Clinical Pharmacist
Maidenhead Primary Care Network
The closing date is 07 April 2025
Job summary
We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist, to work across Cordwallis Rd and Woodlands Park GP Surgeries. We are looking for a Clinical 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 Clinician and Line Manager who will
develop, manage and mentor them.
Required 30 hrs per week.
Benefits include NHS Pensions scheme and 25 days of annual leave, pro-rated for part-time employees
Main duties of the job
- See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple
medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma).
- Undertake structured medication reviews with patients and
produce recommendations for agreement on prescribing changes and monitoring.
- Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions,
queries and concerns about their medicines in practices.
- Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with
unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual
patient reviews.
- Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals,
intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying
unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists.
- Signposting to other services and/or healthcare
professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and
limits of competency.
- To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries
where possible within scope of practice.
- To maintain full and complete records of all patient
contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding .
- Provide independent information to patients with regard to
medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from
other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
- The post holder will be supported to develop their role to
become a non medical prescriber.
- Work with practices to ensure full compliance with Care
Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care.
About us
Maidenhead Primary Care Network (PCN) is a progressive healthcare
organisation comprising nine practices serving 82,000 patients across
Maidenhead. Operating as a limited company, we balance robust business
management with healthcare excellence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivering patient centred care by:
- Clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge
of medicines for specific disease areas.
- Completing the Clinical Pharmacist in Primary Care Pathway and
become a prescriber to support the Practice Team.
- Be responsible for the pro-active care management of patients with
complex polypharmacy.
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst
helping to address public health and social care needs of patients and tackle
health inequalities;.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and
quality improvement.
- The role will have a patient facing element either face to
face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription
management and structured medication reviews.
Personal Qualities
- Proactive attitude
- Good clinical decision making
- Consultation skills
- Interpretation skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Adaptability
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivering patient centred care by:
- Clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge
of medicines for specific disease areas.
- Completing the Clinical Pharmacist in Primary Care Pathway and
become a prescriber to support the Practice Team.
- Be responsible for the pro-active care management of patients with
complex polypharmacy.
- Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst
helping to address public health and social care needs of patients and tackle
health inequalities;.
- Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and
quality improvement.
- The role will have a patient facing element either face to
face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription
management and structured medication reviews.
Personal Qualities
- Proactive attitude
- Good clinical decision making
- Consultation skills
- Interpretation skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Adaptability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
Desirable
- It would be ideal if completed both or iether the PCN CPPE or IP course.
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
Desirable
- It would be ideal if completed both or iether the PCN CPPE or IP course.
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
Desirable
- 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).
