Clinical Pharmacist – GP Experienced

K & W Healthcare; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

K&W Healthcare is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with General Practice experience to join our Brent-based GP network. The successful candidate will work across multiple practices, collaborating with GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines and improve patient outcomes.

You will conduct structured medication reviews, support cost-effective prescribing, manage repeat prescriptions and contribute to audits and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Must hold MPharm degree and GPhC registration.
• GP Clinical Pharmacist experience required.
• EMIS experience is essential.
• CPPE Primary Care Pathway enrolment or completed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Structured Medication Reviews for patients with long-term conditions and complex needs.
• Support medicines optimisation by identifying prescribing issues and promoting cost-effective prescribing.
• Manage repeat prescription requests and perform medicines reconciliation, including post-discharge reviews.
• Provide patient-facing consultations to support adherence and shared decision-making.
• Review and monitor long-term condition patients (hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, CVD).
• Identify medication safety risks and monitor high-risk medicines.
• Support NICE guidelines implementation and medicines safety initiatives.
• Participate in clinical audits, QOF activities and quality improvement projects.
• Collaborate with GPs, nurses and other team members to optimise care.

Skills

General Practice

EMIS proficiency

Structured reviews

NICE guidance

Team communication

Workload prioritisation

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Job description

Job Role: Clinical Pharmacist – GP Experienced

Location: Kingsbury

Contract Type: Self-employed

Hours: Full-time or Part-time (flexible)

Salary:

• £25–£26/hour – Clinical Pharmacist with General Practice Experience
• £27–£28/hour – GP Experience + CPPE Primary Care Pathway Completed
• £28–£29/hour – Independent Prescriber (IP)

Company Information:

K&W Healthcare is a network of 28 GP practices in Brent, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the community. Our practices work collaboratively to provide efficient, safe, and innovative primary care services, with a strong focus on medicines optimisation and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with General Practice experience to join our network of GP practices across Brent.

The successful candidate will work alongside GPs, nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide expert clinical support in medicines optimisation, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the quality and efficiency of prescribing services within primary care.

This role is ideal for a pharmacist who has experience working in a GP practice environment and is confident managing patients with long-term conditions, medication reviews, and prescribing-related queries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) and clinical medication reviews for patients with long-term conditions and complex medication needs.
• Support medicines optimisation by identifying prescribing issues, improving patient safety, and promoting cost-effective prescribing.
• Manage repeat prescription requests and complete medicines reconciliation, including post-discharge medication reviews.
• Provide patient-facing consultations, supporting medication adherence, lifestyle interventions, and shared decision‑making.
• Review and monitor patients with long-term conditions including hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic illnesses.
• Identify and manage medication‑related risks, including monitoring of high‑risk medicines.
• Support implementation of NICE guidelines, local prescribing policies, and medicines safety initiatives.
• Participate in clinical audits, QOF activities, prescribing reviews, and quality improvement projects.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, community pharmacists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Support vaccination programmes and public health initiatives where required.
• Provide medicines education and support to junior pharmacists and clinical staff.
• Respond to medication queries from clinicians and patients using evidence‑based practice.
• Maintain accurate clinical records using EMIS and ensure compliance with CQC standards, clinical governance, and information governance requirements.

Skills we are looking for:

The employer is looking for someone who can:

• • Demonstrate experience working effectively within a General Practice setting.
  • Confidently use EMIS.
  • Perform structured medication reviews.
  • Apply NICE guidance in clinical decision‑making.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
  • Prioritise workload and manage clinics independently.
  • Identify medication safety issues and reduce prescribing risks.

Essential Requirements

• MPharm degree (or equivalent) and GPhC registration.
• Previous experience working as a Clinical Pharmacist within General Practice.
• EMIS Experience
• CPPE Primary Care Pathway enrolment (or completion).
• Excellent clinical, communication, and IT skills.

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber (GPhC Registered Independent Prescriber)
• CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (Completed or Enrolled)
• Experience managing long-term conditions within primary care.
• Experience contributing to audits, QOF, and medicines safety improvement projects.