Support the management of long-term conditions and participate in chronic disease management clinics, based on evidence and practice protocols when available. Prescribing:
Suggest medications within the scope of practice and in accordance with local and national guidelines. Collaboration:
Work closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care and improve clinical outcomes. Education and Training:
Maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development and staying up-to-date with the latest clinical guidelines. Provide training and support to practice staff on medication-related topics and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines. Participate in clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs and quality improvement initiatives. Feedback on the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making. Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Person Specification
Qualifications
M.Pharm or BSc/B.Pharm (prior 220) Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Working towards RPS Faculty membership Knowledge
Knowledge and experience of clinical audit Good communication skills, able to collaborate and co-operate in multi-agency working. Familiarity with General Practice prescribing and factors affecting prescribing Experience
Eligible to work in the UK. A minimum of 2 years post-registration experience Experience of working within a healthcare team environment. Previous experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals Independent prescriber Familiarity with Prescribing Analysis and Cost data Understanding of Primary Care systems and structures An appreciation of the nature of GPs and General Practice Experience of data collection, analysis and formulating reports 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.
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Manage repeat prescriptions and ensure safe and effective use of medicines. Deal with acute prescription requests. Medicines reconciliation on transfer of care. Undertake structured clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations on prescribing and monitoring. Patient Consultations:
Provide expert advice and support to patients regarding their medications. Clinical Services:
Support the management of long-term conditions and participate in chronic disease management clinics, based on evidence and practice protocols when available. Prescribing:
Suggest medications within the scope of practice and in accordance with local and national guidelines. Collaboration:
Work closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care and improve clinical outcomes. Education and Training:
Maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development and staying up-to-date with the latest clinical guidelines. Participate in clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs and quality improvement initiatives. Feedback on the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. About us
Ramsbottom Group Practice is a training practice based in the centre of Ramsbottom serving a practice population of approximately 8,300 patients. We are a friendly team consisting of 3 Partners, 2 salaried GPs, a nursing team, along with our admin and reception team. We are looking to appoint a highly valued and independent pharmacist working within our primary care team with active contribution to achieving the highest standards of patient-centred care. Ideally the applicant will have 2 years experience in a similar role. For more information and a full job description please send an email for the attention of Annette Addison to buccg.ramsbottompractice@nhs.net. Job responsibilities
Medication Management:
Manage repeat prescriptions and ensure safe and effective use of medicines. Deal with acute prescription requests. Medicines reconciliation on transfer of care. Undertake structured clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations on prescribing and monitoring. Reconcile medicines following discharge
from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes, working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge, and setting up systems to ensure continuity of medicine supply to high-risk groups of patients. Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy, managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review, ensuring that patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. Identification of cohorts of patients at
high risk of harm from medicines
through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both. Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy's
RAG list
and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs). Liaise with community and hospital pharmacies to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. Patient Consultations:
Provide expert advice and support to patients regarding their medications. Clinical Services:
Support the management of long-term conditions and participate in chronic disease management clinics, based on evidence and practice protocols when available. Prescribing:
Suggest medications within the scope of practice and in accordance with local and national guidelines. Collaboration:
Work closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care and improve clinical outcomes. Education and Training:
Maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development and staying up-to-date with the latest clinical guidelines. Provide training and support to practice staff on medication-related topics and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines. Participate in clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs and quality improvement initiatives. Feedback on the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making. Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Person Specification
Qualifications
M.Pharm or BSc/B.Pharm (prior 220) Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Working towards RPS Faculty membership Knowledge
Knowledge and experience of clinical audit Good communication skills, able to collaborate and co-operate in multi-agency working. Familiarity with General Practice prescribing and factors affecting prescribing Experience
Eligible to work in the UK. A minimum of 2 years post-registration experience Experience of working within a healthcare team environment. Previous experience of working with a range of healthcare professionals Independent prescriber Familiarity with Prescribing Analysis and Cost data Understanding of Primary Care systems and structures An appreciation of the nature of GPs and General Practice Experience of data collection, analysis and formulating reports 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.
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