Clinical Community Pharmacist in Bracknell

Job summaryThe post holder is a pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice, as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role.Main duties of the jobYou will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. You'll provide primary support to general practice staff on prescription and medication queries - supporting the repeat prescription system, dealing with acute prescription requests, and managing medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.You will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement, manage aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services, and help the practice integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to improve patient outcomes and manage workload. You will be supported to develop your role towards becoming a non-medical prescriber.About usWe're a well-established, friendly and forward-thinking group of practices covering the area of Bracknell, Crowthorne, Sandhurst and Owlsmoor. Our large, growing multidisciplinary team - including GPs, nurses, paramedic practitioners, clinical pharmacists, first contact physiotherapists, nursing associates, a mental health practitioner, social prescribers and care coordinators - works collaboratively to deliver high-quality, innovative and compassionate care. One of our practices is a training practice, and training is always supported. Whether you're newly qualified or an experienced pharmacist, you'll find an environment that is supportive, progressive and genuinely rewarding.What We Offer Competitive salary 40,000 52,000 per annumStructured support to develop your role, including working towards an Independent Prescriber (IP) qualification Regular in-house training and education sessions, supervision, and multi-professional learning opportunities Genuine support to develop clinical special interests, with dedicated time built into your roleCompany pension, sick pay and private medical insurance Flexitime, free flu jabs, free/on-site parking and employee discount Company eventsDetailsDate posted18 September 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary 40,000 to 52,000 a year Dependent on experience ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share Reference numberA1476-26-0003Job locations4a Crown RowCrown WoodBracknellBerkshireRG12 0THUnited KingdomEvergreen PracticeSkimped Hill LaneBRACKNELLBerkshireRG12 1LHUnited KingdomBirch Hill Medical CentreLeppingtonBRACKNELLBerkshireRG12 7WWUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesMain Duties and ResponsibilitiesPatient-facing long-term condition clinics See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems requiring medicine optimisation (e.g. hypertension, asthma) Review the ongoing need for each medicine and monitoring needs, support patients with their medicines taking, and make appropriate recommendations to GPs for medicine improvementPatient-facing clinical medication review Undertake clinical medication reviews and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GPs on prescribing and monitoringPatient-facing care home medication reviews Undertake structured medication reviews and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administrationPatient-facing domiciliary clinical medication review Undertake structured medication reviews and produce recommendations for nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferencesManagement of common/minor/self-limiting ailments Manage a caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments, working within your scope of practice and limits of competence Signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriateMedicines support (patient-facing and telephone) Provide patient-facing and telephone clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicinesMedicine information to practice staff and patients Answer medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients, suggesting and recommending solutions Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of any changesUnplanned hospital admissions Review use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews Put in place changes to reduce prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groupsManagement of medicines at discharge from hospital Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, identifying and rectifying unexplained changes Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patientsSignposting Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate timeframeRepeat prescribing Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, ensuring appropriate monitoring tests are in placeRisk stratification Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searchesMedicines quality improvement and safety Undertake clinical audits of prescribing, feedback results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team Implement changes to medicines resulting from MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and other local and national guidanceGuidelines, formulary and CQC Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy's RAG list and make recommendations to GPs Assist practices in maintaining a practice formulary and audit compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance Work with the practice team to ensure compliance with CQC standards where medicines are involvedEducation, training and public health Provide education and training to the primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on public health programmesInterested?We'd love to meet you for an informal visit or chat - come and see what makes The Health Triangle PCN different.Contact:Vonnie Phillips, Hiring ManagerEmail: vonnie.phillips@nhs.net Job description Job responsibilitiesMain Duties and ResponsibilitiesPatient-facing long-term condition clinics See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems requiring medicine optimisation (e.g. hypertension, asthma) Review the ongoing need for each medicine and monitoring needs, support patients with their medicines taking, and make appropriate recommendations to GPs for medicine improvementPatient-facing clinical medication review Undertake clinical medication reviews and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GPs on prescribing and monitoringPatient-facing care home medication reviews Undertake structured medication reviews and produce recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administrationPatient-facing domiciliary clinical medication review Undertake structured medication reviews and produce recommendations for nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferencesManagement of common/minor/self-limiting ailments Manage a caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments, working within your scope of practice and limits of competence Signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriateMedicines support (patient-facing and telephone) Provide patient-facing and telephone clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicinesMedicine information to practice staff and patients Answer medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients, suggesting and recommending solutions Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of any changesUnplanned hospital admissions Review use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews Put in place changes to reduce prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groupsManagement of medicines at discharge from hospital Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, identifying and rectifying unexplained changes Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patientsSignposting Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate timeframeRepeat prescribing Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, ensuring appropriate monitoring tests are in placeRisk stratification Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searchesMedicines quality improvement and safety Undertake clinical audits of prescribing, feedback results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team Implement changes to medicines resulting from MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and other local and national guidanceGuidelines, formulary and CQC Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy's RAG list and make recommendations to GPs Assist practices in maintaining a practice formulary and audit compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance Work with the practice team to ensure compliance with CQC standards where medicines are involvedEducation, training and public health Provide education and training to the primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on public health programmesInterested?We'd love to meet you for an informal visit or chat - come and see what makes The Health Triangle PCN different.Contact:Vonnie Phillips, Hiring ManagerEmail: vonnie.phillips@nhs.netPerson Specification Qualifications EssentialDegree in Pharmacy, MPharm/ BPharmGPhC RegisteredIP Qualified or working towards an IP qualificationFull driving licenceDesirableMember of the RPSClinical DiplomaMinor Ailments qualificationClinical systems trained (EMIS) Experience EssentialGeneral practice experience and understanding of medicines optimisation roles Person Specification Qualifications EssentialDegree in Pharmacy, MPharm/ BPharmGPhC RegisteredIP Qualified or working towards an IP qualificationFull driving licenceDesirableMember of the RPSClinical DiplomaMinor Ailments qualificationClinical systems trained (EMIS) Experience EssentialGeneral practice experience and understanding of medicines optimisation rolesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 CheckThis 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).Employer detailsEmployer nameCrown Wood Medical CentreAddress4a Crown RowCrown WoodBracknellBerkshireRG12 0THUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameCrown Wood Medical CentreAddress4a Crown RowCrown WoodBracknellBerkshireRG12 0THUnited KingdomEmployer's website