Clinical Pharmacist - West Barnes Surgery

Kingston GP Chambers; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London seeks a part-time Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care. This role involves conducting medication reviews, managing complex medication regimens, and providing support to primary care staff. Ideal candidates will be team-oriented with prior primary care experience and strong communication skills. The position promises excellent clinical support and opportunities for professional development in a multidisciplinary environment, aiming to improve overall patient care and access.

Qualifications

• Previous primary care experience preferred.
• Comfortable managing complex poly-pharmacy.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient-facing long-term condition clinics.
• Perform clinical and care home medication reviews.
• Manage medications and unplanned hospital admissions.
• Oversee repeat prescribing and service development.
• Provide education and training to primary healthcare.

Skills

Team-oriented

Excellent verbal communication

Proactive approach

Desire to learn

Job description

The West Barnes Surgery has an exciting opportunity for a part‑time Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. This patient‑facing role aims to enhance the quality of care for our patients. The successful candidate will be provided with excellent clinical support and an opportunity to develop their primary care skills. We are looking for a motivated, team‑oriented individual who shares our enthusiasm for improving patient care. Previous primary care experience is preferred as well as excellent verbal communication skills, a proactive approach and a desire to learn.

As the role develops, you will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex poly‑pharmacy. You will also provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face‑to‑face structured medication reviews, manage long‑term conditions, manage medications on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing as well as manage repeat prescription authorisation and reauthorisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient‑facing long term condition clinics
• Patient‑facing Clinical and Care Home medication reviews
• Management of medications
• Unplanned hospital admissions
• Repeat prescribing
• Service development
• Information management
• Provide education and training to primary healthcare

Kingston GP Chambers is a Federation of all NHS General Practices within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It was founded in 2008 as a limited company whose shareholders are all 20 GP Practices in Kingston. The company is led by a Board of Directors who are also GP Partners in their own practices within Kingston.

Kingston GP Chambers has worked collaboratively with both secondary care and the private sector. At present we provide community clinics for Dermatology, Urology, Neurology, Dementia, and Diabetes. In addition, Kingston GP Chambers are at the forefront of improving patient access to primary care. We deliver a comprehensive extended hours service offering GP appointments across three hubs in the evenings Monday to Friday, over the weekend, and on Bank Holidays. Kingston GP Chambers has the ability to respond rapidly and we have continued to demonstrate the capability to provide high‑quality, innovative, and timely solutions to improving patient care and experience. We work closely alongside the other GP Federations in Southwest London to continue the government's five‑year forward plan and deliver patient services in the community. We aim to continue to grow as we are increasingly recognised as the provider of choice for extended, enhanced, and urgent GP services. We also expect an increasing role as we support, reinforce, and develop the position of general practice as the core building block for an increasing range of jointly‑provided services.