Clinical Pharmacist

NHS Jobs; Salford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs at Lower Broughton Health Centre in Salford seeks an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with general practice experience to support medicines optimisation, improve prescribing quality and safety, and help patients achieve optimal outcomes from their medicines.

The postholder will undertake medication reviews, including SMRs, coordinate with community and hospital teams, and contribute to multimorbidity reviews and training for staff and patients.

Qualifications

• Experienced Clinical Pharmacist with general practice experience.
• Experience in medicines optimisation and improving prescribing quality and safety.
• Proficient in medication reviews and handling complex regimens.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking medication reviews and Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs).
• Identify and reduce polypharmacy and unnecessary prescribing.
• Reconcile medicines post-discharge with hospital and community teams.
• Address medicines-related problems to reduce avoidable admissions.
• Develop relationships with community and hospital pharmacists and other clinicians.
• Support repeat prescribing and reauthorisation by reviewing requests.
• Respond to medicines-related queries from patients and clinicians.
• Improve prescribing quality through audits, recalls and PDSA cycles.
• Manage practice formularies for safe and cost-conscious prescribing.
• Implement MHRA safety alerts and drug withdrawals.
• Work with clinicians to implement NICE guidance and evidence-based recommendations.
• Attend clinics focusing on medicines optimisation and chronic disease monitoring.
• Review pathology results for patients on prescribed medicines.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

General Practice Experience

Medicines Optimisation

Medication Reviews

NICE Guidance

Job description

Role Description This is a full-time position for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with general practice experience to bring their clinical expertise, knowledge and innovation to Lower Broughton Health Centre in Salford. The postholder will work as an integral member of the practice team, supporting medicines optimisation, improving prescribing quality and safety, and helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes from their medicines.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking medication reviews, including Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), to optimise treatment and improve patient outcomes.
• Identifying and reducing inappropriate polypharmacy, unnecessary prescribing and medicines waste.
• Reconciling medicines following hospital discharge, working with patients, community pharmacists and hospital teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Identifying and addressing medicines-related problems to help reduce avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions.
• Developing effective working relationships with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals to enhance patient care.
• Supporting the repeat prescribing and reauthorisation process by reviewing repeat prescription requests and identifying medicines requiring review.
• Responding to medicines-related queries from patients and healthcare professionals.
• Improving prescribing quality and safety through clinical searches, recalls, audits and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.
• Supporting the management of practice formularies to promote safe, effective and cost-conscious prescribing.
• Implementing medicines safety alerts and drug withdrawals, including those issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
• Working with practice clinicians and patients to implement NICE guidance and other evidence-based recommendations.
• Undertaking clinics where medicines optimisation is a key intervention, including SMRs and appropriate chronic disease monitoring clinics.
• Reviewing relevant pathology results for patients taking prescribed medicines and supporting medication reauthorisation where clinically appropriate.
• Contributing to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary team discussions.
• Providing medicines information, advice and training to practice healthcare professionals, administrative staff and patients.
• Acting as a source of medicines expertise for the wider practice team, advising on dosing, side effects, adverse reactions, medicine availability and appropriate alternatives.

The postholder will also contribute to practice priorities, clinical quality improvement and the ongoing development of pharmacy services, working collaboratively with colleagues to maintain high standards of patient care and medicines safety.