Pharmacist Hybrid
Milton Keynes
Permanent - 40hrs
Salary £48,000
Meridian Business Support is currently recruitingfor a Nationwide Client who is seeking a Pharmacist with extensive experience of working within a primary care setting, the post holder will provide expertsupport to our GP practices, as well as high quality patient care consultations.
The Pharmacist will efficiently work asan expert advisor for medicines, repeat prescriptions, medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care aspects of the multidisciplinary team workload.
We would preferably be looking for a full-timer. However, part-time can also be considered.

Your Role as a Pharmacist,will include but not be limited to:

• Provideservices to patients that are registered with the Hub
• Provide information and support to patients on the following:
  o Medicines Information General advice requests
  o Pharmaceutical advice
  o Repeat Prescriptions
• Provide support to our primary care sites and assist with prescribing and high-risk drug management audits as service requirements
• Use critical thinking and effective communication skills to assess accurately the callers needs (establish the level of information required, their existing level of knowledge and other issues including social, cultural and economic factors)
• Prescribe appropriately for patients requiring urgent prescriptions using access to summary care record information to ensure accurate re-prescribing
• Communicate information and pharmaceutical advice to callers in a clear and understandable manner, adapted to the needs of the individual
• Identify and appropriately action clinical risks for health and medicines queries in line with professional responsibility
• Identify child and adult protection issues arising from health and medicines information calls, and action these in line with protocols
• Record in a timely manner a true and accurate record of the information and advice given, and to complete an electronic record of the call event using the appropriate clinical system
• Actively access specialist information by using electronic databases i.e., BNF etc. ensuring accurate advice is given at all times.
• Actively communicate with colleagues to assist service delivery

Therefore, the successful candidate must:

• Be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Have successfully completedCPPE General practice pharmacist pathway
• Be a Non-Medical Prescriber
• Maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development
• Have extensive experience of working within a primary care setting
• Be able to provide high quality patient care consultations
• Be able to effectively manage workload and support our services with Pharmacy related tasks

Location:
Though we prefer this job to be office based at one of our surgeries in Milton Keynes, we wouldwelcome discussions about hybrid or remote working. In case of hybrid working, this will bea non-contractual arrangement; thebase office will be thecontractual place of work. The number of days that youwill be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid or remote workingwill be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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