Clinical Pharmacist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Health and wellbeing support

Bike2Work scheme

Vivup employee assistance programme

Access to Blue Light card

25 days annual leave

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a part-time Clinical Pharmacist to join the Warwickshire East Primary Care Network. The role focuses on medicines optimisation across five GP surgeries, including prescribing reviews, clinics, and leadership on medicines systems across the PCN.

You will conduct clinical assessments, deliver patient-facing services, and contribute to audits and NICE-aligned improvements.

Qualifications

• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development

Responsibilities

• Switch medicines to agreed protocols and improve repeat prescribing
• Clinically assess and treat a defined patient cohort
• Deliver and develop pharmacy-led medicines optimisation with general practice and the wider team
• Lead, support and facilitate medicines optimisation in the specialist area
• Lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery
• Organise and oversee the PCN medicines optimisation system, including repeat prescribing and medication review
• Develop and deliver patient-facing services and clinics that shift workload from other disciplines
• Deliver consultations, home visits and bespoke treatment plans for patients with long-term conditions, the elderly and those at high risk
• Improve prescribing safety after hospital admission and through clinical audit and education against NICE standards
• Provide leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN team, patients and carers
• Deliver training, monitoring and guidance to clinicians and staff on medicines issues
• Field medicines and prescribing queries and link with community pharmacists and the medicines supply chain

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Clinical prescribing

Consultation skills

Policy knowledge

Governance & ethics

Education

GPhC registration

Job description

This Clinical Pharmacist post sits within the Warwickshire East Primary Care Network, which covers five GP surgeries across south Warwickshire. The work centres on patient-facing medicines optimisation, including prescribing, repeat prescribing systems, medication reviews and clinics. The role is part-time at 20 hours on weekday mornings, with travel between practices, so a clean UK driving licence and use of a car are required. Applicants must hold GPhC registration and either hold or be willing to take CPPE pathway training.

What the job involves

• Switch medicines to agreed protocols and improve repeat prescribing, including repeat dispensing and online ordering
• Clinically assess and treat a defined patient cohort, directly responsible for their care and prescribing
• Deliver and develop pharmacy-led medicines optimisation with general practice and the wider team
• Lead, support and facilitate medicines optimisation in the specialist area
• Lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery
• Organise and oversee the PCN medicines optimisation system, including repeat prescribing and medication review
• Develop and deliver patient-facing services and clinics that shift workload from other disciplines
• Deliver consultations, home visits and bespoke treatment plans for patients with long-term conditions, the elderly and those at high risk
• Improve prescribing safety after hospital admission and through clinical audit and education against NICE standards
• Provide leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN team, patients and carers
• Deliver training, monitoring and guidance to clinicians and staff on medicines issues
• Field medicines and prescribing queries and link with community pharmacists and the medicines supply chain

Qualifications

• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration

Experience

• Experience in a patient-focused role

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of current national policy affecting medicines optimisation services
• Sound knowledge of medicines legislation and the vision for clinical pharmacists in primary care
• Understanding of legal, governance and ethical frameworks for pharmacists
• Consultation skills to explain medicines in a form patients and carers understand
• Ability to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships

Checks & eligibility

• Clean UK driving licence and full use of a car

Nice to have

• CPPE pathway training, or willingness to enrol within six months of starting
• GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification

What’s offered

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS Pension
• Health and wellbeing support
• Vivup employee assistance programme
• Bike2Work scheme
• Access to the Blue Light card