Remote/Hybrid Clinical Prescribing Pharmacist

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Kilbride; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a clinical pharmacist to support a primary care network around The Station Practice. The role focuses on medication reviews for patients with long-term conditions and polypharmacy, medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge, and repeat prescribing management.

It offers full-time hours with remote or hybrid working and flexible arrangements. Applicants must hold a GPhC registration and an Independent Prescribing qualification, plus general

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree (MPharm or equivalent) required.
• Independent Prescribing qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out face-to-face and telephone structured medication reviews focusing on polypharmacy.
• Reconcile medicines on hospital discharge and transfers of care; liaise with GPs and pharmacists.
• Lead clinical audit, quality improvement and PDSA cycles in practice.

Skills

Independent Prescribing

Clinical communication

Medicines optimisation

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Independent Prescribing qualification

Job description

This clinical pharmacist post sits within the pharmacy team serving the primary care network around The Station Practice, a GP practice. The work centres on medication reviews for patients with long-term conditions and polypharmacy, along with medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and handling repeat prescribing. The role is full-time and can be done remotely or in a hybrid pattern, with flexible working offered. Candidates need a current GPhC registration and an Independent Prescribing qualification, plus general practice experience.

What the job involves

• Carry out face-to-face and telephone structured medication reviews, prioritising patients with polypharmacy, older people, care home residents, multimorbidity and mental health conditions
• Manage long-term conditions and high-risk medicines monitoring, including anticoagulant and dependence-forming medication clinics
• Reconcile medicines on hospital discharge and transfers of care, working with patients and community pharmacists
• Manage repeat prescription reauthorisation, acute prescription requests and referrals to the repeat dispensing service
• Respond to patient and healthcare professional medicines queries, sign prescriptions and advise prescribers
• Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing through deprescribing and medication review
• Review pathology results and request outstanding bloods where needed for medication review
• Lead clinical audit, quality improvement and PDSA cycles, and manage practice formularies
• Implement drug withdrawals and alerts, such as MHRA alerts, and evidence-based guidance such as NICE
• Provide medicines information and training to practice healthcare professionals and admin staff, and mentor students and junior colleagues
• Contribute to multimorbidity and multidisciplinary reviews and attend practice, PCN and ICB meetings
• Support aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and ICB projects, and develop services to address local healthcare gaps

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree (MPharm or equivalent)
• Independent Prescribing qualification

Registration & licences

• Current GPhC registration

Experience

• At least 6 months practising as an Independent Prescriber
• Demonstrable clinical pharmacy experience
• Relevant experience working in general practice

Skills & knowledge

• Practise safely and competently within prescribing scope
• Understanding of medicines optimisation, medication review and safe prescribing
• Ability to assess clinical information and pathology results to identify medicines risks
• Good clinical reasoning and decision-making
• Ability to recognise limits and elevate to a GP or senior clinician
• Excellent clinical, communication and ICT skills

Other

• Good organisational skills
• Comfortable working independently and as part of multiple teams

Nice to have

• 1-2 years experience working in general practice
• Experience undertaking structured medication reviews (SMRs)
• Experience managing long-term conditions and multimorbidity
• Experience with high-risk medicines monitoring
• Experience with repeat prescribing and prescription authorisation
• Experience with clinical audit, QI or PDSA and medicines optimisation projects
• Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP)