Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Orpington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Orpington is seeking a part-time pharmacist to provide clinical care and lead medication management. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient safety and ensure effective prescribing. Candidates should possess a relevant master's degree and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. The position offers flexible working in a supportive environment that promotes staff development.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent qualification pre 2002.
• Current UK professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical/community pharmacy or equivalent additional experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice on safe prescribing and administration of medicines.
• Conduct medication assessments and reviews for identified patients.
• Resolve prescription issues with healthcare professionals.
• Lead repeat prescription services.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Medication management

Patient assessment

Education

Masters degree in pharmacy

Current UK professional registration

Job description

Job Summary

The Orpington Primary Care Network is a group of general practice surgeries in the outer London suburbs. We currently have twenty eight staff including a team of eight clinical pharmacists and four pharmacy technicians led by a Lead Clinical Pharmacist and are looking to expand the team. We are looking for a 0.6WTE part time pharmacist.

Main duties of the job

• Provide professional advice and support on the safe prescribing, handling and administration of medicines. This includes support regarding development and implementation of medicines management processes and policies.
• Lead on the medicines aspects relating to the care of patients to optimise medicines, reduce medicines-related risks and improve adherence to taking medicines by carrying out medication assessments and reviews in identified patients.
• Resolve day-to-day medicines and prescription issues with healthcare professionals
• Help patients to manage their conditions
• Lead repeat prescription services and deal with queries from staff and patients
• Present to patients any changes to prescribing in line with NICE, best practice or in response to prescribing alerts
• Advise patients of the adverse side effect of medication and potential interaction with other medication/treatments
• Rationalise repeat prescriptions lists to avoid waste and duplication
• Provide reviews to those patients with LTCs or complex health needs, including drug monitoring and risk versus benefit.
• Provide both face to face and digital appointments to practice patients
• Contribute to the management of the prescribing budget through the promotion of safe, cost effective rational prescribing
• Contribute to minimising the harms associated with the use of medicines, for example by deprescribing
  
  

About Us

The Orpington Primary Care Network is a group of general practice surgeries in the outer London suburbs. We currently have over 40 staff including a team of Clinical Pharmacists and are looking to expand the team. Training and clinical supervision is provided in a supportive environment where we are keen to promote staff development.

Details

Date posted

21 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0424-25-0003

Job locations

Green Street Green Medical Centre

21 High Street

Green Street Green

Orpington

Kent

BR6 6BG

Job Description

Job responsibilities

An Orpington PCN pharmacist will provide clinical care drawing on a background in pharmacy. You will be the medicines expert within your surgerys team, and work within a multidisciplinary mix of healthcare professionals from GPs and nurses, to mental health practitioners and paramedics. You will lead the way for patient-centred medication reviews, drug safety, and cost-effective and efficient prescribing within primary care. You will be supported by the rest of our pharmacy team and GPs to fulfil your full potential as a pharmacist.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

An Orpington PCN pharmacist will provide clinical care drawing on a background in pharmacy. You will be the medicines expert within your surgerys team, and work within a multidisciplinary mix of healthcare professionals from GPs and nurses, to mental health practitioners and paramedics. You will lead the way for patient-centred medication reviews, drug safety, and cost-effective and efficient prescribing within primary care. You will be supported by the rest of our pharmacy team and GPs to fulfil your full potential as a pharmacist.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent qualification pre 2002.
• Current UK professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical/community pharmacy or equivalent additional experience.
  
  

Desirable

• Completed CPPE
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent qualification pre 2002.
• Current UK professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical/community pharmacy or equivalent additional experience.
  
  

Desirable

• Completed CPPE
  
  

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Orpington PCN

Address

Green Street Green Medical Centre

21 High Street

Green Street Green

Orpington

Kent

BR6 6BG

Employer's website

https://www.orpingtonpcn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Orpington PCN

Address

Green Street Green Medical Centre

21 High Street

Green Street Green

Orpington

Kent

BR6 6BG

Employer's website

https://www.orpingtonpcn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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