Remote Clinical Pharmacist

Montu UK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Montu UK is seeking a Remote Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care in the field of medical cannabis. In this pivotal role, you will conduct remote consultations, manage prescriptions, and ensure compliance with safety protocols while providing compassionate care. Join a leading company in healthcare innovation and support patients in accessing life-changing treatments.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme with employer matching contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Opportunities to represent Montu at events

Qualifications

• UK qualified, registered Pharmacist with a valid GPhC Number.
• Independent prescriber qualification and minimum 4 years of experience desired.
• In-depth knowledge of CBPM principles and self-motivated with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and follow-up patient consultations remotely.
• Manage repeat prescribing reauthorization and conduct clinical audits.
• Collaborate with the MDT team to ensure safe prescribing practices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Patient care

Clinical knowledge

Education

Minimum of 4 years post qualifying experience

GPhC Registration

Independent prescriber qualification

CPD-accredited medical cannabis educational programme

Tools

Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Are you a driven and patient-focused Clinical Pharmacist looking for a new challenge? At Montu UK, we are redefining healthcare by providing patients with safe and effective access to life-changing cannabis-based medicines (CBPM). As a trusted leader in the field, we are committed to improving lives through innovation, expertise, and compassionate care.

We are seeking a Remote Clinical Pharmacist to join our growing team. This is a unique opportunity to work from anywhere in the UK, leveraging your expertise to support patients while shaping the future of medical cannabis care.

A Clinical pharmacist working for Montu will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide structured remote consultations & medication reviews, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, and working with the wider clinical and non clinical team to ensure the safe prescribing and dispensing of patients on CBPM. This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service.

Full Time -40 hour week- Monday - Friday. (1 weekend per month)

What you will be doing:

• Initial consultations with patients to validate medical history and eligibility for CBPM treatment

• Remote consultations with patients who have already been prescribed CBPM and need regular monitoring and follow up

• Work closely with consultants and other clinicians as part of an MDT team to manage and monitor safe prescribing in line with guidelines

• Work closely with partner pharmacies to ensure smooth dispensing and delivery of medication to patients

• Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorization process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review within SLA’s

• Undertake clinical audits of prescribing to ensure safety and compliance to policies and procedures

• Maintain accurate patients’ electronic health records as a result of a consultation or prescription.

• Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance

• Work with the governance and operational teams to ensure the practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved

• To contribute to the efficient running and profitability of the service by monitoring and auditing of medicines

• Attend work related meetings as required

• To maintain all mandatory training and familiarity with company policies and SOPS

• Shift based and flexible working maybe required from time to time

• Attend Clinical supervision to aid reflection of practice

• Work closely with the operations team to ensure care is provided in a timely manner.

• Work with Clinical Pharmacist lead to ensure team meets any KPIs set by the organisation.

What we are looking for:

• A UK qualified, registered Pharmacist with a valid GPhC Number.

• Ideally Undertaken CPD-accredited medical cannabis educational programme. Through this will be provided for the successful candidate

• Independent prescriber qualification

• Minimum of 4 years post qualifying experience

• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of CBPM

• Self-motivated individual with high levels of attention to detail

• Professional, ethical and committed to providing excellent customer care

• Excellent computer literacy with good working knowledge of office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Excellent communication skills and confidence at interacting with patients remotely
  

  What we offer

• You'll get a 25 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata.

• You can join our generous pension scheme and the employer will match contributions

• Up to 5%

• Opportunity to work on cross-team projects and represent Montu at events such as awards, trade shows and fairs

• Cycle to work scheme