Position Overview
This vacancy is for an experienced, caring Pharmacist to join our established team in Sherborne.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical advice on medicines and polypharmacy, ensuring the provision of safe, modern medicines and personalised care.
- Take a proactive role in medicines optimisation, in line with contractual obligations and expected standards.
- Support the repeat prescription service and undertake medication reviews.
- Deliver an integrated, safe, cost‑effective and high‑quality pharmacy service as part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on population needs.
- Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to maintain a good working environment.
- Work closely with GPs and other healthcare staff to promote good practice in all prescribing decisions and develop and implement improved medicines management.
- Help reduce waste whilst maintaining focus on patient safety and well‑being.
- Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that patients and colleagues are appropriately informed.
- Be responsible for an area of chronic disease management.
- Support the general practice staff with prescription and medication queries and help to enable partnership working with community pharmacies and secondary care.
- Help recognise and improve processes, supporting the team to continue to deliver excellent healthcare.
- Analyse data to produce reports and recommendations to support population health management and help the team complete projects through to a successful and timely conclusion.
- Demonstrate flexibility and work independently while forming part of a wider team.
Working Environment
Sherborne has a team of three Prescribing Pharmacists and three Pharmacy Technicians who work the majority of their week at one of our three practices, serving a total patient list of approximately 25,000. The successful applicant will work primarily at one practice to support the delivery of care to all our patients.
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