Clinical Pharmacist

Key Responsibilities Clinical Practice • Undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex needs, polypharmacy, or high-risk prescribing • Perform medicines reconciliation post-discharge and following clinic letters to ensure safe continuity of care • Provide specialist pharmacological advice to clinicians and support evidence-based prescribing decisions • Manage and respond to medication-related queries from patients and external healthcare providers Medicines Management & Prescribing Systems • Oversee and continuously improve repeat prescribing processes to ensure safety, efficiency, and compliance • Lead the prescriptions team, providing supervision, training, and support • Identify and mitigate prescribing risks, implementing appropriate safety measures Long-Term Condition Management • Support the clinical management of patients with chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma, and hypertension • Optimise medicines to improve adherence, outcomes, and patient understanding • Proactively identify patients requiring medication review or intervention Quality Improvement & Governance • Lead and participate in prescribing audits and quality improvement initiatives • Contribute to achieving QOF targets and other contractual requirements • Ensure compliance with medicines management policies and CQC standards • Maintain accurate, high-quality clinical records and documentation Medicines Optimisation • Work collaboratively with the Medicines Optimisation Team and Integrated Care Board (ICB) • Support initiatives to reduce medicines waste and improve cost-effective prescribing • Implement local and national prescribing guidance Professional Responsibilities • Maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) • Work within professional and ethical frameworks and maintain patient confidentiality at all times • Undertake continuing professional development (CPD) and participate in appraisal processes • Contribute to the training and development of colleagues where appropriate Key Working Relationships • GP Partners and Salaried GPs • Practice Manager and administrative team • Nursing and healthcare assistant team • Community pharmacies • Medicines Optimisation Team and ICB colleagues Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities Clinical Practice • Undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex needs, polypharmacy, or high-risk prescribing • Perform medicines reconciliation post-discharge and following clinic letters to ensure safe continuity of care • Provide specialist pharmacological advice to clinicians and support evidence-based prescribing decisions • Manage and respond to medication-related queries from patients and external healthcare providers Medicines Management & Prescribing Systems • Oversee and continuously improve repeat prescribing processes to ensure safety, efficiency, and compliance • Lead the prescriptions team, providing supervision, training, and support • Identify and mitigate prescribing risks, implementing appropriate safety measures Long-Term Condition Management • Support the clinical management of patients with chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma, and hypertension • Optimise medicines to improve adherence, outcomes, and patient understanding • Proactively identify patients requiring medication review or intervention Quality Improvement & Governance • Lead and participate in prescribing audits and quality improvement initiatives • Contribute to achieving QOF targets and other contractual requirements • Ensure compliance with medicines management policies and CQC standards • Maintain accurate, high-quality clinical records and documentation Medicines Optimisation • Work collaboratively with the Medicines Optimisation Team and Integrated Care Board (ICB) • Support initiatives to reduce medicines waste and improve cost-effective prescribing • Implement local and national prescribing guidance Professional Responsibilities • Maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) • Work within professional and ethical frameworks and maintain patient confidentiality at all times • Undertake continuing professional development (CPD) and participate in appraisal processes • Contribute to the training and development of colleagues where appropriate Key Working Relationships • GP Partners and Salaried GPs • Practice Manager and administrative team • Nursing and healthcare assistant team • Community pharmacies • Medicines Optimisation Team and ICB colleagues