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Trust General Practice Pharmacist - Band 7

Western Health and Social Care Trust

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Trust General Practice Pharmacist - Band 7

Western Health and Social Care Trust

062743

Pharmacy

Directorate: Acute

Initial Location /Contact and Hours: Permanent 18.75hpw – General Practice Pharmacist (Band 7) based in Brookeborough and Tempo or Dromore and Trillick General Practice, Omagh

Reports to: Lead Trust General Practice Pharmacist

 

Job Summary:         

The post holder will be a member of a team providing Pharmaceutical Services to the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

He/she will work sessions as Trust General Practice Pharmacist providing a clinical pharmacy service to patients of Brookeborough & Tempo and Dromore & Trillick General Practice, and other Practices managed by the Trust as needed.

 

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Improving Safety:

  • Develop, implement and manage the repeat prescribing system within GP Practices. Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review to the GP. Audit the system annually and develop and update the repeat prescribing protocol accordingly.
  • Review medication requests, repeat prescriptions and hospital discharge summaries on behalf of the practice, working with GP staff to ensure appropriate decisions are made and safe, appropriate systems are operating.
  • Ensure that all medicines are reconciled within 5 days of receipt of information associated with patient discharge. Gather and review all required patient information and liaise with relevant hospital, community and primary care colleagues to ensure the practice manages medicines correctly following transfer of care
  • Utilise medicines information skills to undertake at least annual outcome focussed medication reviews considering all sources of medical and pharmaceutical information regarding the individual patient. Apply medicines optimisation principles for patients on 4 or more repeat medications, care home residents and the frail and elderly.
  • Develop and manage prescription form security protocols and processes to ensure safe handling of prescription forms in the practice setting.
  • Highlight to Trust Lead GP Pharmacist any issue which impacts on ability to deliver an equitable clinically effective service and assist in identifying possible solutions.
  • Communicate complex pharmaceutical information regarding all aspects of medicines use in an understandable form to patients and carers using negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills. This may include situations where there are barriers to understanding.
  • Appropriately influence multi-disciplinary, general practice, and other healthcare teams within the Practice on prescribing and medicines management issues and network to promote the delivery of a high level of clinically effective care.

 

Please see the full job description for more details

Permanent

Part Time

7

£43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata

Dromore and Trillick General Practice, Omagh.

Northern Ireland


The Trust is an equal opportunities employer
Trust General Practice Pharmacist - Band 7

Western Health and Social Care Trust


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