Clinical General Practice based Pharmacist
Linkway Medical Practice
The closing date is 09 May 2025
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join our clinical pharmacist team. You will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy in a patient facing role. You will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement. The post holder will be supported to develop their role.
You will be employed by Linkway Medical Practice but work across other GP Practices in our Primary Care Network.
Main duties of the job
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
You must have a minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.
Hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
You should be able to demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate and apply research evidence based medicine into working practice.
About us
You should be able to work as a member of our team and recognise the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care. Foster and maintain strong links with all services locally and explore the potential for collaborative working and opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by a senior clinical pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them.
The postholder will work as part of a multi disciplinary team in a patient facing role. The postholder will take responsibility for areas of chornic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to pro actively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The Postholder will work across the GP practice in the Primary Care Network.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by a senior clinical pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them.
The postholder will work as part of a multi disciplinary team in a patient facing role. The postholder will take responsibility for areas of chornic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to pro actively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The Postholder will work across the GP practice in the Primary Care Network.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist.
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- Hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist.
- Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- Hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
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).
Additional information
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).
