Clinical Pharmacist

• Undertake structured medication reviews and optimise prescribing to improve patient outcomes and ensure the safe and effective use of medicines.
• Manage long-term conditions within your scope of practice, including providing advice, treatment and prescribing where appropriately qualified to do so.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and identify opportunities to improve patient care and reduce medicines-related risk.
• Support the management of repeat prescribing systems, high-risk drug monitoring and medicines safety initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals to provide patient-centred care and improve service delivery.
• Respond to medication queries from patients and clinicians, providing expert pharmaceutical advice and support.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects, clinical audits and achievement of contractual and quality targets.
• Promote health and wellbeing through patient education, shared decision-making and supporting patients to self-manage their conditions.

• Undertake structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
• Manage patients with long-term conditions within scope of practice.
• Prescribe medication as an Independent Prescriber (where applicable).
• Conduct clinics and consultations for medication-related issues.
• Support patients to improve adherence and understanding of their medicines.

• Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge.
• Monitor high-risk medicines and ensure appropriate follow-up.
• Identify and reduce prescribing risks and medication errors.
• Support compliance with medicines management policies and best practice guidance.

• Manage and authorise repeat prescriptions in line with practice protocols.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice to clinicians and practice staff.
• Review prescribing against local and national guidance to improve quality and cost-effectiveness.

• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, PCN staff and external healthcare providers.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case discussions.
• Liaise with secondary care colleagues regarding medication-related issues.

• Lead and participate in clinical audits and quality improvement projects.
• Support achievement of QOF, IIF and other contractual requirements.
• Analyse prescribing data and identify opportunities for service development.

• Provide medicines-related education and training to practice staff.
• Maintain professional registration and continuing professional development.
• Support the development of pharmacy services within the practice and Primary Care Network.

• Independent Prescriber qualification (or working towards).
• Experience of clinical pharmacy practice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Sound clinical knowledge and decision-making skills.
• Confident use of clinical systems and digital healthcare technology.

• Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• Nursing Team
• Practice Management Team
• PCN Colleagues
• Community Pharmacy Teams
• Secondary Care Providers

Essential

• Master's Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Independent Prescriber qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).

Essential

• Experience working as a clinical pharmacist in primary care, general practice, PCN, community pharmacy or secondary care.
• Experience of medicines optimisation and undertaking medication reviews.
• Experience of managing patients with long-term conditions.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement or service development activities.