Clinical Pharmacist

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our Primary Care Network. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care and contributing to the development of our network.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinically assess and treat patients, utilizing expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines and medicine information.
• Offer pharmaceutical medication review and health education advice to patients, through face-to-face, telephone, or notes-based reviews.
• Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimization and quality improvement.
• Support practice dispensary operations.
• Act as a key contact for all medication-related queries.
• Run clinics focusing on medicines as primary interventions, including anticoagulant monitoring.
• Conduct care planning, including mental health, admission avoidance schemes, and end-of-life care for patients.
• Undertake minor ailments triage and direct patients based on clinical need.
• Capture relevant patient health information during consultations, contributing to quality outcomes frameworks.
• Offer clinical advice and expertise on medication.
• Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorization process, reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medications nearing review dates.
• Review prescribing against local and national targets, engaging with the wider prescribing team to address any issues.
• Perform structured medicines optimization reviews in care homes.
• Contribute to reducing medicine wastage within practices across the network.

About Us

Our Primary Care Network supports four local practices, covering a diverse patient population of approximately 45,000 individuals. We are a forward-thinking network committed to tackling health inequalities and working closely with other stakeholders and community teams to achieve this goal.

What We Offer

• NHS pension.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Supportive and friendly environment.
• Flexible working hours, 25 days holiday per year.
• Peer support.
• CPD support with training and development opportunities.