Job summary
Job Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist to join Greens Norton & Weedon Medical Practice (GNWMP), working in-house across two sites as part of a well-established and supportive multidisciplinary team.
This role is ideal for an experienced pharmacist within general practice, who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and driving improvements in medicines optimisation.
You will play a key role in shaping and delivering modern primary care services, helping patients to stay well, use medicines safely, and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
Essential requirements:
- Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
- Full driving licence
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Role:
This is a varied and rewarding patient-facing role where you will have a real impact on patient outcomes and practice efficiency.
Working across two sites, you will:
- Deliver structured medication reviews, particularly for patients with complex needs and polypharmacy
- Lead on medicines optimisation, safety, and cost-effective prescribing
- Manage repeat prescribing systems and acute medication requests
- Carry out medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and transfers of care
- Run clinics (face-to-face, telephone, and remote where appropriate)
- Support care homes and undertake domiciliary visits where required
- Provide expert clinical advice to GPs, nurses, and the wider practice team
- Respond to medication queries from patients and healthcare professionals
- Support delivery of QOF, IIF, and other service targets
- Contribute to audits, quality improvement, and service development
- Implement national guidance, safety alerts, and local prescribing initiatives
Your work will directly contribute to reducing avoidable hospital admissions, improving patient safety, and enhancing the overall quality of care.
About us
About Us:
Greens Norton & Weedon Medical Practice is a progressive and patient-focused practice operating across two sites, with a strong emphasis on teamwork, innovation, and high-quality care. We have circa 14,800 patients cared for by an effective, dedicated, and comprehensive primary healthcare team, which includes GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacist, Social Prescribers, First Contact Physio, Podiatrist & a supportive Reception/Administration team.
Key points:
- Supportive and collaborative team with a shared desire to provide excellent clinical care
- Training & dispensing, rural practice with 7 partners
- Consistently high QOF achievement
- CQC rating of good
- SystmOne clinical system
- Combing the valued elements of a traditional family practice, with a progressive attitude
- In a beautiful environment with countryside views, with both sites easily accessible from the A5
We are part of the Northamptonshire Rural Primary Care Network (PCN) working collaboratively with Saxon Spires Practice, Long Buckby Practice, Byfield Medical Centre and Crick Medical Centre.
Please do come for an informal visit so you can get to know us and have a look around. Contact our Practice Manager Sharon via email at northantsicb.gnwmpadmin@nhs.net to arrange.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Overview:
The Clinical Pharmacist works within their professional boundaries, alongside a team of pharmacists in our two site practiced to improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care team by providing direct, timely medicines expertise, including face-to-face contact with patients.
The post-holder will be an integral part of the general practice team and will optimise medication use, support clinical staff, and act as a conduit of patient medicine information between primary and secondary care.
Core ResponsibilitiesPatient-Facing Clinical Work
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Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines.
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Prescribe (or complete training to become an independent prescriber) alongside the general practice team.
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Manage care for patients with chronic conditions, complex polypharmacy, frailty, COPD, asthma, learning disabilities, or autism, including STOMP (Stop Over-Medication Programme).
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Conduct structured medication reviews to optimise adherence, reduce waste, and support self-care.
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Deliver long-term condition clinics, home visits, and pharmaceutical consultations as part of the MDT.
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Review medications for newly registered patients and high-risk patients (e.g., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, DMARDs).
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Actively signpost patients to appropriate healthcare professionals.
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Support patients with drug and alcohol dependencies and complex mental health or end-of-life care needs.
Medicines Optimisation & Leadership
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Provide specialist advice on medicines to patients, staff, and the wider healthcare team.
- Working as part of our clinical pharmacy team on person-centred medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship, and quality improvement initiatives.
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Support the integration of general practice with community and hospital pharmacy services.
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Manage repeat prescribing and medication review systems, including safe storage, rotation, and disposal of drugs.
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Promote cost-effective prescribing and adherence to NICE, CQC, and clinical guidance.
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Participate in clinical audits and service redesign to improve prescribing effectiveness.
Administration & Governance
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Maintain accurate clinical records in line with legislation.
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Participate in enhanced services, public health campaigns, and clinical governance.
