Clinical Pharmacist

Forest Health Group; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bracknell is seeking a proactive Clinical Pharmacist to enhance medicines optimization and patient safety. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive polypharmacy reviews and adjusting prescriptions for specific patient needs. Ideal candidates will have strong clinical knowledge in primary care pharmacy and excellent communication skills. This position offers the chance to work within a multidisciplinary team focused on improving patients' health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical knowledge and experience in primary care pharmacy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage clinical priorities.
• Familiarity with EMIS or similar clinical systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive polypharmacy reviews to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based prescribing.
• Identify and implement alternative medications when standard options are unavailable.
• Adjust prescriptions to alternative formulations for patient-specific needs.
• Provide cover for LTC pharmacist duties during periods of leave.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Independence in managing clinical priorities

Familiarity with EMIS or similar systems

Education

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will play a key role in medicines optimisation, patient safety, and continuity of care, particularly in the context of long-term condition (LTC) management and polypharmacy.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct comprehensive polypharmacy reviews to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based prescribing.
• Identify and implement alternative medications when standard options are unavailable, including liaison with specialists as needed.
• Adjust prescriptions to alternative formulations e.g., liquid forms to meet patient-specific needs.
• Provide cover for LTC pharmacist duties during periods of leave, including: reviewing incoming blood test results related to LTC reviews; actioning results in line with practice protocols and clinical guidelines.

About us

Forest Health Group are a unitary practice Primary Care Network (PCN) in Bracknell, operating across four sites. We have a varied clinical and non-clinical multi-disciplinary team, working hard and innovatively to create improved health outcomes for our patients.

Job responsibilities

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will play a key role in medicines optimisation, patient safety, and continuity of care, particularly in the context of long-term condition (LTC) management and polypharmacy.

• Conduct comprehensive polypharmacy reviews to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based prescribing.
• Identify and implement alternative medications when standard options are unavailable, including liaison with specialists as needed.
• Adjust prescriptions to alternative formulations e.g., liquid forms to meet patient-specific needs.
• Provide cover for LTC pharmacist duties during periods of leave, including: reviewing incoming blood test results related to LTC reviews; actioning results in line with practice protocols and clinical guidelines.

Essential Skills & Attributes

• Strong clinical knowledge and experience in primary care pharmacy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage clinical priorities.
• Familiarity with EMIS or similar clinical systems is desirable.

Contact Details for Interested Applicants

Forest Health Group

Contact Person: Emma Hallt

Email: [e-mail]

Person Specification

Experience

• Strong clinical knowledge and experience in primary care pharmacy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage clinical priorities.
• Familiarity with EMIS or similar clinical systems is desirable.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

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.