Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacist Application Deadline: 30 January 2026 Department: Primary Care Employment Type: Full Time Location: DMC Chadwick Road Surgery, SE15 4PU Reporting To: Ravi Gupta Compensation: £55,000 / year Description Passionate about contributing to DMC’s service development across our primary care team and more widely across the organisation, enabling you to be involved in the decisions that affect our care delivery. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our team and develop our services. You should be a keen learner, passionate about your clinical development and able to communicate well at all levels. The remuneration for this role is £55,000 - £65,000 dependent on experience. The role As a clinical pharmacist, your role is of paramount importance in providing expert pharmaceutical care to achieve clinical excellence and improved patient outcomes. In collaboration with a team of healthcare professionals, your primary responsibility is to ensure the safe and effective use of medications. We are looking for Pharmacists that are proactive, self‑motivated with a positive attitude for building good relationships. The post holder will work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team in a patient‑facing role. Proactively manage patients with co‑morbidities. Provide support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. Support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practices. Provide leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. Partake in clinical triage and management of the GP practices appointment book. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance. Develop and manage the medicines management team, including delivery of training, in order to maximise cost‑effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care. Attend allocated site visits punctually to meet contractual obligations. Perform audits, including prescription chart screening for clinical appropriateness. Communicate effectively with patients, their families, and all relevant staff, while becoming familiar with the site's relevant policies and procedures Undertake medicines management audits on‑site to ensure regulatory requirements are met. Work with multiple tools and software’s provided by the ICB and optimise digital utilisation. Work alongside other Health Care Professionals to provide specialist information and advice, ensuring services are patient‑centred and delivered in a manner that meets the needs of patients and other stakeholders. Provide clinical training seminars to Health Care Professionals Involved in driving change, supporting with policy reviews and changes where appropriate. Maintain registration, as a pharmacist, with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and to act in accordance with the code of ethics. Essential skills Master’s degree in pharmacy, MPharm, B.Sc. or BPharm or equivalent at time of qualification. GPhC Registered. Independent Prescriber Knowledge of General Pharmaceutical Council Codes of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Performance and their implications for practice. Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements. Ability to work on own initiative, plan and manage time. Excellent attention to detail, including proof reading skills, with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy. Commitment to learn and develop clinical knowledge. Previous experience working in General Practice. Experience navigating and working on Emis web. Basic IT skills in Microsoft programmes e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. Excellent written and verbal communication skills (if English not first language literacy and maths test may be required at interview). Aspiration to achieve clinical excellence. #J-18808-Ljbffr