Developmental Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice

Posted 7 days 16 hours ago by NHS

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Tyne And Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE125
Job Description
Developmental Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice

This role is designed for newly qualified or early career pharmacists entering general practice. It provides a structured, supported development pathway into patient facing clinical practice, recognising the evolving role of the clinical pharmacist workforce and the need for safe, phased progression into advanced clinical practice in the area of General Practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within competence, under supervision, to deliver medicines optimisation, patient care, and service development.

Core Responsibilities
  • Medication reconciliation
  • Repeat prescribing review and support to patients/other team members
  • Respond to medication queries from patients/colleagues
  • Ensure monitoring for high risk drugs
Audit & Safety
  • Conduct prescribing audits
  • Identify high risk patients
  • Implement guidance (NICE, MHRA)
Patient Facing Work
  • Supervised medication reviews
  • LTC reviews (protocol based)
  • Minor illness (defined scope)
Prescribing
  • Prescribe within agreed scope
  • Follow formulary
  • Develop personal and professional development plan
  • Escalate uncertainty
About us

Loomer Medical Partnership Primary Care Sector comprises 7 sites, providing high quality care to in excess of 26,000 patients.

Development Pathway
  1. Phase 1 (0-6 months) - Induction and Foundations
    • Workflow, letters, medication reconciliation
    • Repeat prescribing systems
    • Audit and safety work
    • Shadowing MDT
  2. Phase 2 (6-12 months) - Supervised Practice
    • Medication reviews (supervised)
    • Protocol driven LTC reviews
  3. Phase 3 (12-18 months) - Consolidation
    • Independent clinics (within scope)
    • Prescribing with governance
    • Defined minor illness work
    • Complex reviews with support
  4. Phase 4 (18 months onwards) - Development
    • Extend scope of practice based on professional and personal development plan
Salary

Band 6

Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • Registered Pharmacist with appropriate body & Independent Prescriber
Experience Essential
  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Independent Prescriber.
  • Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct. Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Loomer Road Surgery

Address

Loomer Road
Chesterton
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 7JS

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