Practice Pharmacist

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a professional lead for medicines to oversee prescribing safety, clinical appropriateness and cost‑effectiveness for our registered population. The post holder will prescribe within a defined scope and exercise independent clinical judgement, with autonomy within agreed practice.

CPD and GPhC registration underpin ongoing professional development.

Job description

The post holder is the practice's professional lead for medicines, responsible for the safety, clinical appropriateness and cost-effectiveness of prescribing across our registered population and for the systems behind it. They will work autonomously within an agreed scope of practice, exercising independent clinical judgement. Clinical practice Hold a defined caseload, consulting face to face and remotely. Agree management plans in partnership with patients, record valid consent, recognise the limits of competence and escalate promptly where clinically indicated. Prescribing and governance Prescribe within a documented scope of practice agreed with the supervising GP, where qualified as an independent prescriber. Ensure compliance with the NHS North West London formulary, ICB policy and shared care arrangements. Maintain systems for high-risk drug monitoring and controlled drugs, and keep prescribing protocols current. Safety and quality Act on drug safety alerts and recalls, run and act on clinical safety searches, and investigate medicines-related significant events, embedding the learning. Plan and complete clinical audit and contribute to QOF, IIF and local targets. Maintain accurate contemporaneous records with consistent SNOMED coding. Education and development Act as a source of pharmaceutical advice to clinical and administrative colleagues and deliver in-house training. Attend clinical supervision and appraisal, and maintain CPD and GPhC registration. The post holder will comply with practice policies on confidentiality, health and safety, safeguarding, and equality and diversity. This job description is not exhaustive and will be reviewed with the post holder. Subject to enhanced DBS check. A full job description is available as a supporting document.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust