Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist

Haringey GP Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Haringey GP Federation in London seeks a Lead Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join a practice-based team. The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship, and medicines safety within general practice.

The role includes conducting clinical medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, supporting prescription queries, and coordinating with community and hospital pharmacy to improve patient outcomes and access to care.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Post-graduate clinical diploma level or equivalent training/experience or Independent prescriber.

Responsibilities

• Medication reviews for older people with frailty and polypharmacy.
• Reconcile medicines on discharge from hospital and support transfers of care.
• Provide medicines optimisation advice to practice staff and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support repeat prescriptions, medication queries, and safer prescribing systems.
• Train and supervise staff in therapeutics and medicines optimisation.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Clinical leadership

Antimicrobial stewardship

GP team collaboration

Education

MPharm or equivalent

GPhC registration

Post-graduate clinical diploma or Independent prescriber

Tools

GP systems

Job description

Hoursof work

Fulltime (37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday)

Responsibleto

Band 8bLead Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Accountableto

Band 8bLead Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Location

Practicebased role location to be determined

InterviewDate

TBC

Budgetaryresponsibility ?

No

LineManagement Responsibility ?

No

PayGrade

7

Main duties of the job

The postholder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries,supporting and working alongside a team in general practice. In this role theywill be supported by a senior clinical pharmacist who will develop, manage andmentor them and by a GP who will provide clinical supervision.

To provideclinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement as wellas managing aspects of medicines safety and antimicrobial stewardship.

To work aspart of a multidisciplinary team in a patient facing role and takeresponsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice andundertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients withcomplex polypharmacy.

The postholder will provide primary support to general practice staff for prescriptionand medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription systemand medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for saferprescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressingboth public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice (s).

The post holder will ensure that the practiceintegrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix,improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manageworkload.

About us

Haringey GP Federation is a dynamic and growing organisation working in partnership with GP practices across the diverse borough of Haringey, north London.

Our role is to support and enable general practice by developing and delivering services that complement core GP work, creating opportunities for shared learning and innovation, and helping practices respond to the evolving needs of patients and the wider health system.

We work in close partnership with practices, clinicians and system partners to co-design services, pilot new approaches, and build capacity across primary care. Through clinical programmes, workforce development and operational support, our aim is to add value in ways that are practical, respectful and aligned with the priorities of our member practices. Were proud of the strong relationships we've built across the health and care system grounded in mutual respect, shared goals, and a commitment to delivering excellent care together.

Our work has been recognised nationally, including commendations at the HSJ Awards for our leadership and service delivery.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you are applying for a role with us under the Disability Confident scheme, please let us know by email at [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

Medication review for Older People with FrailtyUndertake clinical medication reviews with patients (including patients in care homes) and produce recommendations for the GP on prescribing and monitoring.

Management of medicines at discharge from hospital.To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.

To support the care closer to home integrated networksSet up and manage systems to identify and support high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those on 4+ medicines or unplanned admissions).

Provide advice on medicines optimisation and

develop personalised care plans.

Long-term condition clinics, e.g. DiabetesSee patients with single medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Make recommendations to GPs for medicine improvements.

Clinical advice and expertise on medicines to practice staff, multidisciplinary teams and patientsAnswers all medicine--related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff and patients with queries about medicines.

Signposting to community pharmacy for management of minor illness, medicines use reviews, new medicines service and other locally commissioned service.

Referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals, where appropriate.

Training & supervisionProvide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics, medicines optimisation, consultation skills and motivational interviewing.

Support networks for the clinical pharmacists in the local health economy: community pharmacists; hospital and CCG prescribing advisers.

To support the RPS Faculty development for clinical pharmacists.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post-graduate clinical diploma level or equivalent training/experience or Independent prescriber

Experience

• Experience working in primary care
• Familiarity with GP systems
• Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience of motivational interviewing and able to train other
• staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.