Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care

at  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Provide a personal clinical and professional contribution to clinical pharmacy services within primary care. Primary care encompasses general medical practice, as well as people requiring care in their own homes or in residential care homes. To provide clinical advice on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation within primary care, to advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) in line with relevant protocols and guidelines. To assist in the provision of advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management on a regular basis.
Medicines management encompasses the selection, procurement, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicines to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care. To support the care of specific patients, as part of the team. To ensure that there is compliance with medicines policy and legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility. To undertake teaching and supervision where appropriate (e.g.
students) To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate. To contribute to collection of clinical key performance indicators

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