Job summary
If you want to be more than just a name on a rota and instead become a
trusted, embedded clinician within a practice team, this role offers exactly
that. Here, you will build meaningful relationships with patients, influence
prescribing at surgery level and see the impact of your clinical decisions
every single day.
At School Lane Surgery, our Practice Clinical Pharmacists plays a
central role in how we care for patients. This is not a peripheral position.
You will be at the heart of the practice, combining direct patient care with
leadership in medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
You will take an active role in chronic disease management, lead
clinical medication reviews and help patients gain confidence in their
treatment. The work is varied and sometimes fast paced, but it is deeply
rewarding. We work side by side, share challenges and celebrate successes
together. Your expertise will be valued, your opinion listened to, and your
contribution recognised.
This is an opportunity to practise confidently, grow as a clinical
leader and help shape how we deliver care now and in the future.
Main duties of the job
You will help patients achieve the best possible outcomes from their
medicines by:
- Switching medications in line with agreed and approved
protocols
- Improving repeat prescribing processes within General
Practice, including promoting repeat dispensing and online ordering
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing medicines waste
Working in a patient facing capacity as part of a multidisciplinary
team, you will clinically assess and treat patients using your extensive
experience and in-depth knowledge. You will take direct responsibility for the
care and prescribing of patients.
You will:
- Deliver and further develop pharmacy led medicines
optimisation across the practice and wider multidisciplinary team
- Lead, promote, support and facilitate medicines
optimisation within your specialist area, ensuring best value, reduced harm and
improved patient outcomes
- Lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service
delivery within your specialist area to ensure high quality provision and
continuous improvement
- Work in line with the principles of Medicines
Optimisation and relevant up to date national guidelines and evidence
- Support the Prescribing Lead and other colleagues
across the practice
About us
We care for a diverse and growing population of around 17,500 patients
across two well established clinical sites and a dedicated administrative base.
Our scale brings breadth and variety to the clinical work, yet we have worked
hard to maintain the feel of a close, supportive and approachable team.
At School Lane, our ethos is simple. Every role matters and every voice
counts. We share knowledge openly, support each other through the pressures of
primary care and remain focused on delivering care that is safe, effective and
genuinely centred around our patients.
We are a busy practice, but that energy brings purpose and satisfaction.
You will be trusted to take ownership of your role, supported when challenges
arise and encouraged to develop your interests and skills.
There are real opportunities here to shape services and make a lasting
difference.
For the avoidance of doubt, this is a surgery-based role. Whilst School
Lane Surgery has a Pharmacy within the building, this is operated by another
company, so it is not related to this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Practice Clinical Pharmacist, you will:
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient
facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of
medicines for specific disease areas
- Provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with
long term conditions as an integral member of the team
- Offer proactive leadership on medicines and
prescribing systems to colleagues, patients and carers
- Improve patient and carer understanding of and
confidence in their medication, supporting safe and effective use
- Provide clear and timely advice in response to
medication related queries from patients and staff
- Organise and
oversee the practice medicines optimisation systems, including repeat
prescribing and medication review processes
- Promote high-quality, cost-effective prescribing in
primary care, including Structured Medication Reviews and Enhanced Health in
Care Homes
- Improve prescribing quality and effectiveness through
clinical audit and education, supporting performance against NICE standards and
prescribing guidance
- Implement changes to medicines following MHRA alerts,
product withdrawals and national guidance
- Contribute to a positive patient safety culture
through reporting and investigation of medicines incidents
- Review hospital discharge notifications and reconcile
medication against current repeat prescriptions
- Support prescribing budgets through ongoing
monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Practice Clinical Pharmacist, you will:
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient
facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of
medicines for specific disease areas
- Provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with
long term conditions as an integral member of the team
- Offer proactive leadership on medicines and
prescribing systems to colleagues, patients and carers
- Improve patient and carer understanding of and
confidence in their medication, supporting safe and effective use
- Provide clear and timely advice in response to
medication related queries from patients and staff
- Organise and
oversee the practice medicines optimisation systems, including repeat
prescribing and medication review processes
- Promote high-quality, cost-effective prescribing in
primary care, including Structured Medication Reviews and Enhanced Health in
Care Homes
- Improve prescribing quality and effectiveness through
clinical audit and education, supporting performance against NICE standards and
prescribing guidance
- Implement changes to medicines following MHRA alerts,
product withdrawals and national guidance
- Contribute to a positive patient safety culture
through reporting and investigation of medicines incidents
- Review hospital discharge notifications and reconcile
medication against current repeat prescriptions
- Support prescribing budgets through ongoing
monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience and qualifications
- - Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- - Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- - Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge
- - A clear understanding of general practice and primary care prescribing
- - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of patients and colleagues
- - Good IT skills
- - Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a busy clinical environment
- - Personal qualities
- - Self-motivated and adaptable
- - Full driving licence
- - A strong appreciation of teamwork and collaborative working
- - Willingness to support colleagues across the surgery with your knowledge and experience
Desirable
- The following would be welcomed, but are not essential:
- - Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- - Independent prescriber qualification
- - Interest in respiratory disease or willingness to develop in this area
- - Currently undertaking or having completed the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- If you are looking for a role where you can continue to develop professionally, be part of a genuinely supportive team and make a tangible difference to patients every day, we would very much like to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience and qualifications
- - Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- - Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- - Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- - In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge
- - A clear understanding of general practice and primary care prescribing
- - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of patients and colleagues
- - Good IT skills
- - Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a busy clinical environment
- - Personal qualities
- - Self-motivated and adaptable
- - Full driving licence
- - A strong appreciation of teamwork and collaborative working
- - Willingness to support colleagues across the surgery with your knowledge and experience
Desirable
- The following would be welcomed, but are not essential:
- - Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- - Independent prescriber qualification
- - Interest in respiratory disease or willingness to develop in this area
- - Currently undertaking or having completed the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- If you are looking for a role where you can continue to develop professionally, be part of a genuinely supportive team and make a tangible difference to patients every day, we would very much like to hear from you.
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).
