This Clinical Pharmacist post sits within the Warwickshire East Primary Care Network, which covers five GP surgeries across south Warwickshire. The work centres on patient-facing medicines optimisation, including prescribing, repeat prescribing systems, medication reviews and clinics. The role is part-time at 20 hours on weekday mornings, with travel between practices, so a clean UK driving licence and use of a car are required. Applicants must hold GPhC registration and either hold or be willing to take CPPE pathway training.
What the job involves
- Switch medicines to agreed protocols and improve repeat prescribing, including repeat dispensing and online ordering
- Clinically assess and treat a defined patient cohort, directly responsible for their care and prescribing
- Deliver and develop pharmacy-led medicines optimisation with general practice and the wider team
- Lead, support and facilitate medicines optimisation in the specialist area
- Lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery
- Organise and oversee the PCN medicines optimisation system, including repeat prescribing and medication review
- Develop and deliver patient-facing services and clinics that shift workload from other disciplines
- Deliver consultations, home visits and bespoke treatment plans for patients with long-term conditions, the elderly and those at high risk
- Improve prescribing safety after hospital admission and through clinical audit and education against NICE standards
- Provide leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN team, patients and carers
- Deliver training, monitoring and guidance to clinicians and staff on medicines issues
- Field medicines and prescribing queries and link with community pharmacists and the medicines supply chain
Qualifications
- Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development
Registration & licences
- GPhC registration
Experience
- Experience in a patient-focused role
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of current national policy affecting medicines optimisation services
- Sound knowledge of medicines legislation and the vision for clinical pharmacists in primary care
- Understanding of legal, governance and ethical frameworks for pharmacists
- Consultation skills to explain medicines in a form patients and carers understand
- Ability to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships
Checks & eligibility
- Clean UK driving licence and full use of a car
Nice to have
- CPPE pathway training, or willingness to enrol within six months of starting
- GPhC Independent Prescribing qualification
What’s offered
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS Pension
- Health and wellbeing support
- Vivup employee assistance programme
- Bike2Work scheme
- Access to the Blue Light card
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
