GP Practice Pharmacist NMP

Overview

Experienced pharmacist in a general practice setting, delivering clinical and pharmacological care to promote safe, effective, rational, and cost-conscious prescribing. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to implement policy and medicines management while supporting training and role development. The role includes mentoring a Pharmacy Technician and collaborating with other pharmacists within the Primary Care Network. You will be encouraged to pursue further training to grow in the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary support on prescription and medication queries
• Lead medicines management initiatives and contribute to QOF domains and local enhanced services
• Conduct clinical medication reviews and polypharmacy management
• Coordinate medicines reconciliation during transfers of care and post-discharge planning
• Collaborate with community and hospital pharmacy to optimize skill mix and patient outcomes
• Lead on medicines management and contribute to policy/protocol development
• Support long-term condition management and chronic disease reviews with GP partners
• Oversee safe, evidence-based prescribing and signpost/repeat prescription authorization
• Deliver education and training on therapeutics and medicine optimisation
• Engage in continuous professional development and annual appraisal

Key requirements

• Masters in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent prescriber qualification
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience
• Experience managing pharmacy services in primary care
• Experience using EMIS Web or similar clinical systems

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong IT literacy
• Teamwork and collaboration
• EMIS Web
• Medicines reconciliation
• Medicines optimisation

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