A clinical pharmacist post in the practice team at Honiton Surgery, a large GP practice and lead practice in its PCN. The work centres on medicine optimisation for patients with long-term conditions, including structured medication reviews and medicines reconciliation across care boundaries. Advertised at 1 WTE, it sits alongside the existing practice pharmacist and PCN team, and part-time applications of at least 0.6 WTE are welcome. Candidates must be GPhC-registered; a non-medical prescribing qualification is not needed at application.
What the job involves
- See patients with single or multiple long-term conditions where medicine optimisation is needed, and advise clinicians on changes
- Carry out structured medication reviews by phone, face to face, at home and in care homes
- Carry out medicines reconciliation across care boundaries, liaising with secondary care
- Answer prescription and medication queries from patients and staff across the health network
- Present and lead PCN-wide improvement projects on policies and procedures
- Contribute to practice, PCN and GP educational meetings, and train the wider team on therapeutics
- Support GP prescribing leads to meet prescribing targets, QOF and QIPP initiatives
- Liaise with community pharmacy colleagues on cross-sector initiatives
- Implement changes from MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and guidance, and keep medicines compliant with CQC standards
- Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines using practice searches
- Complete audits and document all work in a timely way in SystmOne
- Support public health work, including vaccination campaigns, and advise on medicine storage and transport
Qualifications
- Completion of, or proof of exemption from, the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy programme (or willingness to undertake it)
Registration & licences
- Registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
- Experience of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions seen in general practice
- Ability to plan, manage and review medicine optimisation for long-term conditions
Skills & knowledge
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge grounded in evidence-based healthcare
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including explaining complex information to patients
- Recognising priorities, spotting deviations and escalating when needed
- Understanding of rational primary care prescribing and the wider determinants of health
- Working independently and in a team, with IT skills for email, reports and plans
Other
- Safeguarding and other mandatory training
Nice to have
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association
- Experience of reviewing patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes and hypertension
- Experience of working across general practice, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy teams
What’s offered
- Support towards a non-medical prescribing qualification after the CPPE programme
- Opportunity to be involved in research and quality improvement projects
- Part-time working from 0.6 WTE considered
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
