Clinical Pharmacist

Intelligent Prescribing Solutions Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Intelligent Prescribing Solutions Ltd is seeking a part-time clinical pharmacist to join a small team in County Durham. The role involves 30 hours per week over 4 days, with responsibilities including SMRs, medicines optimisation, and contributing to quality improvement.

You will work closely with GPs, practice staff and wider healthcare teams, maintaining high standards of patient care. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be able to

Qualifications

• MPharm degree is essential.
• GPhC registration is required.
• Experience working in a GP practice is essential.
• Familiarity with GP practice clinical systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs).
• Manage and optimise medicines for patients with long-term conditions.
• Lead on repeat prescribing processes and medication monitoring systems.
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement.
• Support medicines optimisation schemes and local/national guidelines.
• Prescribe safely within scope as an Independent Prescriber.
• Collaborate with GPs and practice staff to improve patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

MPharm Degree

GPhC registration

GP practice experience

GP practice clinical systems

Job description

Job summary Intelligent Prescribing Solutions Ltd is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and patient focused clinical pharmacist to join our small team in County Durham. This is a part-time post for 30 hours per week over 4 days. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be a team player. These skills will be essential to build and maintain positive and effective relationships with patients, GP's, practice staff and the wider healthcare teams. You will be organised, proactive and be able to work independently managing a varied workload with competing priorities and pressures.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct Structured Medication Reviews (SMR's)
• Manage and optimise medicines for patients with long term conditions
• Support patients with complex medication needs
• participate in clinical audit
• Support relevant elements of QOF
• Support relevant medicines optimisation schemes.
• implementation of local and national guidelines
• Lead on repeat prescribing processes and medication monitoring systems
• Lead on MHRA safety alerts and drug safety updates

About us Intelligent Prescribing Solutions is led by a team of pharmacy professionals who hold contracts with various North East PCN's and practices to provide pharmacy support.

Job responsibilities

Medicines Optimisation

• Promote safe, cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing.
• Support implementation of local and national prescribing guidance.
• Monitor prescribing data and identify opportunities for quality improvement.
• Lead on repeat prescribing processes and medication monitoring systems.
• Respond to MHRA alerts, drug safety updates, and national guidance.
• Assist in maintaining and reviewing practice formularies.

Clinical Practice

• Conduct annual medication reviews.
• Manage and optimise medicines for patients with long-term conditions.
• Support patients with complex medication needs.
• Prescribe safely within individual scope of practice as an Independent Prescriber.
• Identify, manage, and reduce risks associated with medicines.
• Signpost patients to the most appropriate healthcare professional as required.

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

• Identify patients at risk from inappropriate prescribing.
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement projects.
• Support achievement of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and locally commissioned targets.
• Contribute to medicines-related significant event reviews and learning.

Multidisciplinary Working

• Work closely with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, community pharmacists, care homes, and secondary care teams.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings where appropriate.
• Provide specialist medicines advice to the wider practice team & deliver medicines-related education to practice staff.
• Support the development of prescribing knowledge across the wider clinical team.

Leadership and Service Development

• Contribute to the development and implementation of pharmacy-led services.
• Support the Practice in delivering strategic objectives relating to medicines optimisation.
• Analyse and interpret prescribing and medicines management data.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement in service delivery.

Professional Responsibilities

• Adhere to GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals.
• Work within professional competencies and scope of practice.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with GDPR requirements.
• Comply with all safeguarding, infection prevention, health and safety, and information governance policies.
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of the role.
• Participate in appraisal and mandatory training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm Degree
• Current registration with GPC
• Experience of working within a GP practice
• Experience of GP practice clinical systems

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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).