Job summary
The practice pharmacist offers expertise on medicines and health to help support patients, as well as the rest of the clinical team. Pharmacists monitor the use of medications as well as their efficacy and safety. The role of an independent prescriber adds a range of benefits including being able to prescribe any medication within their competence.

The prescribing pharmacist plays an integral role in the management of long term conditions such as diabetes. They will be supported at all points by a GP.

Islington Central Medical Centre is a large teaching and training practice with almost 25,000 patients and a large team of clinical and administrative staff. ICMC is a purpose-built surgery, located just a 5-minute walk from Highbury and Islington Station, which has excellent underground, overground and national rail transportation links.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring that the repeated scripts are signed and sent in a timely manner
• Conducting medication reviews
• Managing chronic diseases
• Dispensing prescriptions
• Medication queries, education of patients and medical counselling
• Monitor patients medical therapies
• Provide exemplary care in accordance with current legislations and requirements
• Working closely with the clinical team
• Providing quality and personalised care to patients

About us
Our practice ethos is to strive towards a partnership between patients and health professionals based on the following key facets

Mutual Respect

We endeavour to treat all our patients with dignity, respect and honesty. Everyone at Islington Central Medical Centre is committed to deliver an excellent service. We ask all patients to highlight any discrepancies and to offer the same commitment in return.

Holistic Care

We treat patients and illnesses. This means that we are equally interested in the physical, psychological and social aspects of an individual's care.

Continuity of Care and the Therapeutic relationship

Building and maintaining a strong relationship between doctors, health professionals, and patients is essential to the way we work. This is especially so in the management of ongoing problems or long-term illness. In these circumstances we would encourage patients to continue seeing the same health professional and wherever possible we will facilitate this through our appointments system.

Learning and Training

We are committed to the ongoing professional development of our clinical and non-clinical team. We believe in life-long learning and all staff undergo an annual appraisal where learning and development needs are identified. We also recognise the benefit of supported learning for our patients and families in enhancing your ability to manage and deal with both self-limiting and long-term illnesses

Job responsibilities
6 to 12 month Contract

Full time/Part Time

Band 7-8a inner

The practice pharmacist must:

• provide exemplary care
• No remote, only office based
• provide support and advice to the other members of the MDT
• advise the practice of the safe management of medicines
• assess the wellbeing of patients in regard to their medication
• have competency across a range of pharmaceutical subjects supported by professional and clinical knowledge
• contribute to patient safety culture
• help lead person centred medicines optimisation
• promote patient involvement in their care
• participate in regular appraisals and attend training and development activities
• maintain a non-judgemental attitude
• uphold patient confidentiality
• plan and manage and monitor and review general care plans for patients with chronic conditions

Accountable to: GP Partners and Practice Manager

Qualifications
Essential

• Masters in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
• Independent Prescribing Qualifications

Desirable

• Member of Primary Care Pharmacy Association
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Skills
Essential

• Works well in teams/MDTs
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge
• Communicates well
• Collaborative
• Passion and dedication to improving patient care

Experience
Essential

• 2 years minimum experience as a pharmacist
• Worked in a GP Surgery previously
• Independent Prescriber experience
• Experience in triaging patients
• Experience in handling blood results
• Experience in handling e-consultations
• Knowledge of using EMIS
• Working with long term conditions

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.