Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care & Medicines Optimisation

Birchwood Surgery; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Birchwood and Sollershott Surgery is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our GP practice. You will deliver safe, evidence-based prescribing, support medicines optimisation, and lead on clinical governance within a busy, multidisciplinary team.

The role offers a varied workload including direct patient care, clinical leadership, and medicines management activities across two sites.

Qualifications

• General practice and primary care prescribing understanding
• Experience in improving prescribing quality and medicines optimisation
• Autonomy in managing pharmacy services in primary care
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Clinical governance knowledge and ability to use SystmOne
• Minor ailments certification and MUR/repeat dispensing certification

Responsibilities

• Care management of patients with chronic diseases and polypharmacy
• Lead medicines optimisation and contribute to quality improvement
• Undertake structured medication reviews and support adherence
• Lead on shared care protocols with clinicians and pharmacists
• Be the point of contact for medicine-related matters
• Maintain accurate clinical records within legislation
• Implement and embed repeat prescribing systems
• Improve prescribing quality through audits and education

Job description

Birchwood and Sollershott Surgery is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our GP practice. You will deliver safe, evidence-based prescribing, support medicines optimisation, and lead on clinical governance within a busy, multidisciplinary team.

The role offers a varied workload including direct patient care, clinical leadership, and medicines management activities across two sites.