Clinical Practice Pharmacist

Experienced Clinical Pharmacist at Westbury Group Practice is a forward-thinking, patient-focused GP practice committed to delivering high-quality healthcare to our local community. We are a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team with a strong focus on innovation, collaboration and improving patient outcomes.

The role involves supporting the management of long-term conditions, medication optimisation, structured medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. You will work closely with GPs, nurses, care coordinators and other healthcare professionals to improve prescribing quality and patient safety. This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist who enjoys autonomous clinical practice, running independent clinics, making complex prescribing decisions and contributing to medicines optimisation, QOF and service development within a busy primary care environment. Hybrid working can be considered for the right candidate, although the role is primarily practice-based.

Main duties of the job include:

• Run independent long‑term condition clinics eg hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma/COPD and other agreed areas.
• Assess, diagnose within scope, prescribe and manage patients independently.
• Manage medication authorisations, repeat prescribing and complex prescribing queries.
• Support QOF, IIF and Enhanced Service delivery.
• Lead medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and high-risk drug monitoring.
• Undertake clinical decision-making for complex patients in a busy primary care environment.
• Use population health management and risk stratification to identify patients for proactive review.
• Support care home, frailty and anticipatory care.
• Lead audits, quality improvement and prescribing projects.
• Provide supervision and mentoring to the wider prescriptions/pharmacy tech team.

About us: Westbury Group Practice is a large practice of almost 25,000 patients, located in Westbury, Wiltshire. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, opportunities for professional development and training, flexible working arrangements where possible, NHS Pension Scheme, generous annual leave entitlement (min 27 days + public holidays), and ample free parking.

Job responsibilities include acting within professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in general practice. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, taking responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.

Qualifications:

• Essential: Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Independent Prescriber qualification (or working towards).
• Desirable: Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) completed or in progress.

Experience:

• Essential: Experience working in Primary Care, General Practice or a Primary Care Network. Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of medicines optimisation. Excellent communication and consultation skills. Ability to work autonomously and make clinical decisions. Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Desirable: Experience using Systmone. Experience of managing long-term conditions clinics. Experience leading prescribing audits and quality improvement projects.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sam Rawlings, HR & Facilities Manager, Westbury Group Practice. To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.