Clinical Pharmacist

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS GP surgery in London is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care and support medication management. This part-time role requires expertise in clinical pharmacy, effective communication, and a commitment to collaborative care within a multi-disciplinary team. If you are dedicated to improving patient health outcomes and enjoy a dynamic healthcare environment, this opportunity allows you to make a meaningful impact while working flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience with EMIS and general practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured medication reviews.
• Oversee repeat prescriptions and patient consultations.
• Support chronic disease management with GPs and nurses.

Skills

Clinical Expertise

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy

Tools

EMIS

Job description

We are looking for Clinical Pharmacist to work with ClaremontClinic.

***PART-TIME ROLE, IDEALLY WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY, 9AM TO 5PM WITH 30 MINUTES UNPAID LUNCH (22.5 HOURS)***

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated experiencedgeneral practice prescribing pharmacist who is committed to developingknowledge and skills to improve patient care in general practice.

You will be responsible for their clinical competencies aspart of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicinesmanagement, provide face to face medication reviews, manage long termconditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for saferprescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation,acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and socialcare needs of patients in the GP practice.

You will have a chance to make a difference every day anddeliver exceptional service.

Main duties of the job

Core Responsibilities:

• Medication Reviews:Conduct structured medication reviews to ensure safe, effective, and appropriate use of medicinesespecially for patients with long-term conditions or those on multiple medications.
• Prescribing & Deprescribing:Initiate, adjust, or stop medications under supervision or as an independent prescriber.
• Repeat Prescription Management:Oversee repeat prescriptions, checking for drug interactions, duplications, and adherence issues.
• Support for Chronic Disease Management:Work alongside GPs and nurses to manage conditions like hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and COPD.
• Patient Consultations:Provide face-to-face or telephone reviews to discuss medication concerns, side effects, or lifestyle advice.
• Clinical Audits & Safety Monitoring:Monitor prescribing trends, support audits, and promote safe prescribing practices.
• Staff Support & Education:Act as a resource for other healthcare staff, offering advice on medications and contributing to in-practice training.

This role reduces GP workload, improves patient outcomes, and enhances prescribing safety across the practice.

About us

Claremont Clinic is a well-established NHS GP surgery, located in the heart of Forest Gate and has been serving the local community since its founding in 1951.

Claremont Clinic is renowned for fostering a supportive and collaborative working environment. The clinic's team compromises of over 20 professionals including GPs, nurses, pharmacist, physician associates, social prescriber and administrative staff. The diverse team works cohesively to deliver high-quality care to a patient base of approximately 11,000 individuals.

The clinic's leadership maintains an open and transparent approach to safety, and employees can expect a fulfilling and rewarding experience. The clinic's proactive approach to feedback and continuous improvement indicates a workplace that values staff input and development.

In summary, Claremont Clinic offers a vibrant and supportive work environment where team members are valued and encouraged to grow professionally. The clinic's dedication to high standards of care and continuous improvement creates a dynamic setting for healthcare professionals seeking to make a meaningful impact.

Job responsibilities

• Clinical
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in apatient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expertknowledge of medicines for specific disease areas
• Be responsible for the care management ofpatients with chronic diseases undertake clinical medication reviews toproactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly,people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD andasthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism
• Provide specialist expertise in the use ofmedicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social careneeds of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities
• Provide leadership on person-centred medicinesoptimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserveantibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and qualityimprovement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework andenhanced services
• Through structured medication reviews, supportpatients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste andpromote self-care
• Have a role in supporting further integration ofgeneral practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community andhospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access tohealthcare and help manage general practice workload
• Develop relationships and work closely withother pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social caresystem
• Take a central role in the clinical aspects ofshared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison withspecialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriateantipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with communitypharmacists and anticoagulation
• Be part of a professional clinical network andhave access to appropriate clinical supervision
• High risk drug monitoring, and involved inaudits, set by CCG or towards borough wide aims and targets. Run searches forlocal and national medication alerts/shortages.

