Clinical Pharmacist

EAST:MK Primary Care Network has exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist into our practice team on a full-time basis. The role is offered on a full-time basis, 37.5 hours per week over 5 days per week, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis across the 4 surgeries - Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery that make up the PCN. Our clinical pharmacist will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) within the PCN, ensuring safe, evidence based, and cost-effective prescribing. You will also be responsible for offering support to general practice staff in relation to prescription and medication queries as well as conducting medicines reconciliation on transfer of care.,

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
• Take on responsibility for areas of chronic disease management,working proactively with other healthcare professionals across the organisation and PCN area.
• Support the delivery of the new Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
• Conduct structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
• Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and practice teams.
• Improve prescribing practices across the PCN.
• Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as clinical audits.
• Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues.
• Assist with delivery of enhanced health-in-care-homes initiatives.
  
  East:MK PCN covers a total population of around 58,000 patients, across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes: Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery.