Clinical Pharmacist

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and provide specialist pharmacist input to support safe, effective and cost-effective medicines use in line with ICB priorities.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and support to GP practices, care homes, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and wider system colleagues.
• Managerial Contribute to the development, implementation and review of standard operating procedures, policies and protocols.
• Support implementation ofevidence-basedmedicines optimisation policies, APGrecommendations andnational guidance (e.g. NICE).
• Manage staff performance, including appraisal, training, development, recruitment and absence optimisation, where required.
• Plan and prioritise workload to balance organisational, national and regional medicines optimisation priorities, escalating conflicts or delivery risks where required.
• Lead defined service improvement activities and support implementation of new ways of working within medicines optimisation.
• Undertake lone working in accordance with ICB lone working policies where required.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and scope of the role.
• Work independently, planning and prioritising workload to deliver an effective service.
• Promote and support implementation of national and local medicines related policies and NICE guidance.
• Support management of prescribing budgets and delivery of medicines optimisation priorities.
• Lead medicines optimisation policy implementation and service development within assigned GP practices.
• Influence and support healthcare professionals to improve medicines use, resolve medicines-related issues and escalating complex clinical or governance concerns appropriately.
• Lead on defined clinical issues or projects as agreed with the Head of Medicines Optimisation.
• Support the work of other Medicines Optimisation colleagues.
• Contribute to system-level decision-making within agreed areas of responsibility and support implementation of agreed actions through established governance routes.
• Leadership Implement medicines optimisation plans in GP practices and other care settings in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Provide accountable specialist pharmacist advice and education on prescribing and medicines optimisation to healthcare professionals, patients and carers, supporting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians where appropriate.
• Clinical/Technical Work independently, planning and prioritising workload to deliver an effective service.
• Promote and support implementation of national and local medicines related policies and NICE guidance.
• Support management of prescribing budgets and delivery of medicines optimisation priorities.
• Support medicines optimisation policy implementation and service development within assigned GP practices.
• Contribute to APG subgroups and processes as required, including supporting the development and implementation of APG recommendations within defined areas of responsibility.
• Influence and support healthcare professionals to improve medicines use and resolve medicines related issues, including direct patient intervention where required.
• Lead on defined clinical issues or projects as agreed with the Head of Medicines Optimisation.
• Support the work of other Medicines Optimisation colleague

Please see job description for the comprehensive list of the role’s responsibilities and the personal specification.

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