Posted 1 month ago
Clinical Pharmacist - Meds reconciliation (remote)
AI Summary
A Clinical Pharmacist – Medicines Reconciliation completes medication reconciliations from hospital discharge summaries and outpatient letters, resolves discrepancies, checks interactions, and documents changes remotely as part of a multidisciplinary team.
About this role
About the Role
Ortus Health is seeking a skilled Clinical Pharmacist – Medicines Reconciliation to join our dynamic team in a fully remote capacity. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring medication safety and continuity of care by completing medicines reconciliations from clinical correspondence, including hospital discharge summaries and outpatient clinic letters.
Working as part of our remote multidisciplinary team, you will review and reconcile changes to patients’ medication regimens. This includes assessing for discrepancies, potential drug interactions, and ensuring that any updates are accurately actioned within the patient record.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Complete thorough medicines reconciliations using clinical correspondence, including hospital discharge summaries and outpatient letters.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies between current medication records and updated hospital communications.
- Review and document medication changes, initiating appropriate actions or flagging for GP follow-up where required.
- Collaborate remotely with GPs, care coordinators, and practice teams to support safe and accurate prescribing.
- Use clinical systems and decision-support tools to check for potential drug interactions, duplications, or contraindications.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with practice protocols and professional standards.
- Engage in ongoing professional development to ensure up-to-date knowledge of medicines optimisation and primary care best practice.
Qualifications
- Must be a registered pharmacist with GPhC registration.
- Must be an independent prescriber.
- Must have completed CPPE pathway
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Effective verbal and written communication abilities for patient and team interactions.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks remotely.
Benefits
- Starting from £25 per hour
- Flexible working hours
- 10-20 hrs per week
- Work From Home
