Clinical Pharmacist (Independent Prescriber)

NHS; Worcester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Clinical Pharmacist in Worcester to support medication management, conduct structured medication reviews, and collaborate with healthcare teams. Ideal candidates will have an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, at least 2 years of post-graduate experience, and a passion for improving patient outcomes. This full-time position offers flexible working and a competitive salary depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience in pharmacy as demonstrated within a practice portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structured medication reviews, focusing on high-risk groups.
• Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge with community pharmacists.
• Support chronic disease management clinics.
• Provide medicines information and training to practice staff.
• Lead prescription management processes and oversight.

Skills

Patient management

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Medicine reconciliation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Job description

Overview

The post holder is a clinical pharmacist working within Worcester City PCN and its general practice teams. Acting within their professional boundaries, they will support the safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing of medicines, optimising medicines use, improving patient outcomes and lead medicines-related initiatives. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, the post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff on prescription and medication queries, undertake medicines reconciliation following transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing. They will conduct structured medication reviews (particularly for high-risk patients and those with complex polypharmacy) and run clinics to support chronic disease management. In addition, they will manage a caseload of patients with common, minor or self-limiting ailments while providing expert medicines advice to both healthcare colleagues and patients.

The pharmacist will take a lead role in prescription management, including oversight of the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, contribute to quality improvement by implementing evidence-based prescribing changes. They will collaborate with commissioning organisations and wider PCN team to support the delivery of the Quality Prescribing and Medicines Service (QPMS) and Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).

Main duties

• Undertake structured medication reviews (face to face or remotely), focusing on high-risk groups such as care home residents, housebound patients and patients with polypharmacy or complex chronic conditions.
• Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge, ensuring continuity of therapy and safe handover with community pharmacists.
• Implement MHRA alerts, drug withdrawals and evidence-based guideline changes within the practice or across the PCN.
• Support chronic disease management clinics (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, osteoporosis, mental health).
• Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews – QOF domains and register improvements.
• Lead prescription management processes, including repeat prescribing authorisation, reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions, medicines reaching review dates, ensuring drug monitoring is being done and providing support from prescribing clerks.
• Provide medicines information, training and prescribing advice to practice staff.
• Collaborate with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues to align services (e.g., Discharge Medicines Service, New Medicine Service).
• Identify high-risk patient cohorts through computer searches (e.g., AnalyseRx) to reduce harm and prevent avoidable admissions.
• Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives and local medicines optimisation schemes (e.g., QPMS, DSQS, QIPP).
• Manage a caseload of minor ailments within the scope of practice, referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals as required.
• Lead on changes in evidence that require prescribing changes across the patient population (e.g., drug withdrawals and MHRA alerts) to improve medicines safety.
• Review daily pathology results for patients on known medicines.
• Provide primary support to general practice staff and patients with regards to prescription and medication queries, answering relevant medicine-related enquiries (e.g., doses, side effects, adverse events, alternative formulation, out of stocks).

About us

Worcester City PCN consists of 9 practices, based across South Worcestershire, serving over 130,000 patients. We aim to offer and deliver excellent, safe, coordinated, high quality patient care. We continuously learn, evolve and implement new models of care to create inclusion and reduce inequalities and improve outcomes. We promote a culture where staff feel engaged, valued and recognised. We have an Additional Roles team of over 70 healthcare professionals and are looking for an individual with a passion to join our PCN Pharmacy team to deliver excellent service to our patients.

Details

Date posted: 10 October 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: B0158-25-0088

Job locations: Henwick Halt Medical Centre, 1 Ingles Drive, Worcester, WR2 5HL

Job responsibilities (condensed)

• Undertake structured medication reviews (face to face or remotely) focusing on high-risk groups.
• Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge with community pharmacists.
• Implement MHRA alerts, drug withdrawals and guideline changes within the practice/PCN.
• Support chronic disease management clinics.
• Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and QOF improvements.
• Lead prescription management processes and repeat prescribing oversight.
• Provide medicines information and training to practice staff.
• Collaborate to align services with community and hospital pharmacists.
• Identify high-risk cohorts to reduce harm and admissions.
• Participate in audits and medicines optimisation schemes.
• Manage minor ailments caseload and refer as needed.
• Lead population-level prescribing changes in response to evidence and safety alerts.

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy as demonstrated within a practice portfolio

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Holder of Independent Prescribing qualification with demonstrated prescribing portfolio
• Postgraduate pharmacy qualification or certification

Experience

• Awareness of the breadth of common acute and chronic conditions in a general medical practice

Confidentiality, Equality and Safety

• Confidentiality and information governance as described in the original job description.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Health and safety commitments and infection control responsibilities as described.

Special Working Conditions

Travel between practice sites may be required; contact with body fluids in clinical practice is possible.