York Medical Group jobs

York Medical Group is a large, inner-city practice, their own Primary Care Network serving a population of 44,000 over 8 sites. We are a forward thinking, innovative and driven team of professionals meeting the demands of patient care. We have a diversified workforce made up of GPs, ANPs, UCPs, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Health Care Assistants, Care Coordinators, Link Workers and Mental Health Workers

We are continuing to plan for the future and are committed to providing a friendly, open and supportive work environment where our staff feel valued, safe, appreciated and comfortable with sharing ideas which could improve and diversify our services further.

We are recruiting for a clinical pharmacist to join our existing dynamic medicines management team. We are looking for a motivated, friendly, experienced clinical pharmacist to assist in managing and promoting the repeat dispensing service within the group, increasing safety mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles, implement drug withdrawals and alerts, reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medical reviews, contribute to reductions in medication related hospital admissions and re-admissions by supporting patients to get the best outcome from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicine related issues whilst supporting the training and management of the Pharmacy Assistants and Technicians.

The successful candidate will be expected to be flexible, have a positive outlook, be approachable, friendly, highly motivated, have good time management skills, be able to prioritise workload and proactiveness. They will have good clinical backgrounds and possess the requisite skills required to support safe, evidence based, clinically and cost-effective prescribing and provide support to general practice clinicians. Experience in general practice is desirable and qualification as an independent prescriber would be an advantage.

We offer 6 weeks annual leave (pro rata), automatic enrolment into the NHS pension scheme and encourage and support further personal development.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manage and promote the repeat dispensing service

2. Increase safety mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles

3. Implement drug withdrawals and alerts

4. Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication reviews

5. Contribute to reductions in medication related hospital admissions and readmission by supporting patients to get the best outcome from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicine related issues

6. Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines

7. Work within the Group to undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as frail elderly, substance misuse and patients on high risk medicines

8. Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice

9. Run and oversee the YMG Anticoagulation service using the surgery’s protocol

10. Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or indications change

11. Ensure patient safety when they are transferred between care providers through
reconciliation of prescribed medicines

12. To attend and contribute to meetings as requested

13. To keep up to date with changes within own area of expertise and ensure appropriate
personal development

14. Work with wider team to ensure practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved

15. Supporting care homes

16. Support pharmacy technicians and prescription clerks

17. Contributing to achievement of QOF and locally commissioned QI/ cost effective schemes

18. Reviewing systems for safer prescribing including drug monitoring

19. Long term condition reviews

This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation.

You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties which may be requested from time-to- time.

This position is part time at 25 hours per week or full time at 37.5 hours.

Salary will be dependent on experience

Pay: From £46,148.00 per year

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person