Practice Pharmacist

NHS Jobs; Skegness; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an experienced Medicines Optimisation pharmacist to lead prescribing improvements and drive safe, cost-effective practices within a primary care setting.

You will review prescribing trends, provide formulary guidance, and conduct structured medication reviews to support polypharmacy management and patient safety. Close collaboration with GPs, nurses, and dispensary staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Focus on medicines optimisation and safe prescribing practices.
• Experience with polypharmacy management and deprescribing where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Lead medicines optimisation work across the practice.
• Review prescribing trends and support safe, cost-effective prescribing.
• Provide advice to clinicians on formulary, guidelines, and best practice.
• Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) and repeat prescribing management.
• Identify interactions, contraindications, and adherence issues.
• Support chronic disease management and medicines-related care plans.
• Lead medicines safety audits and contribute to governance and QI processes.
• Collaborate with MDT members to ensure safe transitions of care and medicines reconciliation.

Job description

Key Responsibilities: Medicines Optimisation. Lead medicines optimisation work across the practice Review prescribing trends and support safe, cost effective prescribing Provide advice to clinicians on formulary, guidelines, and best practice Medication Reviews. Conduct structured medication reviews SMRs Support polypharmacy management and de prescribing where appropriate Identify interactions, contra indications, and adherence issues Repeat Prescribing Management. Oversee repeat prescribing processes and safety checks Resolve medication queries from patients, clinicians, and dispensary staff Support synchronisation, medication switches, and prescription rationalisation Clinical Support. Provide clinical advice during patient consultations within competence Support chronic disease management Assist with monitoring, titration, and medicines related care plans Care Home and High Risk Medicines Work. Conduct medication reviews for care home residents Support monitoring of high risk medicines Ensure safe systems for monitoring, recalls, and follow up Clinical Governance & Safety. Lead medicines safety audits, incident reviews, and quality improvement work Support compliance with CQC, NICE, and local prescribing guidelines Maintain uptodate SOPs and contribute to riskmanagement processes Patient Education & Support. Provide advice on medication use, side effects, and adherence Support self management and lifestyle interventions Handle escalated patient queries sensitively and professionally Collaboration with MDT. Work closely with GPs, NPs, nurses, HCAs, and dispensary teams Participate in MDT meetings and contribute to clinical decision making Support safe transitions of care and medicines reconciliation Prescribing. Prescribe within scope of competence as an Independent Prescriber Manage long term condition clinics or medicines focused pathways Ensure safe documentation, coding, and follow up Data Quality and Reporting. Ensure accurate coding of medication reviews and interventions Support QOF, IIF, and prescribing related reporting Contribute to audits, dashboards, and performance monitoring

Salary is negotiable, depending on experience.