Practice Clinical Pharmacist

Dalston Practice; City Of London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable NHS GP Practice in London is looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join their team. The role offers flexibility in working hours and a competitive salary ranging from £48,000 to £55,000 annually, dependent on experience. The successful candidate will manage patient consultations, medication reviews, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care.

Benefits

NHS Pensions

Four weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Potential for performance-based bonuses

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
• Experience in primary care clinical work including long term conditions.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Comprehensive therapeutic knowledge in evidence-based healthcare.
• Experience in general practice as a clinical pharmacist.
• Experience as an independent prescriber.
• Experience in a supervisory or mentoring role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct surgery and telephone consultations for minor illnesses.
• Perform structured medication reviews for patients, focusing on polypharmacy.
• Reconcile medicines following hospital discharges.
• Implement and manage repeat prescribing systems.
• Provide expertise in clinical medicines management.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Degree in pharmacy

Postgraduate diploma

Registered pharmacist

Qualified independent prescriber

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMIS Web

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and experienced practice clinical pharmacist to join our clinical team and work with us in a friendly, well-established practice. The practice is flexible with working hours and both full time and part time applicants are welcome to apply.

The postholder will be a registered pharmacist with significant clinical and quality improvement experience and ideally an independent prescriber. The practice is looking for an individual who is committed to delivering a high standard of care to patients and is passionate about clinical pharmacy. The candidate must be able to work effectively as part of a diverse practice team. Although prior experience in General Practice is highly desirable, pharmacists from other sectors will be considered for the position.

Previous NHS general practice clinical pharmacy experience is highly desirable. Good working knowledge and proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications essential. EMIS Web knowledge desirable.

Hours

The successful applicant will need to work between 20 to 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Salary and benefits

Potential for performance based bonuses

Four weeks holiday plus bank and public holidays

NHS Pensions

Main duties of the job

Key duties and responsibilities:

Conducts surgery and telephone consultations with patients with minor illnesses

Patient-facing medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy especially for older people and people with multiple co-morbidities.

Provide advice and support for patients with self-limiting conditions

Reconcile medicines following hospital or clinic discharge

Review medications for newly registering patients

Practice as an independent prescriber working within scope of practice

For further details, please refer to the job description section. The practice supports professional development and training, and if there are areas in which an applicant does not have training, this can be facilitated.

About us

We are a well-established, friendly NHS GP Practice based in Dalston, Hackney, East London.

The practice's aim is to provide our patients with an excellent standard of patient-centred care, with clinicians and patients jointly involved in all aspects of planning and delivering care to meet patients' health and well-being needs.

You will work with colleagues including a team of GPs, practice nurses, administrative staff and a wide variety of other health professionals (physiotherapists, dieticians, diabetes specialist nurses, paramedics, physician associates, social prescribers and more). Please see Job Overview (above) for further information about the practice and the role.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, patient-facing structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, and acute prescription requests, while addressing the health and social care needs of the practice's patients.

Mainduties:

Conductsurgery and telephone consultations with patients with minor illnesses

Patient-facing medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy especially for older people and people with multiple co-morbidities.

Provide advice and support for patients with self-limiting conditions

Reconcile medicines following patients discharge from hospital or clinic appointments

Review medications for newly registering patients

Implement and embed a safe, effective and evidence based repeat prescribing system

Practice as an independent prescriber working within scope of practice

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription requests and systems for safer prescribing

Provide leadership to the practice on quality improvement and clinical audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, and assisting with QOF and local performance targets

Person Specification

Other requirements

• Occupational health clearance
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with positions held

Qualifications

• Degree in pharmacy, with postgraduate diploma
• Registered pharmacist on the General Pharmaceutical Council register
• Qualified independent prescriber

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
• Experience and understanding of the range of primary care clinical work, including long term conditions
• Experience of working autonomously
• Comprehensive therapeutic and clinical knowledge and an understanding of evidence based healthcare
• Experience of working in general practice as a clinical pharmacist
• Experience of prescribing (independent prescriber)
• Experience of working in a supervisory or mentoring role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£48,000 to £55,000 a year full time equivalent, depending upon experience