Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pulteney Practice is looking for Clinical Pharmacists to join their team in Bath, offering a mix of full-time and part-time opportunities. This role includes significant patient interaction and responsibilities focused on medication management within a supportive multi-disciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Must have UK professional registration.
• Experience as an Independent Prescriber is desirable.
• Excellent communication and clinical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary support for prescription and medication queries.
• Participate in patient-facing clinical medication reviews.
• Manage medicines safety and discharge management.

Skills

Clinical Medicines Advice

Patient Consultation

Medication Management

Education

UK Professional Registration

Independent Prescriber Qualification

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full time (or two part time) Clinical Pharmacists to join our team at The Pulteney Practice. under the PCN ARRS scheme.

We would consider either:

• a full time Independent Prescriber, OR
• two part time Pharmacists, one of which would need to be an Independent Prescriber. NB: we are unable to consider a full time post to a non prescriber at this stage

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder(s) will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice. Some face-to-face patient consultations will be required.

We are open to blended working (mix of home and on-site) but are unable to offer a fully remote post.

Please read the attached job description and person specification uploaded with the advert for a full overview.

The job includes the following responsibilities

• Management of Medicines Safety

• Patient facing long-term condition clinics
• Patient facing clinical medication review
• Patient facing and telephone medicines support
• Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
• Service development
• Quality Improvement exercises

About us

The Pulteney Practice is located in an elegant Grade I listed town house, right in the centre of the historic city of Bath, which boasts outstanding schools and top Universities. We also have a purpose-built modern health centre in the nearby village of Bathampton. We are a very happy and supportive 12,600 patient teaching practice of friendly GPs with a full complementary team of Allied Health Professionals and loyal administrative staff.

As we are a city centre Practice, the Council do not allow parking as Great Pulteney Street is reserved for resident permit holders.

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience up to £51,462 per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0890-25-0004

Job locations

35 Great Pulteney Street

Bath

BA2 4BY

Job description Job responsibilities

The successful post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice.

Job description Job responsibilities

The successful post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• See attached job description and person specification

Desirable

• See attached job description and person specification

Experience Essential

• See attached job description and person specification

Desirable

• See attached job description and person specification

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• See attached job description and person specification

Desirable

• See attached job description and person specification

Experience Essential

• See attached job description and person specification

Desirable

• See attached job description and person specification

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

The Pulteney Practice

Address

35 Great Pulteney Street

Bath

BA2 4BY

Employer's website

https://www.pulteney.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Pulteney Practice

Address

35 Great Pulteney Street

Bath

BA2 4BY

Employer's website

https://www.pulteney.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)