Clinical Pharmacist
Brockworth Surgery
The closing date is 19 May 2025
Job summary
We are looking for proactive,
forward-thinking pharmacist to join our experienced pharmacy team at Brockworth
Surgery.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will work within their clinical competencies to provided specialist pharmaceutical support to the Practices clinical team to improve care and support safe and effective prescribing
- The role will involve providing patient facing services either via face to face or telephone consultations and will undertake chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews.
- The post holder will need to be proactively involved in the quality improvement and audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).
About us
Brockworth Surgery is a practice based in Gloucestershire caring for over 11,000 patients. We are a teaching practice and our team consists of 4 GP Partners, 6 salaried GPs, Nursing Team and Pharmacy Team. We also work within a multidisciplinary team of Mental health practitioners, Pharmacists, Care Co-ordinators and Social Prescribers. We have a very good team ethic at the practice and all work together to ensure high quality care is given to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical medication reviews for patients with single of multiple long-term conditions where medicines optimisation is required
- To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission
- To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings at the Practice. where appropriate
- To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
- Implement changes to medicines in line MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance.
- To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding
- To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate
- Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate
- Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure the Practice prescribes in accordance with local guidelines and formulary
- To identify areas of clinical risk at Practice level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of Practice resources.
- To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development.
- Work with the Clinical Team to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical medication reviews for patients with single of multiple long-term conditions where medicines optimisation is required
- To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge and to reduce risk of readmission
- To be involved in multidisciplinary clinical meetings at the Practice. where appropriate
- To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
- Implement changes to medicines in line MHRA alerts, product withdrawal or shortage and other local or national guidance.
- To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding
- To undertake a proactive role in audit and quality improvement implementing recommendations where appropriate
- Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate
- Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing and help ensure the Practice prescribes in accordance with local guidelines and formulary
- To identify areas of clinical risk at Practice level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of Practice resources.
- To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development.
- Work with the Clinical Team to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- - Holder of GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Desirable
- - Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
- - Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pathway or willing to work towards it
- - Experience of working in Primary Care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- - Holder of GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Desirable
- - Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)
- - Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pathway or willing to work towards it
- - Experience of working in Primary Care
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).