· Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance.
· Develop and manage the medicines management team, including delivery of training, in order to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.
· Attend allocated site visits punctually to meet contractual obligations.
· Perform audits, including prescription chart screening for clinical appropriateness.
· Communicate effectively with patients, their families, and all relevant staff, while becoming familiar with the site's relevant policies and procedures
· Undertake medicines management audits on-site to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
· Work with multiple tools and software’s provided by the ICB and optimise digital utilisation.
· Work alongside other Health Care Professionals to provide specialist information and advice, ensuring services are patient-centred and delivered in a manner that meets the needs of patients and other stakeholders.
· Provide clinical training seminars to Health Care Professionals
· Involved in driving change, supporting with policy reviews and changes where appropriate.
· Maintain registration, as a pharmacist, with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and to act in accordance with the code of ethics.
Essential skills:
· Master’s degree in pharmacy, MPharm, B.Sc. or BPharm or equivalent at time of qualification.
· GPhC Registered.
· Independent Prescriber
· Knowledge of General Pharmaceutical Council Codes of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Performance and their implications for practice.
· Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements.
· Ability to work on own initiative, plan and manage time.
· Excellent attention to detail, including proof reading skills, with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy.
· Commitment to learn and develop clinical knowledge.
· Previous experience working in General Practice.
· Experience navigating and working on Emis web.
· Basic IT skills in Microsoft programmes e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills (if English not first language literacy and maths test may be required at interview).
· Aspiration to achieve clinical excellence.