Clinical Pharmacist - General Practice
Highlighting and implementing management and preventative interventions where applicable, discussing and promoting Over The Counter (OTC) availabilities where appropriate. Daily consultations will consist of (but not limited to) Offering advice to patients related to their medications and medical problems Monitoring patient prescription use to ensure they don't abuse medication Recommending the most appropriate administration routes based on patient needs To work within the governed guidelines to review, prescribe or stop medications, make changes where applicable and discuss these directly with the patients.
Promote and implement reduction in practice spending, while maintaining patient safety. You will be responsible for advancing patient care, applying clinical decision-making based on each individual and delivering collaborative working, as a unit, with both the staff situated at the surgery and external the practice teams alike.Full support of both practice and locally executed policies and procedures will be required while providing guidance and direction within the practice where applicable. You will be required to remain up to date on all aspects of medicine to follow new developments, updates to medication restrictions, cost-effective prescribing switches or other important information about prescription medications.