Clinical Pharmacist PCN Independent Prescriber

Clinical Pharmacist PCN Independent Prescriber

Portland Medical Centre, as part of Bourne Health are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist who is already an established Independent Prescriber, to join our Practice to work onsite closely with our nurses and GPs.

The appointed Pharmacist would be part of a wider pharmacy team working with our associate practices within a Hub model.

As the role will develop the successful candidate will take responsibility for areas of Chronic Disease Management and undertake Clinical Medication Reviews, proactively manage patients with complex poly-pharmacy needs. The role would also entail providing primary support to GP staff with regards to prescriptions (this includes repeat prescribing), medication queries, complex clinical queries – please see full job description. There will also be training to manage low-level investigation results following strict protocol and supervision.

We will look to provide support to develop and train the candidate to further their skills in their clinical interests. The Pharmacist would have an allocated GP Partner to mentor, support and guide them.

Bourne Health Partnership is a leading Primary Care NHS GP Partnership. It is the largest primary care provider in South West London, serving diverse communities across multiple GP surgeries. We are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, underpinned by innovation, community engagement, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out virtual medication reviews when reviewing repeat prescription requests from patients, care homes and pharmacies
• Reviewing and answering clinical medication related queries from GPs, practice nurses and other healthcare professionals
• Answering complex medication related queries from patients
• Liaise with secondary care teams when needed for medication related issues
• Reviewing hospital discharge letters and carrying out medication reconciliation. May also include additional patient consultations when needed after prolonged hospital admissions
• Managing complex medication queries from community pharmacies when these cannot be dealt with by the prescription clerks
• Audits for medication safety with a view to make recommendations to amend practice processes where necessary to improve safety
• Reviewing and processing shared care medication requests from secondary care specialists
• Face to face medication reviews where indicated
• Review and action MHRA medication safety alerts as and when these are received
• Prescribing repeat medications.
• Reviewing acute requests and switching over to repeat meds as appropriate.

Key Relationships:

Internal:
Members of the Senior Management team, Members of the Partnership Board, Colleagues within The Bourne Partnership

External:
Suppliers of services, Other GP practices and practice groups, Other external organisations, Confidentiality, Data Protection, Freedom of Information.

• Willing or experience in supervising junior pharmacists and/or technicians.
• Experience in chronic Asthma or COPD reviews
• Previous primary care experience

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhc
• PCN CPPE completed.

• Excellent verbal communication skills, a proactive approach, and a desire to learn

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and co-operative
• Motivated and proactive
• Ability to use initiative and judgement
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Confident, assertive, and resilient

• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

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.

£52,000 to £60,000 a year FTE. Actual pro rata range: £31,200-£36,000 for 22.5 hrs p/w