Clinical Pharmacist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Colan; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Job summary

Petroc Group Practice is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist Independent Prescriber to join its rural dispensing GP team. You will conduct medication reviews, undertake independent prescribing, manage reconciliations, and support long-term condition management while advising clinicians and driving prescribing quality projects.

You will also oversee dispensary finances and margins and work autonomously alongside GPs and the PCN pharmacist to improve cost-effective prescribing and medicines safety.

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent and registration with GPhC.
• Qualified Independent Prescriber (IP) with current status.

Responsibilities

• Carry out medication reviews, structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
• Prescribe independently within professional competence.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation, including on hospital discharge.
• Manage patients with long‑term conditions and complex polypharmacy, including deprescribing.
• Provide expert medicines advice to GPs and the wider practice team.
• Support dispensary financial oversight, including prescribing expenditure and margins.
• Collaborate with the Dispensary Manager and practice team to improve dispensing performance.
• Monitor high‑risk drugs and prescribing safety.
• Support CQC readiness and medicines-management systems.
• Lead prescribing audits and quality-improvement projects.
• Support efficient repeat prescribing processes.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Prescribing safety

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Independent Prescriber (IP)

Job description

A Clinical Pharmacist Independent Prescriber post at Petroc Group Practice, a rural dispensing GP practice, working within its multidisciplinary team. The work combines medication reviews, independent prescribing, medicines reconciliation and long-term condition management with advice to clinicians and prescribing quality projects. Its distinct feature is a strategic remit over dispensary finances and sustainability alongside direct patient care, working autonomously beside GPs and the PCN pharmacist. Applicants need at least two years' primary care experience and independent prescriber qualification.

What the job involves

• Carry out medication reviews, structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation
• Prescribe independently
• Undertake medicines reconciliation, including on hospital discharge
• Manage patients with long-term conditions and complex polypharmacy, including appropriate deprescribing
• Provide expert medicines advice to GPs and the wider practice team
• Support oversight of dispensary finances, including prescribing expenditure, dispensing income, purchasing and margin
• Work with the Dispensary Manager, dispensing team, Practice Management Team and external support organisations such as DDS to improve dispensary performance and cost-effective prescribing
• Monitor high-risk drugs and maintain prescribing safety
• Improve medicines-related QOF performance
• Support CQC readiness and robust medicines-management systems
• Lead prescribing audits and quality-improvement projects
• Support efficient repeat prescribing processes

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent
• Qualified Independent Prescriber

Registration & licences

• Current GPhC registration

Experience

• Minimum two years' primary care or general practice experience

Skills & knowledge

• Strong knowledge of medicines optimisation and prescribing safety
• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary working skills
• Confident working autonomously within professional competence

Other

• Patient-focused and compassionate approach
• Professional, adaptable and resilient
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning
• Building positive working relationships across teams

Nice to have

• Experience of a dispensing GP practice
• Experience in QOF, clinical audit or CQC preparation
• Dispensary financial management experience
• Medicines-related quality improvement experience
• Familiarity with EMIS

What’s offered

• Opportunities for personal and professional development