Overview
In this role you will support medicines management within a GP practice as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will conduct structured medication reviews, manage polypharmacy and multimorbidity, and contribute to safe prescribing and hospital discharge reconciliation. You’ll engage in training, mentoring, and developing services to address local gaps, with opportunities to work across practice, PCN, and ICB levels. You’ll be independent prescriber and play a key role in improving patient outcomes.
Pay / Benefits
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Permanent contract
- Salary depending on experience
- Supportive and progressive team
- Professional development opportunities
Responsibilities
- Provide expertise in clinical medicines management and targeted reviews
- Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and waste through medication review
- Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge with community pharmacists
- Support reductions in medicine-related admissions and readmissions
- Interface with community and hospital pharmacy; develop referral pathways
- Manage repeat prescribing authorisation and review dates
- Handle medicine queries from patients and healthcare professionals
- Lead quality improvement activities and practice-based audits
- Deliver medicine information and training to practice staff
- Review pathology results and request essential bloods when needed
- Lead on prescribing changes in line with new evidence and guidelines
- Collaborate with ICB and pharmacy teams on MOIS and project work
- Provide support to pharmacy technicians and junior pharmacists
- Respond to ad hoc duties as needed
Key requirements
- Current GPhC registration
- Independent Prescribing qualification
- At least 6 months experience practising as an Independent Prescriber
- Pharmacy degree (MPharm or equivalent)
- Demonstrable clinical pharmacy experience
- Ability to prescribe safely within scope
- Understanding of medicines optimisation, review and safe prescribing
- Ability to assess clinical information and pathology results
- Good clinical reasoning and decision making
- Ability to escalate to a GP or senior clinician
- Excellent clinical, communication and ICT skills
- Confident, enthusiastic and adaptable to change
- Good organisational skills
- Clinical medicines review
- Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs)
- Multimorbidity management and high-risk medicines monitoring
Remote/Hybrid Clinical Prescribing Pharmacist in Hastings employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
