Clinical Pharmacist

• Undertake structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation to improve patient outcomes safety and adherence.
• Provide clinical advice to GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team on prescribing and medicines-related issues.
• Support the management of patients with long-term conditions, including medication review, monitoring and follow-up.
• Identify and manage medication-related risks, including interactions, adverse effects, contraindications and inappropriate prescribing.
• Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and changes in care.
• Provide patients with clear advice and counselling on their medicines, promoting adherence and shared decision-making.
• Support safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing in line with NICE guidance, local formularies and practice policies.
• Contribute to repeat prescribing, medicines safety, clinical audits, quality improvement and prescribing reviews.
• Work collaboratively with community and hospital pharmacy teams and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with professional, legal, confidentiality and information governance requirements.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical governance and service development.
• Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development and work within GPhC standards and scope of practice.

• Undertake structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation to improve patient outcomes, safety and adherence.
• Provide clinical advice to GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team on prescribing and medicines-related issues.
• Support the management of patients with long-term conditions, including medication review, monitoring and follow-up.
• Identify and manage medication-related risks, including interactions, adverse effects, contraindications and inappropriate prescribing.
• Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and changes in care.
• Provide patients with clear advice and counselling regarding their medicines, promoting adherence and shared decision-making.
• Support safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing in line with NICE guidance, local formularies and practice policies.
• Contribute to repeat prescribing, medicines safety, clinical audits, quality improvement and prescribing reviews.
• Work collaboratively with community pharmacy, secondary care and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with professional, legal, confidentiality and information governance requirements.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical governance and service development.
• Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development and work within GPhC standards and scope of practice.
• Where appropriately qualified, undertake independent prescribing and clinical assessment within the individuals competence.
• Ad hoc duties

Essential

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Relevant experience in GP practice or a strong understanding of the clinical pharmacist role in general practice.
• Sound clinical knowledge of medicines optimisation, prescribing and management of long-term conditions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Confident clinical decision-making skills and the ability to work autonomously within professional competence.
• Ability to identify and manage medication-related risks and promote patient safety.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage workload and competing priorities.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to patient-centred care, equality, confidentiality and safeguarding.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to maintaining clinical competence.
• Good IT skills and experience using electronic clinical/prescribing systems.

Desirable

• ndependent Prescriber qualification.
• Experience of conducting structured medication reviews and supporting patients with long-term conditions.
• Experience in medicines reconciliation, clinical audits and quality improvement.
• Experience working collaboratively with community pharmacy and secondary care.
• Understanding of NICE guidance, local formularies and NHS medicines optimisation priorities.
• Experience of providing education or training to healthcare professionals or practice staff.

Essential

• Essential
• Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent pharmacy qualification.
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy, Primary Care Pharmacy or a related clinical discipline.
• Independent Prescriber qualification
• Relevant postgraduate training or accreditation in primary care/clinical pharmacy.
• Additional training in areas such as medicines optimisation, prescribing, long-term condition management or clinical assessment.