Clinical Pharmacist

in Somerset; Frome; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Frome Medical Practice is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join our Medicines Management Team at a single-site practice serving nearly 30,000 patients in Frome and surrounding areas.

You will optimise medicines safety through reviews, support annual QOF targets, and participate in developing new services alongside GPs, Nurses, and other health professionals. The role includes a duty pharmacist rotation and one monthly evening clinic.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and reviewing general medicine optimisation for long-term conditions.
• Experience in medication reviews and chronic disease management.
• NHS Primary Care experience preferred.
• Degree in Pharmacy and GPhC registration are essential.

Responsibilities

• Medicines management optimisation and safety within the team.
• Structured medication reviews and chronic disease reviews with patients face to face or on the telephone.
• Reduce problematic polypharmacy and improve prescribing safety.
• Review repeat prescribing policies and actions as needed.
• Manage the repeat prescribing process and ensure timely renewals.
• Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge and care transitions.

Skills

Medication reviews

Chronic disease management

General medicine optimisation

IT systems knowledge

Education

Degree in Pharmacy

GPhC registration

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist - Frome Medical Practice

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Frome Medical Practice a single site Practice and Primary Care Network with just under 30000 patients who live in the attractive market town of Frome and its surrounding village. You will be working within our team of enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians to support patient care along with the wider team of highly skilled GPs, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physiotherapist and Health Coaches.

Frome Medical Practice is a recognised Learning Organisation with a strong focus on education and development our Medicines Management Team have supported a PreRegistration Pharmacy Technician to qualification, and are hoping to soon welcome Foundation Trainee Pharmacists to our team too. We are based in a fantastic purpose-built centre and are colocated with adult mental health services, district nurses, and independent pharmacy, with our local community hospital next door. We are national award winners for our work in sustainability and Green Impact initiatives, our Medicines Management Team won the national Greener PCPA Award in 2024. We have been part of the PCN Pilot Programme working with NHSE which provides exciting opportunities to shape and develop clinical pathways.

As part of our Medicines Management Team, you will be responsible for optimising and ensuring the safety of our patients medication through medication reviews, chronic disease reviews, repeat prescribing, and medicines management following discharge from hospital. You will support the practice in achieving annual QOF and IIF targets, ICB prescribing incentive measures and conducting audits/quality improvement projects. You will be on a rotation as duty pharmacist, managing daily queries and urgent prescription requests, and would be expected to work one evening clinic per month. You would be part of a group of pharmacists and GPs who are keen to develop new services and enjoy project working alongside routine clinics. Recent examples include piloting an MDT for medication reviews for housebound patients, and a Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic pharmacist chronic disease clinic.

Main responsibilities

• Playing a key role in our Medicines Management Team to ensure medicines management optimisation and safety. This will include multidisciplinary working with other clinical teams.
• Undertaking structured medication reviews and chronic disease reviews with patient face to face and on the telephone, making autonomous decisions about patients medication and treatment plans.
• Championing the reduction of problematic polypharmacy, which is one our key outcomes as a Green Impact Practice.
• Reviewing and actioning any necessary changes to repeat prescribing and medicines management policies.
• Managing repeat prescribing process.
• Reconciling medicines following discharge from hospital, intermediate care and into care homes.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of planning, management, monitoring, advising and reviewing general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
• Experience of medication reviews
• Experience in the management of chronic disease
• Previous NHS Primary Care Experience

Personal qualities & attributes

Essential

• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills

Skills & knowledge

Essential

• Problem solving
• Knowledge of IT systems

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with the GPhC
• A degree in Pharmacy

Desirable

• Non-medical prescriber qualification, or working towards this