Job Descriptions

Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacist (CP) General Practice Specialist Associates (GPSAs) act autonomously within their professional scope of practice through the delivery of bespoke clinical advice and/or services to the clients of General Practice Solutions (GPS). Depending on the GPS services commissioned, CP GPSAs may also be required to care for the service users face to face, via the telephone consultations and/or undertake video consults.

The CP GPSA will use their skills, knowledge, and competencies as a qualified Clinical Pharmacist to be responsible and accountable for mentoring GPS clients on the management of service user caseloads for treatments, referrals, and Structured Medicati on Reviews (SMRs). The CP GPSA may also be required to simultaneously apply the same standards for the direct care of service users depending on the GPS services commissioned.

The CP GPSA will be required to implement robust workflows and processes dependent on the client’s needs and as outlined in the GPS mobilisation brief. Ones duties may well vary from paper based exercises such as introducing best practice guidelines and processes to the physical management of service users.

The CP GPSA is responsible for managing medication alerts (MHRA / CAS / NPSA) and mentoring clients on proven processes to ensure good clinical governance and service user care.