Job Summary
The post holder is a pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. The role is supported by a senior clinical pharmacist for development, management and mentorship, and by a GP for clinical supervision.
Key responsibilities include providing clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement, managing medicines safety and antimicrobial stewardship, working as part of a multidisciplinary team, undertaking chronic disease management and clinical medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, and offering primary support for prescription and medication queries.
Responsibilities
- Deliver clinical medication reviews for older people with frailty and produce prescribing recommendations.
- Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital, intermediate care and care homes, ensuring continuity of care.
- Set up and manage systems to identify and support high‑risk patient groups (e.g. 4+ medicines or unplanned admissions).
- Provide advice on medicines optimisation and develop personalised care plans for long‑term condition clinics (e.g. diabetes).
- Review single medical problems where optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma) and recommend improvements to GPs.
- Answer enquiries from GPs, practice staff and patients; signpost to community pharmacy or other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
- Develop positive working relationships with community pharmacists and other local healthcare providers.
- Plan and organise personal workload, including audit, project work and training sessions for practice and community teams.
- Maintain detailed records of audit and clinical work in a secure database.
- Comply with professional registration and maintain competence through continuous learning and participation in appraisal processes.
- Attend local, regional and national meetings relevant to the role.
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post grade as agreed with the line manager.
Essential Qualifications
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
- Minimum of 3 years post‑qualification experience.
- In‑depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of evidence‑based healthcare principles.
- Awareness of the nature of general practice prescribing and rational prescribing strategies.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiating, written and verbal communication skills.
- Good IT skills and ability to prioritise and problem‑solve.
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Desirable Qualifications
- Post‑graduate clinical diploma or equivalent training/experience, or Independent prescriber status.
- Experience of motivational interviewing and ability to train others.
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information clearly to diverse audiences.
- Experience in planning, managing and reviewing medication optimisation issues in core long‑term condition areas.
- Familiarity with GP systems and ability to analyse complex technical information.
- Member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Professional Registration
- Essential: Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Desirable: Membership or training towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.
Eligibility
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Salary and Benefits
£45,716 to £53,000 per annum, permanent contract, full‑time working pattern.
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