Clinical Pharmacist: Medicines Optimisation & Primary Care

Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension 2015 Scheme

Flexible work-life balance

Free parking across sites

Education and training opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

PICS is recruiting a Clinical Pharmacist to join Mansfield North Primary Care Network, supporting around 60,000 patients across five GP practices. The role focuses on medicines optimisation, long-term condition management and clinical medication reviews within primary care settings, including homes and care homes.

You will collaborate with GPs, Pharmacy Technicians and nurses, with mentorship from Senior Pharmacists, and have opportunities to progress towards Independent Prescribing.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) and current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of medicines optimisation, prescribing principles and long-term condition management, with the ability to make evidence-based clinical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-facing clinical medication reviews and long-term condition clinics, supporting patients with complex polypharmacy, improving medicines optimisation and helping to achieve better health outcomes.
• Provide expert medicines advice to patients and healthcare professionals, supporting prescribing processes, medicines reconciliation, repeat prescribing, discharge management and safer prescribing initiatives.
• Lead and contribute to quality improvement projects, audits and PCN workstreams while supporting Pharmacy Technicians, driving service development and promoting best practice across the Primary Care Network.
• Neighbourhood team working and management of neighbourhood technicians and CPPE pathway delivery.
• Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Clinical decision making

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient-centered care

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Job description

PICS is recruiting a Clinical Pharmacist to join Mansfield North Primary Care Network, supporting around 60,000 patients across five GP practices. The role focuses on medicines optimisation, long-term condition management and clinical medication reviews within primary care settings, including homes and care homes.

You will collaborate with GPs, Pharmacy Technicians and nurses, with mentorship from Senior Pharmacists, and have opportunities to progress towards Independent Prescribing.