Clinical Pharmacist
A clinical pharmacist supports and works alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice, supported by a senior clinical pharmacist who will develop, manage, and mentor them.
About Clinical Pharmacists
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the role involves taking responsibility for chronic disease management in practice and undertaking clinical medication reviews with patients taking complex, multiple medications to proactively manage their care and treatment.
The role also involves working closely with the practice team with regard to prescription and medication enquiries, supporting the repeat prescription system, dealing with acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation/safer prescribing and providing expertise in clinical medicines advice and medicines optimisation.
Profile
Name: David France
Job title: Clinical pharmacist
Location: South Locality (IW)
Primary Care Network
My work as a clinical pharmacist in the South Locality (IW) Primary Care Network, means that I am involved in just about anything to do with medicines within the practices, from responding to patients enquiries about their medication to supporting colleagues within the practice with advice about patient medication.