LTC Management

• See (where appropriate) patients with single ormultiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD,asthma).
• Review the on-going need for each medicine, areview of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with theirmedicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e.medicines optimisation)
• Make appropriate recommendations to SeniorPharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement

Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments

• Managing caseload of patients withcommon/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practiceand limits of competence.
• Signposting to community pharmacy and referringto GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate Patient facingmedicines support

Medicines support to patients

• Provide patient clinics for those withquestions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice
• To reconcile medicines following discharge fromhospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying andrectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community
• Pharmacists to ensure patients receive themedicines they need post discharge
• Set up and manage systems to ensure continuityof medicines supply to high risk groups of patients (e.g.those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).

Medicines support to practice staff

• Answers relevant medicine-relatedenquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g.community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines.
• Suggesting and recommending solutions.
• Providing follow up for patients to monitor theeffect of any changes
• Do appropriate database searches, in keepingMHRA and NICE alerts/ guidance to support safe patient care.

Signposting

• Ensure that patients are referred to theappropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within anappropriate period e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acuteconditions, long term condition reviews etc

Repeat prescribing

• Produce and implement a practice repeatprescribing policy.
• Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisationprocess by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewingmedicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review.
• Ensure patients have appropriate monitoringtests in place when required.
• Identification of cohorts of patients at highrisk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches.
• This might include risks that are patientrelated, medicine related, or both
• Contribute pharmaceutical advice for thedevelopment and implementation of new services that have medicinal components(e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets
• Comply with local medicines managementrequirements.
• Undertake clinical audits of prescribing inareas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes inconjunction with the practice team.
• Present audit findings to improve servicedelivery as appropriate.
• Implement changes to medicines that result fromMHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance

Care Quality Commission

• Work with the general practice team to ensurethe practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

Public health

• To support public health campaigns.
• To provide specialist knowledge on all publichealth programmes available to the general public.

Collaborative Working Relationships

• Recognises the roles of other colleagues withinthe primary care network and their role to patient care
• Demonstrates use of appropriate communication togain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior andpeer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g.CCGs)
• Demonstrates ability to work as a member of ateam
• Can recognise personal limitations and refer tomore appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
• Actively work toward developing and maintainingeffective working relationships both within and outside the practice andlocality
• Foster and maintain strong links with allservices across locality
• Explores the potential for collaborative workingand takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships
• Demonstrates ability to integrate generalpractice with community and hospital pharmacy teams
• Liaises with CCG pharmacists and Heads ofMedicines Management/ Optimisation to benefit from peer support
• Liaises with other stakeholders as needed forthe collective benefit of patients including but not limited to Patients, GP,nurses and other practice staff
• Other healthcare professionals including PCNpharmacy technicians, social prescribers, physician associates, dentists,health and social care teams and dieticians etc.

Leadership

• Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy rolein governance and can implement this appropriately within the workplace.
• Demonstrate understanding of, and contributesto, the workplace vision Engages with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) andinvolves PPGs in development of the role and practices
• Demonstrates ability to improve quality withinlimitations of service - Have basic knowledge of Quality Improvement (QI)Methodology.
• Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plansto achieve results within priorities set by others.
• Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achievegoals
• Promotes diversity and equality in peoplemanagement techniques and leads by example

Management

• Demonstrate understanding of the implications ofnational priorities for the team and/or service
• Demonstrate understanding of the process foreffective resource utilisation
• Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to,relevant standards of practice
• Demonstrates ability to identify and resolverisk management issues according to policy/protocol

Job Limitations

At no time should the post holder work at a level outsidetheir level of competence. If the post holder has concerns regarding this, theymust discuss immediately with the supervising GP. All junior staff thereforehave a responsibility to inform those supervising their duties, if they are notcompetent to perform a duty.

This job description is intended as a guide to the mainduties of the post and is not intended to be a prescriptive document. Dutiesand base of work may change to meet the needs of the service or because of theintroduction of new technology. This job description may be reviewed from timeto time and changed, after consultation with the postholder.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience with EMIS
• Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams community groups
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports

Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.
• Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management

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.