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Contribute to complaints management, clinical incident reviews, and organisational learning.
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Undertake mandatory training, induction, and formal appraisals at least annually.
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Maintain a clean and organised working environment.
Other Responsibilities
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Support shared care protocols, liaison with specialist and community pharmacists, and anticoagulation management.
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Contribute to proactive care for vulnerable patients at risk of hospital admission or readmission.
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Participate in research and service development as required.
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Undertake additional tasks as needed depending on workload and staffing levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Overview:
The Clinical Pharmacist works within their professional boundaries, alongside a team of pharmacists in our two site practiced to improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care team by providing direct, timely medicines expertise, including face-to-face contact with patients.
The post-holder will be an integral part of the general practice team and will optimise medication use, support clinical staff, and act as a conduit of patient medicine information between primary and secondary care.
Core ResponsibilitiesPatient-Facing Clinical Work
-
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines.
-
Prescribe (or complete training to become an independent prescriber) alongside the general practice team.
-
Manage care for patients with chronic conditions, complex polypharmacy, frailty, COPD, asthma, learning disabilities, or autism, including STOMP (Stop Over-Medication Programme).
-
Conduct structured medication reviews to optimise adherence, reduce waste, and support self-care.
-
Deliver long-term condition clinics, home visits, and pharmaceutical consultations as part of the MDT.
-
Review medications for newly registered patients and high-risk patients (e.g., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, DMARDs).
-
Actively signpost patients to appropriate healthcare professionals.
-
Support patients with drug and alcohol dependencies and complex mental health or end-of-life care needs.
Medicines Optimisation & Leadership
-
Provide specialist advice on medicines to patients, staff, and the wider healthcare team.
- Working as part of our clinical pharmacy team on person-centred medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship, and quality improvement initiatives.
-
Support the integration of general practice with community and hospital pharmacy services.
-
Manage repeat prescribing and medication review systems, including safe storage, rotation, and disposal of drugs.
-
Promote cost-effective prescribing and adherence to NICE, CQC, and clinical guidance.
-
Participate in clinical audits and service redesign to improve prescribing effectiveness.
Administration & Governance
-
Maintain accurate clinical records in line with legislation.
-
Participate in enhanced services, public health campaigns, and clinical governance.
-
Contribute to complaints management, clinical incident reviews, and organisational learning.
-
Undertake mandatory training, induction, and formal appraisals at least annually.
-
Maintain a clean and organised working environment.
Other Responsibilities
-
Support shared care protocols, liaison with specialist and community pharmacists, and anticoagulation management.
-
Contribute to proactive care for vulnerable patients at risk of hospital admission or readmission.
-
Participate in research and service development as required.
-
Undertake additional tasks as needed depending on workload and staffing levels.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the nature of general practice and the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.
Desirable
- Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care.
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Effective time management (planning and organisation).
- Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity.
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
- Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures.
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Sensitive and empathetic.
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
Desirable
- Effectively utilise resources.
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people of all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
- Excellent interpersonal influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians.
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
Desirable
- Good clinical system IT knowledge (we use SystmOne, & training will be given).
- Plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
Qualifications
Essential
- GPC registered pharmacist
- Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any training.
- To be enrolled or have qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips you to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways).
- Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- Medicines management qualification.
- MUR and repeat dispensing qualification.
Other
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the nature of general practice and the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio.
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners.
Desirable
- Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care.
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Effective time management (planning and organisation).
- Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/local policies/procedures and codes of conduct.
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity.
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure.
- Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures.
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Sensitive and empathetic.
- Clear, polite telephone manner.
Desirable
- Effectively utilise resources.
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people of all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
- Excellent interpersonal influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians.
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters.
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs.
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
Desirable
- Good clinical system IT knowledge (we use SystmOne, & training will be given).
- Plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
Qualifications
Essential
- GPC registered pharmacist
- Proof of relevant professional and educational qualifications, coupled with details of any training.
- To be enrolled or have qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips you to be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways).
- Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
- Medicines management qualification.
- MUR and repeat dispensing qualification.
Other
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational Health clearance
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality
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).