Clinical Pharmacist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Henley-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Nettlebed Surgery is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our team 3 days per week. The role focuses on medication reviews, prescribing support, and medicines management within a GP practice setting.

You will dispense and manage prescriptions, provide patient education, and collaborate with clinicians to optimise long-term care. The position offers part-time hours in a patient-centred, community-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Pharmacist registered with the GPhC.
• Experience in primary care or general practice.
• Dispensing experience and willingness to support dispensary operations.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload.
• Experience using EMIS clinical system.
• Experience in dispensing GP practice.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
• Manage repeat prescriptions and medication queries.
• Support safe prescribing and medicines management.
• Dispense prescribed medications accurately and safely.
• Collaborate with medical professionals to optimise therapy.
• Lead medicines management initiatives and audits.
• Maintain accurate patient medication records.
• Educate patients on proper medication use.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Education

GPhC registered Pharmacist

Primary care/GP practice experience

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Nettlebed Surgery is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our team 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medication reviews and medicines optimisation
• Manage repeat prescriptions and medication queries
• Support safe prescribing and medicines management
• Help in the dispensary with dispensing and medication management
• Provide advice on prescribing and cost-effective prescribing
• Support audits and medicines safety initiatives
• Dispense prescribed medications accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with all safety protocols.
• Collaborate closely with medical professionals to optimise medication therapy plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate documentation of all medication-related activities.
• Educate patients on proper medication use, storage, and disposal to promote adherence and safety., Responsible for supporting the partners in implementing effective medicine management within the practices, identifying areas for improvement, and initiating and managing change., Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance.
• Lead the prescribing teams in best prescribing practice for long term condition management with a view to improving the quality of patient care with cost effective solutions.
• Patient / clinical services Provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.
• Provide long term condition management services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, in line with care and support planning principles.
• Assist partners with the appropriate monitoring and management of their prescribing budgets.
• Help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.
• Responsibility for administration To provide regular support and feedback to practice on prescribing action plans To produce quarterly reports on practice progress to the lead GP for medicines management To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practices clinical computer systems, including advice given and action taken.
• To advise the primary health care team on the safe and secure handling of controlled drugs and other medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Health & safety: The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Pharmacist registered with the GPhC
• Experience working in primary care or general practice
• Dispensing experience and willingness to support dispensary operations
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload
• Experience using EMIS clinical system
• Experience in dispensing GP practice

Nettlebed Surgery is a well-established, purpose-built practice serving approximately 4,000 patients within a five-mile radius. We pride ourselves on maintaining a traditional, patient-centred approach while adapting to the evolving needs of general practice.