Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist (South Wight Medical Practice) in Ventnor

One Wight Health are advertising this vacancy on behalf of South Wight Medical Practice. This role will be directly employed by South Wight Medical Practice.

Contract: Full time/Part time considered. Permanent.

Salary: Competitive ARRS-aligned salary (dependent on experience)

What We Offer:

• Funded training and CPD, including advanced practice development.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Flexible working options where possible.
• Opportunity to help shape and grow clinical pharmacy services in a rural Practice and PCN.

South Wight Medical Practice is seeking an experienced and motivated Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly, forward-thinking multidisciplinary team. This is a patient-facing role within a rural, dispensing GP practice, with additional responsibility for acting as the practice Medicines Management Lead. The role offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality Medicines Optimisation, provide clinical leadership, and shape prescribing safety and dispensary governance across the practice.

Main duties of the job:

The Clinical Pharmacist Medicines Management Lead is a senior clinical role within the GP practice, providing leadership and assurance for medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and dispensing governance. The post holder will act as the practice lead for medicines management, working closely with partners, the dispensary team, and the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to ensure safe, effective and legally compliant use and supply of medicines.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), including polypharmacy and complex patients.
• Manage medicines for long-term conditions under agreed clinical protocols.
• Provide independent prescribing, deprescribing and medicines optimisation.
• Support repeat prescribing and medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge.
• Provide expert medicines advice to GPs, nurses and the wider MDT.

Medicines Management Lead Responsibilities:

• Act as the practice Medicines Management Lead, providing assurance to GP Partners.
• Lead prescribing safety, medicines optimisation and medicines-related clinical governance.
• Maintain oversight of repeat prescribing systems and prescription authorisation.
• Oversee medicines-related risks, audits, and significant events.
• Support CQC compliance relating to medicines and safer prescribing systems.

About us:

South Wight Medical Practice is the only dispensing GP practice on the Isle of Wight, operating across three rural sites and forming one third of the South Primary Care Network. We are a training practice led by three Partners (two GPs and an ANP), supported by a skilled multidisciplinary team including a Paramedic, Practice Nurses and Care Coordinators. We pride ourselves on a collaborative, supportive environment with a strong commitment to patient safety and staff development.

Job responsibilities:

For full Job description please see Supporting document.

• Act as the practice Medicines Management Lead, providing clinical assurance to Partners.
• Lead the development, implementation and review of medicines management policies and SOPs.
• Maintain oversight of prescribing safety, repeat prescribing and medicines-related risk.
• Own and update medicines-related risks on the practice risk register.
• Lead medicines-related significant event analyses and learning.
• Act as the practice link for ICB medicines optimisation teams.
• Ensure practice prescribing is aligned to ICB formulary and local policies.
• Lead or contribute to ICB-requested audits, improvement work and reporting.
• Represent the practice at medicines-related system meetings where required.

Prescribing & Clinical Practice:

• Undertake complex structured medication reviews and polypharmacy optimisation.
• Provide expert advice to clinicians on prescribing and medicines optimisation.
• Ensure safe systems for prescription authorisation and clinical oversight.
• Act on MHRA alerts, NICE guidance and safety notices relevant to general practice.

Dispensing Practice & Dispensary Governance:

The Clinical Pharmacist provides clinical leadership for medicines supply systems, working in partnership with the dispensary manager while maintaining appropriate separation between prescribing and dispensing functions. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clinical oversight of dispensing-related SOPs and governance.
• Ensuring prescriptions are clinically authorised prior to dispensing.
• Supporting safe handling of controlled drugs, high-risk medicines and emergency supply.
• Advising on clinical implications of stock shortages and therapeutic alternatives.
• Supporting dispensary audits, incident reviews and training (clinical aspects).

System Working:

• Work in line with ICB medicines optimisation policies, formularies and local prescribing guidance.
• Support implementation of national and local prescribing initiatives and safety campaigns.
• Liaise with ICB medicines optimisation teams, community pharmacy and secondary care as required.
• Provide clinical input to ICB requested audits, data returns or improvement work.

Clinical Governance & Safety:

• Comply with GPhC standards, GP Contract requirements and practice policies, working within professional scope and competence.
• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Contribute to significant event analysis, prescribing incidents and risk register updates.
• Lead and act on MHRA alerts, safety notices and NICE guidance relevant to general practice and dispensing.
• Escalate concerns appropriately to the Partners.

Education:

• Keep up to date with professional and clinical issues that affect the work of this post.
• Attend statutory training and carry out CPD requirements as specified by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Ensure that mandatory health and safety and other training required by the GP Practice is kept up to date.
• Undertake any additional training that is considered relevant to the role.
• Participate in training and supervision of pre-registration pharmacists, medicines management technicians and induction of staff as requested as part of the Medicines Management Team.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: GPhC-registered Pharmacist. Completion of, or willingness to complete, the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway.
• Experience: Experience in primary care or general practice. Experience working in a dispensing GP practice.
• Knowledge and skills: Demonstrable competence in medicines optimisation and prescribing safety. Ability to provide clinical leadership and work autonomously. Knowledge of SystmOne.

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.