Remote Primary Care Pharmacist - Polypharmacy & Reablement

NHS Orkney; Kirkwall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Work-life balance policies

Employee assistance programme

Discounts

Job summary

NHS Orkney is seeking a Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist to lead a new Polypharmacy and Medicines Reablement Service. The role focuses on structured reviews, reconciliation and optimisation to support frailty and multimorbidity across Orkney’s remote communities.

The post offers a dynamic, supportive team environment with opportunities to contribute to service development and professional progression, including Royal Pharmaceutical Society credentialing.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered pharmacist with excellent clinical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in primary care, community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy is welcomed.
• An Independent Prescribing qualification is essential to the role.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structured polypharmacy reviews across GP practices, care homes, community settings and patients' homes.
• Perform medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation to reduce medicines-related harm.
• Collaborate with GP practices, hospital teams and care services to provide person-centred pharmaceutical care.
• Utilise remote consultations and planned locality visits to deliver services across Orkney.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Polypharmacy

Medicines Reconciliation

Communication Skills

Independent Prescribing

Education

Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)

Job description

NHS Orkney is seeking a Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist to lead a new Polypharmacy and Medicines Reablement Service. The role focuses on structured reviews, reconciliation and optimisation to support frailty and multimorbidity across Orkney’s remote communities.

The post offers a dynamic, supportive team environment with opportunities to contribute to service development and professional progression, including Royal Pharmaceutical Society credentialing.