Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Portsmouth is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to enhance prescribing and medicines management across three GP practices. You will deliver high-quality pharmacy services, conduct medication reviews, and support the primary care team to improve patient care outcomes, with a salary ranging from £24.45 to £28.48 per hour depending on experience. Join us to make a difference in patient care during this pivotal role in general practice.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in a clinical setting.
• Strong therapeutic and clinical knowledge with evidence-based healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services across three GP practices.
• Provide medication reviews and manage long-term conditions.
• Promote evidence-based prescribing and support clinicians.

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our Primary Care Network (PCN), working across three GP practices to enhance the quality and safety of prescribing and medicines management.

This Post Is Integral To The NHSE Future Plan For General Practice Which Encourages The Development Of This Role And Will Partake In The National Learning And Knowledge Events. We Are Seeking Individuals To Lead The Development Of This Role During An Exciting Time For General Practice. Within These Positions You Will Directly Improve Patient Care And Support The Efficient Running Of a New Model Of General Practice. You Will Become The Practice Expert In Medicines Optimisation And Have Input Into The Following Areas But Not Limited To:

undertaking structured medication reviews,

improving medicines optimisation and safety

supporting care homes

running practice clinics

You will develop through team clinical supervision sessions and benefit from direct mentoring with an experienced GP/ Clinical Lead. You will have the opportunity to access and complete NHS Englands accredited training pathway that equips you to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services across three GP practices in the PCN.
• Provide medication reviews, manage long-term conditions, and support repeat prescribing processes.
• Promote evidence-based prescribing and advise on cost-effective medicine use.
• Support clinicians with complex prescribing decisions and therapeutic queries.
• Contribute to the development of prescribing policies and local guidelines.
• Communicate clearly and sensitively with patients and clinical teams.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, and other allied health professionals to deliver integrated care.
  
  

About Us

The Brunel Primary Care Network consists of three Practices across Portsmouth; East Shore Partnership. The Lighthouse Group and University Surgery.

We have highly skilled and motivated teams working across our PCN, which consist of GP Partners, Salaried GP's, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Diabetes and Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Nurses and HCA's; who are supported by skilled administration teams.

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24.45 to £28.48 an hour Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1493-25-0013

Job locations

St Cuthberts Church

Hayling Avenue

Portsmouth

Hants

PO3 6BH

Southesea Medical Centre

Carlisle Road

Southsea

Hampshire

PO5 1AT

Uni City Medical Centre

Commercial Road

Portsmouth

PO1 1EA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

To Improve Patients Health Outcomes And The Efficiency Of The Primary Care Team By Providing Direct, Accessible And Timely Clinical Medicines Expertise, By Working As Part Of a Multi-Disciplinary Practice Team. To Pro-actively Transfer Workload Relating To Medicines Optimisation Issues From Other Clinical Staff To Improve Patient Care, Safety, Thus Freeing Up Clinical Staff To Spend More Time On Other Clinical Care:

To provide relevant support to the primary care team.

To promote safe, evidence based, cost effective prescribing in line with ICB requirements

To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to Practices and the Medicines Optimisation Team

To provide prescribing support to the designated Practices and team members in areas such as o Hospital discharge letters

Face to Face Medication reviews and follow up

Implementation of prescribing changes

Review of repeat prescribing

Audit

The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires good motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within a General Practice environment.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

To Improve Patients Health Outcomes And The Efficiency Of The Primary Care Team By Providing Direct, Accessible And Timely Clinical Medicines Expertise, By Working As Part Of a Multi-Disciplinary Practice Team. To Pro-actively Transfer Workload Relating To Medicines Optimisation Issues From Other Clinical Staff To Improve Patient Care, Safety, Thus Freeing Up Clinical Staff To Spend More Time On Other Clinical Care:

To provide relevant support to the primary care team.

To promote safe, evidence based, cost effective prescribing in line with ICB requirements

To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to Practices and the Medicines Optimisation Team

To provide prescribing support to the designated Practices and team members in areas such as o Hospital discharge letters

Face to Face Medication reviews and follow up

Implementation of prescribing changes

Review of repeat prescribing

Audit

The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires good motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within a General Practice environment.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Meet DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
• Adaptable and self motivated.
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis including visiting people in their own homes.
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence, motivate, persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
• Produce timely and informative reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Strong therapeutic and clinical knowledge with a firm understanding of evidence-based healthcare.
• Insight into the workings of general practice and the primary care environment.
• Appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rationale prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in a clinical setting.
• Undertaking, completed or can demonstrate exemption from CPPE's Primary Care Pharmacy Education Programme.
• Minimum of 5 years post - qualification experience.
  
  

Desirable

• Independent prescriber of currently working towards qualification.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in a clinical setting.
• Undertaking, completed or can demonstrate exemption from CPPE's Primary Care Pharmacy Education Programme.
• Minimum of 5 years post - qualification experience.
  
  

Desirable

• Independent prescriber of currently working towards qualification.
  
  

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

East Shore Partnership

Address

St Cuthberts Church

Hayling Avenue

Portsmouth

Hants

PO3 6BH

Employer's website

http://www.eastshorepartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Shore Partnership

Address

St Cuthberts Church

Hayling Avenue

Portsmouth

Hants

PO3 6BH

Employer's website

http://www.eastshorepartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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