Practice Pharmacist

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Clinical leadership opportunities

Job summary

Brookside Group Practice is recruiting a part-time practice pharmacist (17 hours/week) across its four surgeries serving about 31,000 patients. The role focuses on medication reviews, repeat prescriptions, and queries by telephone or clinic, with patient care in long-term conditions and medicines safety in care homes.

The post requires GPhC registration and at least two years' postgraduate pharmacy experience. Opportunities for clinical leadership and development are offered.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration is required.
• Two years' post-graduate pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide medication reviews and queries to patients by telephone or in-clinic.
• Support the practice with the repeat prescription service.
• See patients with single or multiple conditions needing medicine optimisation.
• Provide pharmacist support to clinicians in care homes and attend as appropriate.
• Improve medicines safety with care home staff and optimise ordering/administration.

Skills

Communication

IT skills

Time management

Prioritisation

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

Brookside Group Practice is recruiting a practice pharmacist for 17 hours a week across its four surgeries, which serve around 31,000 patients. The post centres on medication reviews and queries by telephone or clinic, plus the repeat prescription service. It also involves seeing patients with long-term conditions, supporting care homes on medicines safety, and helping to shape how the practice manages medicines. Applicants need GPhC registration and at least two years' post-graduate pharmacy experience.

What the job involves

• Provide medication review and query services to patients by telephone or in face-to-face clinics
• Support the practice with the repeat prescription service
• See patients with single or multiple conditions, including long-term conditions, where medicine optimisation is needed
• Provide pharmacist support to clinicians attending care homes, or attend care homes as appropriate
• Work with care home staff to improve the safety of medicines ordering and administration
• Manage a caseload of patients with common, minor or self-limiting ailments within scope and competence
• Signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
• Record data so patient care is enhanced (eg coding, reminders) and can be retrieved for patient management and data analysis
• Take part in the group that implements effective medicine management, identifying areas for improvement and initiating and managing change
• Attend and contribute to practice meetings as requested

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in pharmacy
• Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills

Registration & licences

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years' post-graduate experience in pharmacy

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong IT skills
• Prioritise, delegate and work to deadlines
• Effective time management
• Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions seen in general practice

Nice to have

• Independent prescribing qualification, held or willingness to work towards one
• Specialism in diabetes and able to conduct diabetic reviews
• Able to use EMIS Web

What’s offered

• Opportunities for clinical leadership and development