Clinical Pharmacist

Pcdc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holiday package

Training & development

Job summary

Newgate Medical Group is seeking a clinically focused Pharmacist to join our supportive primary care team. You will work alongside GPs, nurses and other professionals to provide expert medicines management and patient-centred care within a busy practice.

You will conduct structured medication reviews, optimise therapies for long-term conditions and contribute to service development, NICE guidance adoption and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered pharmacist with ongoing professional development.
• To be enrolled in, or qualified from, CPPE pathways for prescribing in primary care.
• Experience in general practice prescribing and medicines optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-facing clinical pharmacy services as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Carry out structured medication reviews and optimise medicines for long-term conditions.
• Support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement initiatives.
• Lead medicines management processes and prescribing systems within the practice.
• Collaborate with GPs, community pharmacies and hospitals to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medication reviews

Long-term conditions

NICE guidance

Prescribing

Team collaboration

Education

GPhC registered pharmacist

Prescribing qualification (or in training)

CPPE clinical pharmacist training

Tools

Clinical IT systems

E-prescribing systems

Electronic health records

Job description

Newgate Medical Group

About Us

Newgate Medical Group (NMG) is a welcoming & busy single practice Primary Care Network (PCN) with over 30,000 patients. We have an established team of 9 GP Partners & a host of varied health professionals including pharmacists, nurses, ANP's, PA, Paramedics, Social Prescribing link worker, care co-ordinators & a large admin team. We offer a supportive team environment, training, pension and good holiday package for the right candidate.We are a forward thinking, supportive Practice that embraces new ideas and innovation with the aim of producing better patient outcomes and efficient ways of working. Our dedicated team is crucial to the success of the Practice and the service it provides to our patient population. Ongoing rigorous processes of evaluation and review inform every aspect of the services we provide, within each department, to ensure our high standards never slip. We aim to provide a good work life balance, support our staff to develop, feel engaged and part of the Newgate Medical Group team.This is an exiting time to join the team as we open our new Health and Wellbeing Hub that will benefit residents and patients across the area whilst developing our team further.If you believe in the importance & effectiveness of providing excellent service and support where NMG & our patients need it, we would love to hear from you.

Job Summary

Newgate Medical Group is searching for a Clinical Pharmacist to become part of a supportive, forward-thinking primary care team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. This is an exciting opportunity to use your clinical expertise to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of our diverse patient population while working alongside experienced GPs, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.As an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, contribute to service improvement initiatives and help shape the future of medicines optimisation within general practice. We are committed to supporting your professional development through clinical supervision, mentorship and ongoing learning opportunities.At Newgate Medical Group, we value collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about delivering safe, effective and evidence-based patient care and are looking for a rewarding role within a friendly and supportive practice, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will play a key role within our multidisciplinary primary care team, providing expert clinical pharmacy services to improve patient outcomes and support safe, effective prescribing. You will undertake structured medication reviews, manage long-term conditions, optimise medicines, and provide specialist advice to patients and healthcare professionals. Working closely with GPs, nurses, community pharmacies and secondary care, you will help ensure seamless medicines management across care settings. The role also includes supporting quality improvement initiatives, promoting evidence-based practice, contributing to service development, and providing education and support to colleagues. This is an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively within a supportive pharmacist network while making a meaningful difference to patient care.

Job Description/Responsibilities

The following key responsibilities in delivering health services at Newgate Medical Group. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide patient-facing clinical pharmacy services as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Assess, treat and prescribe within professional competence.
• Carry out structured medication reviews and optimise medicines for patients with long-term conditions and complex needs.
• Support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing.
• Manage repeat prescribing, medication monitoring and high-risk drug recalls.
• Respond to medicines-related queries from patients and healthcare professionals.
• Conduct medication reviews for newly registered patients, care home residents and housebound patients.
• Deliver long-term condition clinics and pharmaceutical consultations.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, community pharmacies, hospitals and wider healthcare teams.
• Lead on medicines management processes and prescribing systems.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with professional, legal and safeguarding requirements.
• Support clinical audit, service improvement and implementation of national guidance (including NICE).
• Supervise the safe storage, handling and disposal of medicines and vaccines.
• Participate in clinical supervision, mandatory training, appraisal and continuing professional development.
• Contribute to enhanced services, public health initiatives and clinical governance.
• Provide leadership, education and support to colleagues on medicines-related matters.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role as required.

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Clinical Pharmacist will:

• Support the delivery of QOF, QIPP, incentive schemes and other quality improvement initiatives.
• Review prescribing formularies, protocols and compliance.
• Improve the quality of medicines data and clinical coding.
• Deliver training, mentoring and medicines-related guidance to colleagues and students.
• Work with hospital and community pharmacy teams to improve medicines safety and continuity of care.
• Provide leadership and support to prescription and dispensary staff.
• Develop and share medicines information through newsletters, bulletins and education.
• Develop and maintain a specialist area of clinical expertise.
• Support digital models of care, including remote consultations and medication reviews.
• Undertake duties appropriate to the role and contribute to the effective delivery of the service.

Person Specification

Essential

• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians.
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Effective time management (planning and organising).
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion, and sensitivity.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.

Desirable

• Good clinical system IT knowledge.
• Plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
• Effectively utilise resources.

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registered pharmacist.
• To be enrolled in, or has qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways).
• Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification.
• Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any training.

Desirable

• Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Medicines management qualification
• Minor ailments certification
• MUR and repeat dispensing certification

Experience

Essential

• An appreciation of the nature of general practice and the nature of primary care prescribing, the concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.

Desirable

• Experience of managing pharmacy services in primary care.
• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
• Understanding of the mentorship process.
• Experience of working autonomously.

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.

Employer details

Employer nameNewgate Medical GroupAddressNewgate StreetWorksopS80 1HP