PRACTICE CLINICAL PHARMACIST

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Practice Clinical Pharmacist to enhance care quality and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will collaborate with practice teams, manage medication processes, and address health inequalities. This role requires excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering high-quality pharmacy-led services within a general practice setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in General Practice is desirable.
• Registration with the GPHC required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medication reviews and develop strategies for improving prescribing.
• Manage long-term conditions directly with patients, promoting self-care.
• Lead prescribing quality initiatives, audits, and safety reviews.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent in pharmacy

Clinical Diploma

Job description

Grovelands Medical Centre is seeking an enthusiastic Practice Clinical Pharmacist with General Practice experience to collaborate closely with our practice teams, aiming to deliver our pharmacy vision and provide excellent pharmacy-led services for registered patients. Experience in General Practice is desirable.

Requirements include:

• Registration with the GPHC
• Degree or equivalent in pharmacy
• Previous experience in a primary care setting
• Clinical Diploma

Main duties of the job

• Maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge, understand primary care prescribing, conduct medication reviews, and develop strategies for improving prescribing.
• Uphold NHS commitments to addressing health inequalities and ensure care accessibility for all communities.
• Recognize personal and colleagues' limitations, referring to others when necessary.
• Work effectively in a devolved, flexible, autonomous environment.
• Exhibit excellent communication skills, influence others, and manage clinical caseloads in primary care, both face-to-face and remotely.

About us

• Manage repeat prescriptions, acute requests, and medicines transfer processes such as discharge letters and medication reconciliation.
• Provide telephone clinics for patient queries about medicines.
• Perform structured medication reviews and manage aspects of the QOF and enhanced services.
• Assist in developing systems for safer prescribing and foster relationships with local pharmacies and the PCN pharmacy team.
• Participate in meetings to review prescribing and safety issues, and engage in schemes like PINCER and QOF audits.
• Collaborate with care home staff to improve medication safety and conduct periodic visits.
• Work efficiently with the pharmacy team, clinicians, and administrative staff.

The role is essential for enhancing care quality and operational efficiency, requiring motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

Job responsibilities

• Maintain current clinical knowledge and understanding of primary care prescribing.
• Address health inequalities and promote accessible care.
• Recognize personal and team limitations, referring appropriately.
• Thrive in a flexible, autonomous working environment.
• Practice at a senior level, with excellent communication skills and experience managing clinical caseloads.
• Manage long-term conditions directly with patients, promoting self-care.
• Handle prescriptions, medication management, and transfer of care processes.
• Offer telephone clinics for medication queries.
• Conduct medication reviews and manage quality and outcome frameworks.
• Develop systems for safer prescribing and foster relationships with local pharmacies.
• Deliver medicines-related training and educational events.
• Lead prescribing quality initiatives, audits, and safety reviews.
• Collaborate with care home staff to improve medication safety, including periodic visits.

This pivotal role aims to improve care quality and operational efficiency, requiring motivation and passion for excellent service delivery within general practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A to C

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required to ensure suitability for the role.