A one-year fixed-term Clinical Pharmacist post with Hounslow Family Practice, a two-GP partnership serving about 6,300 patients. The core work is face-to-face medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy and complex needs, alongside repeat and acute prescribing and long-term condition clinics. The post sits within a multidisciplinary primary care team and supports PCN contract targets, including supervision of PCN pharmacy technicians. Candidates need an independent prescribing qualification or a CPPE completion certificate.
What the job involves
- Conduct face-to-face clinical medication reviews for polypharmacy, elderly and complex patients, with follow-up to monitor the effects of changes
- Deliver the repeat and acute prescribing service
- Set up long-term condition clinics (e.g. blood pressure control) and manage acute and minor ailments
- Answer complex medicines enquiries from staff, patients and community pharmacies
- Support the NWL Medicines Management Enhanced Service and PCN contract targets
- Lead prescribing projects (e.g. diabetes) and antimicrobial stewardship
- Implement MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and national and local prescribing guidelines
- Monitor practice prescribing against the local formulary, advising GPs on red and amber drugs
- Audit prescribing against NICE technology appraisal guidance and medicines linked to unplanned admissions
- Improve medicine safety and ordering systems in local care homes
- Provide clinical supervision for PCN pharmacy technicians where required
- Work with ICB pharmacists, PCN pharmacy teams and wider health and social care networks
Qualifications
- MPharm or equivalent
- Independent prescriber or CPPE completion certificate
Registration & licences
- Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
- Primary care experience
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
Skills & knowledge
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge
- Understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including explaining complex information to patients
Nice to have
- Post-registration experience of 3 years or more
- Experience of working in a GP practice
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
