Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Clinical Pharmacist. From time to time, there may also be a requirement to undertake additional duties depending on service needs, workload and staffing levels.

• Practise as an Independent Prescriber within your professional scope of practice.

• Provide medication review services through telephone consultations, clinical record reviews, face-to-face appointments and domiciliary visits, including Structured Medication Reviews for patients living in care homes.

• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital or outpatient appointments, including appropriate deprescribing.

• Undertake targeted medication reviews for high-risk patients.

• Review and implement safe prescribing systems for vulnerable and housebound patients, supporting improved medicines adherence where appropriate.

• Provide advice and support to patients with self-limiting conditions.

• Review medication for newly registered patients.

• Implement and maintain robust repeat prescribing systems, including electronic repeat dispensing.

• Re-authorise repeat medication within scope of practice.

• Identify patients suitable for repeat prescribing and liaise with relevant clinicians where required.

• Support clinicians in the management of patients with drug and alcohol dependencies.

• Signpost patients appropriately to the most suitable healthcare professional or service.

• Support the achievement of QOF targets, including delivering long-term condition review clinics in individual or group settings.

• Administer influenza and other appropriate vaccinations where required and within competence.

• Support delivery of the requirements of the PCN DES, including participation in Extended Access services.

• Maintain accurate records of work undertaken across practices and support GP practice teams with the monitoring and management of prescribing budgets.

• Provide leadership in person-centred medicines optimisation, including supporting antimicrobial stewardship and ensuring prescribing is in line with local guidance.

• Contribute to quality improvement, the Quality and Outcomes Framework, prescribing initiatives and enhanced services.

• Take a central role in the medicines-related aspects of shared care protocols and clinical research.

• Maintain and develop professional competence and clinical expertise, keeping up to date with current therapeutic evidence, national and local policy, legislation and service developments.

• Agree professional objectives and a personal development plan and participate fully in the appraisal process.

• Support organisational governance processes, with particular responsibility for ensuring relevant safety alerts and MHRA guidance are reviewed and acted upon in a timely and safe manner.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of five years' post-registration experience.
• Good understanding of the nature of general practice and the primary care environment.
• Strong understanding of primary care prescribing, rational prescribing and approaches to improving prescribing quality and safety.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to plan, manage, monitor and review medicines optimisation issues, particularly in relation to long-term conditions.
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to obtain, interpret and analyse complex clinical and technical information.
• Ability to recognise clinical priorities, identify deviations from expected patterns and escalate appropriately to senior clinicians or GPs.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to influence, motivate and gain agreement for recommendations, including where there may be significant barriers to change.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
• Strong professional accountability and commitment to delivering high-quality clinical services.
• Ability to produce timely, clear and informative reports.
• Experience of mentoring and providing clinical supervision to peers.
• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge, with a strong understanding of evidence-based healthcare.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information clearly and appropriately to a range of audiences, including patients.

Desirable

• Additional or extended training in heart failure.

Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
• Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), including ongoing revalidation requirements.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal College of Pharmacy (formerly Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
• A legacy Faculty member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, or actively working within an approved Royal College of Pharmacy Advanced Credentialing Pathway

other

Essential

• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Adaptable and able to respond to changing service requirements.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Current DBS clearance.

Desirable

• Up-to-date Level 3 safeguarding training for adults and children. This will become an essential requirement of the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).