Pharmacist (Primary Care) Furnace House Surgery

We are seeking an experienced and patient focused Clinical Pharmacist to lead and deliver a specialist pharmacy service within the GP practice. The postholder will play a key role in improving patient outcomes through medicines optimisation, medication reviews, chronic disease management, and safe prescribing practices. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the pharmacist will provide expert pharmaceutical advice, develop personalised care plans for patients with complex needs, support public health initiatives, and act as a liaison between primary, community, and secondary care services. The role will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective patient care while supporting national and local NHS priorities, including care home services, anticoagulation management, and reducing medicinesrelated harm, The postholder will lead and deliver a specialist pharmacy service within the GP practice, ensuring safe, effective care, use of medicines. Key duties include:

• Managing medication reviews and polypharmacy assessments, considering both clinical and social factors affecting patients.
• Supporting medicines optimisation, particularly for patients with long-term conditions.
• Developing individual pharmaceutical care plans for high risk patients, such as those who are frail, frequently admitted to hospital, or experiencing disease exacerbations.
• Conducting medicines reconciliation following hospital admissions, discharges, care home transfers, and new patient registrations.
• Reviewing and acting on recommendations from community pharmacists, including Medicines Use Reviews and Discharge Medication Reviews.
• Developing systems to support the management of minor ailments.
• Acting as the key link between the GP practice, community pharmacies, and secondary care providers.
• Resolving medication related queries from patients and practice staff, including prescription and repeat medication issues.
• Providing direct patient care, including support for patients and families in complex or sensitive situations.
• Maintaining professional accountability and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and clinical guidelines.
• Supporting practice and national service initiatives, such as anticoagulation NOAC services and Care Home Directed Enhanced Services DES.
  
  Furnace House Surgery is a forward thinking and innovative GP practice driven by passion to put the patient at the centre of everything.
As a Practice and as colleagues, we are committed to providing each other with an open, friendly and supportive environment. We are a long established 7 partner practice with interest in training and education, situated in West Wales. We have approximately 15,000 patients. We use the EMIS clinical system, and we are looking for someone who will share our commitment to providing excellent healthcare to our patients, and become part of our team.