About the Role
Ortus Health is looking for a dedicated and experienced Independent Prescribing Remote Clinical Pharmacist to join our innovative healthcare team. In this fully remote role, you will be instrumental in providing high-quality care and support to patients. There will be a breadth of work, with no two days being the same. There is a supporting cast around you of different staff types and different workstreams that we manage at Ortus Health.
As a Remote Clinical Pharmacist, you will conduct medication reviews, provide clinical consultations, handle incoming documents, be involved in triage work (acute/repeat medication requests/sick notes) and work closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient outcomes. This role is ideal for a proactive pharmacist looking to make a significant impact in a supportive environment.
The role comes fully remote by default, with some flexibility within core working hours.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct clinics in a remote primary care setting
- Comprehensive medication reviews for patients, focusing on safety, efficacy, and adherence.
- Handle Acute/Repeat Medication requests in incoming patient triage requests
- Manage incoming sick note requests (training can be provided if necessary)
- Meds reconciliation
- Look into any clinical queries/complaints raised by our practices involving any of the clinical work at Ortus.
- Involvement in onboarding of new practices
- Contribute to design of Ortus clinical pathways and protocols
- Stay updated with current pharmaceutical and clinical guidelines and contribute to the development of practice protocols.
- Leadership and management of the pharmacists at Ortus Health (recruitment, management and performance management - can grow into this role if not already capable).
Qualifications
- Registered pharmacist with current GPhC registration.
- Confident Independent Prescriber, who also knows their limits.
- Desire to grow and learn.
- Experience working in primary care for at least 1 year.
- Excellent communication skills for effective patient interaction and collaborative working.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment while demonstrating initiative and problem-solving skills.
- A commitment to improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
Benefits
- Min 2 days a week, up to full time if available
- Opportunity to grow into the role in a fast paced environment
- Laptop Provided
- Salary £45k-55k dependent on experience
- Work From Home
- 5.6 Weeks AL (pro rata)
