Patient Care: Provide remote services to registered patients, offering advice on medicines, repeat prescriptions, and general pharmaceutical queries. Prescribing Support: Assist our primary care site with prescribing, audits, and managing high-risk drugs to ensure safe, effective patient care. Patient Assessment: Assess patients' knowledge and socio-economic factors, tailoring advice to meet individual needs. Prescription Management: Prescribe urgent medications using summary care records to ensure accurate re-prescribing. Clinical Risk Management: Identify and manage clinical risks and health queries, ensuring patient safety and optimal care. Child & Adult Protection: Act on any child or adult protection concerns arising from health and medication calls, following set protocols. Collaborative Work: Work alongside multidisciplinary teams (MDT) to support service delivery and engage in quality improvement initiatives. Clinical System Documentation: Record accurate, timely information and advice within clinical systems and electronic databases. Regulatory Adherence: Uphold General Pharmaceutical Council standards of ethics, conduct, and performance in all aspects of practice. Professional Development: Participate in continuous professional development, working with colleagues to improve services and patient care. Minimum Requirements:
Non-Medical Prescribing qualification. Extensive experience working in a primary care setting. Proven ability to provide care through remote consultations and face-to-face interactions. Ability to manage workload effectively within a clinical service. Strong clinical expertise in medicines management and repeat prescription management. Excellent critical thinking, communication, and time management skills. Awareness of high-risk drug management to ensure safe prescribing practices. Knowledge of child and adult protection protocols. Competence in using clinical systems and maintaining accurate records. Minehead Medical Centre (MMC) is a vibrant central hub for the town, with a dedicated team as close-knit as the rest of Minehead's population. Minehead Medical Centre is the only GP service in the area. The other two GP surgeries are located much further out on the outskirts. The patient list size is 12,300 with a slightly higher number of aging population when compared to the rest of Somerset. In recent years, Minehead Medical Centre has undergone refurbishment works to provide additional clinical rooms on the ground floor. Minehead is a coastal town in Somerset, lying on the south bank of the Bristol Channel and within easy reach of Bristol, Taunton, and Yeovil. The town is surrounded by beautiful scenery, Exmoor national park, and some fantastic walks and cycle routes. Why Join Us? Our Benefits:
25 days (200 hours / 5 weeks) annual leave plus Bank Holidays, which rises with the length of service (pro-rata for part time) NHS Pension with 20.6% Employer Contribution Extra day of leave per year for work anniversary Enhanced Maternity, Maternity/Paternity Support, Adoption pay Special and Significant Event Leave Family friendly employment policies Continued personal and professional development Participation in OMG's refer a friend scheme Internal wellbeing support through OMGs Wellbeing Advisors Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured Eye care scheme - free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses Cycle to work scheme Access to NHS Discounts
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