GP Pharmacist - BARNET PCN2
Bromley by Bow Health Partnership
Barnet, EN4 8QZ · London, NW9 7DG
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative award-winning organisation, integrating the clinical skills of a pharmacist into the general pract...
Qualifications & Experience essential for the role
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience with at least 2 years in General Practice
- Certificate in Non-medical prescribing
- Experience of using prescribing qualification in General Practice
- Evidence of further education in clinical pharmacy e.g. Completion of NHS Pathway Training for Practice Pharmacists or a Clinical Pharmacy Diploma (to apply for exemption from the NHS pathway training)
Successful candidates will be part of a team of GL@GP PBPs who meet 2-3 times a month to train together and to learn from and support each other.
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The post holder is an experienced general practice pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supported and working alongside a team of GreenLight pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by practice GPs and the GL@GP Director who will develop, manage and mentor them.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical pharmacy leadership for the practice, taking responsibility for, and not limited to, Structured Medication Reviews, areas of chronic disease management, medicines optimisation, quality improvement, the quality and outcomes framework and other enhanced services.
The post holder will be responsible for leading, training and coordinating the work of less experienced pharmacy professionals to proactively and competently manage repeat prescribing systems, deal with acute prescription requests and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care, if necessary putting in place systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practices.
The post holder will provide support to practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries, ensuring integration with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage GP workload.
The role is pivotal to improving quality of care and operational efficiencies and so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
- Patient facing * Clinical Medication Reviews
- Patient facing* care home medication reviews
- Patient facing* domiciliary clinical medication review
- Patient facing* medicines support
- Telephone medicines support
- Medicine information to practice staff and patients
- Unplanned hospital admissions
- Documents management
- Repeat prescribing
- Signposting
- Risk stratification
- Service development
- Information management
- Medicines quality improvement
- Medicines safety
- Education and Training
- Public health
- Due to Covid risks patient facing will largely involve managing patients remotely i.e. by phone or video link.
Required skills and attributes
- Ability to develop collaborative working relationships
- Clinical knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Leadership experience
- Management experience
- Education, Training and Development
- Research and Evaluation
Green Light is an independent employee owned Group providing GP Practice Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy, Education & Training and Consultancy services.
The GL@GP team is led by a pharmacist, Sharon Hart, who in addition to having experience in a variety of pharmacy sectors, also has experience of leadership development/training and change management. Sharon works to support individual and team development and growth. GL@GP Pharmacists have access to this support and the opportunity to develop their non-clinical skills through formal and informal mentoring and coaching.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent training e.g. NHS Pathway training for PBPs Independent prescriber
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Education & Training qualification
Experience
Essential
- Working as a pharmacist in General Practice full time (or equivalent) for more than 2 years as a Practice Based Pharmacist
- Experience of: teaching & training, clinical supervision and mentoring and coaching for change
- Leadership of other healthcare professionals, particularly pharmacists
- Management of self and others to achieve goals and targets
Desirable
- Experience of working across a range of pharmacy settings
- Experience of leading and developing multidisciplinary clinical teams
Registration
Essential
- Professional Registration
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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