Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Croydon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical practice in Croydon seeks an experienced clinical pharmacist to enhance medicines optimisation services. The role involves clinical reviews, managing chronic diseases, and working within a supportive multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in primary care and strong leadership skills, contributing to improving patient care and operational efficiency.

Benefits

6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

NHS pension

MDU cover

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC.
• Experience as a clinical pharmacist for at least 2 years.
• Knowledge of acute and chronic conditions in general practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy.
• Support general practice staff with prescription queries.
• Lead medicines optimisation and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Decision-making

Clinical care

Education

GPhC registered pharmacist

CPPE Primary Care pharmacy education pathway

Independent prescribing qualification (in progress)

Job description

We are seeking to recruit an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our group of PCN pharmacists. We are a 5 practice PCN (Birdhurst Medical Practice, Friends Road Medical Practice, Haling Park Medical Practice, Stovell House Surgery and Violet Lane Medical Practice) with a PCN population of 37,000. Each practice is assigned their own pharmacist; this role is to be based at Violet Lane Medical Practice exclusively.

We are seeking a friendly and reliable clinical pharmacist, preferably with previous experience of working in primary care, to develop and manage medicines optimisation services within Violet Lane Medical Practice. Ideally you will have already completed your CPPE course and preferably your independent prescribers course.

Main duties of the job

A willing and supportive team player, keen to embed as a critical clinical member of our practice team.

A keenness to contribute towards the ongoing and continued quality improvement of services while supporting business, staff development and sustainability.

A self-motivated individual with great interpersonal skills who can demonstrate sound decision-making.

A person who can demonstrate excellent standards of clinical care and treatment with continued professional development.

Salary is highly competitive and dependent on experience. Additionally, you will enjoy 6 weeks annual leave per year (pro rata), statutory bank holidays, access to the NHS pension and MDU cover.

About us

Violet Lane Medical Practice is an organised and well-established practice at the heartland of its community in South Croydon, with a patient list size of c. 11,000. We are a forward-thinking practice looking to develop and innovate to ensure high quality patient care is maintained and health inequalities are tackled. Staff are hard-working whilst also maintaining a positive and supportive environment to work within our modern premises. Our recent staff survey show that our staff would recommend working here.

We have fully embraced the best of the digital offerings to enhance both our patient care, as well as our work efficiencies. We use EMIS, the full Accurx package including total triage, Docman and Ardens.

At Violet Lane we have a strong team ethos, and we want to support all our team to develop their skills as we strive to continually improve quality of care and patient experience.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside the clinical team. At Violet Lane we have another part time pharmacist as well as a prescription clerk and are looking for a leader of this team.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and 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 patients in the GP practice(s).

The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

The post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become an independent prescriber if not completed already.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GPhC registered pharmacist
• CPPE Primary Care pharmacy education pathway
• Hold or be working towards a GPhC independent prescribing qualification

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years working as a clinical pharmacist in a primary care setting
• Experience and awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Awareness around shared care prescribing

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.

Depending on experienceCompetitive, dependant on Experience and Qualifications