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Barton Family Practice

Pharmacist

The closing date is 20 March 2026

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Job summary

A General Practice Clinical Pharmacist is required on a temporary contract to support a busy semi-rural GP surgery serving approximately 7,300 patients. The Clinical Pharmacist role is to support the GP's and the Practice in ensuring the delivery of effective, safe, timely and quality patient care. Full in-house training with be given to use our in-house EMIS Clinical system and other IT modules ie Docman, AccuRx.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

  • Managing the Clinical Pharmacy function within the Practice, including line management of two pharmacy technicians.

  • Ensuring adherence to Drug Licensing requirements and keeping the Practice updated on Drug Formulary and drug classification changes.

  • Ensuring compliance with Controlled Drugs Regulations, identifying and communicating regulatory changes to relevant stakeholders.

  • Overseeing regular reviews, audits, and risk assessments to maintain safe and effective practice.

  • Acting as the primary point of contact for medicines-related clinical advice and information for clinicians, nurses, and the reception/administrative team.

  • Monitoring and reporting medication errors, and implementing appropriate actions to prevent recurrence.

  • Ensuring the accuracy and timely distribution of bulletins or change notices where medication updates may impact stakeholders.

  • Monitoring and responding to drug alerts issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

  • Ensuring stakeholders are promptly informed of relevant issues through bulletins, change notices, or other communications to maintain the highest safety standards.

  • Working closely with the Partners, Practice/Finance Manager, and external organisations to implement appropriate strategies.

About us

Barton Family Practice comprises of 4 GP Partners, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacist,2 Pharmacy Technicians, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 Health Care Assistants and Phlebotomist. The administrative team comprises of Care Navigators, Reception Manager, Administration staff, Assistant Practice Manager and the Practice Manager.

We are a non-dispensing practice with a practice population of 7300, situated in semi-rural Staffordshire in the village of Barton under Needwood with easy access to the Peak District and cities such as Birmingham, Nottingham and Derby.

Details

Date posted

09 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Locum

Duration

3 days

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0879-26-0001

Job locations

Barton Surgery

Short Lane

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE13 8LT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing day-to-day support to the Practice to ensure legal compliance when managing repeat prescription requests and patient queries, and ensuring staff receive appropriate training in new skills, techniques, and operational best practice.

  • Managing and organising daily medication requests and associated task workflows in a timely manner.

  • Ensuring quality standards are met and maintained across medicines management processes.

  • Monitoring and reviewing working standards relating to medicines and medical supplies among reception, administrative, and nursing staff, providing additional training and support where required.

Clinical pharmacists employed through the PCN Network Contract DES funding will either be enrolled in, or have completed, an accredited training pathway (currently the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist Training Pathway) to support safe and effective prescribing and clinical practice in primary care.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Clinical Pharmacist will:

  • Provide patient-facing clinical assessment and treatment using specialist medicines knowledge.

  • Prescribe independently (or be working towards independent prescribing) while supporting the general practice team.

  • Manage care for patients with chronic conditions and undertake structured clinical medication reviews, particularly for patients with complex polypharmacy.

  • Provide specialist expertise in medicines optimisation, contributing to public health priorities, reducing health inequalities, and supporting antimicrobial stewardship.

  • Support patients to optimise medication use, reduce waste, and promote self-care.

  • Lead on quality improvement initiatives and contribute to frameworks such as the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and enhanced services.

  • Strengthen integration between general practice and wider healthcare teams, including community and hospital pharmacy, to improve patient outcomes and manage workload.

  • Build strong working relationships with pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.

  • Support shared care protocols, medicines-related clinical research, and liaison with specialist pharmacists and community pharmacies.

The Clinical Pharmacist will also undertake targeted medication reviews, particularly for high-risk groups, including frail elderly patients, those with renal or hepatic impairment, substance misuse issues, patients prescribed high-risk medicines, and individuals with recurrent hospital admissions.

Additional responsibilities include:

  • Managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process and reviewing medicines approaching their review date.

  • Improving prescribing practice through education and evidence-based changes across the patient population.

  • Working with community pharmacy teams to support medicines adherence initiatives such as Medicines Use Reviews and the New Medicine Service.

  • Supporting clinical audit activity and implementing service improvements.

  • Providing prescribing advice to clinicians, including during medicines shortages.

  • Ensuring patient safety during transitions of care through accurate medicines reconciliation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing day-to-day support to the Practice to ensure legal compliance when managing repeat prescription requests and patient queries, and ensuring staff receive appropriate training in new skills, techniques, and operational best practice.

  • Managing and organising daily medication requests and associated task workflows in a timely manner.

  • Ensuring quality standards are met and maintained across medicines management processes.

  • Monitoring and reviewing working standards relating to medicines and medical supplies among reception, administrative, and nursing staff, providing additional training and support where required.

Clinical pharmacists employed through the PCN Network Contract DES funding will either be enrolled in, or have completed, an accredited training pathway (currently the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist Training Pathway) to support safe and effective prescribing and clinical practice in primary care.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Clinical Pharmacist will:

  • Provide patient-facing clinical assessment and treatment using specialist medicines knowledge.

  • Prescribe independently (or be working towards independent prescribing) while supporting the general practice team.

  • Manage care for patients with chronic conditions and undertake structured clinical medication reviews, particularly for patients with complex polypharmacy.

  • Provide specialist expertise in medicines optimisation, contributing to public health priorities, reducing health inequalities, and supporting antimicrobial stewardship.

  • Support patients to optimise medication use, reduce waste, and promote self-care.

  • Lead on quality improvement initiatives and contribute to frameworks such as the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and enhanced services.

  • Strengthen integration between general practice and wider healthcare teams, including community and hospital pharmacy, to improve patient outcomes and manage workload.

  • Build strong working relationships with pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.

  • Support shared care protocols, medicines-related clinical research, and liaison with specialist pharmacists and community pharmacies.

The Clinical Pharmacist will also undertake targeted medication reviews, particularly for high-risk groups, including frail elderly patients, those with renal or hepatic impairment, substance misuse issues, patients prescribed high-risk medicines, and individuals with recurrent hospital admissions.

Additional responsibilities include:

  • Managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process and reviewing medicines approaching their review date.

  • Improving prescribing practice through education and evidence-based changes across the patient population.

  • Working with community pharmacy teams to support medicines adherence initiatives such as Medicines Use Reviews and the New Medicine Service.

  • Supporting clinical audit activity and implementing service improvements.

  • Providing prescribing advice to clinicians, including during medicines shortages.

  • Ensuring patient safety during transitions of care through accurate medicines reconciliation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Must be GPhC registered. A minimum of one year of post-qualification experience and have the ability to evidence ongoing CPD
  • Relevant clinical knowledge and knowledge of the Health Service environment and health agenda.
  • Must keep up to date with all essential legislation and medicines compliance
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Must be GPhC registered. A minimum of one year of post-qualification experience and have the ability to evidence ongoing CPD
  • Relevant clinical knowledge and knowledge of the Health Service environment and health agenda.
  • Must keep up to date with all essential legislation and medicines compliance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barton Family Practice

Address

Barton Surgery

Short Lane

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE13 8LT


Employer's website

https://www.bartonfamilypractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barton Family Practice

Address

Barton Surgery

Short Lane

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE13 8LT


Employer's website

https://www.bartonfamilypractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Details

Date posted

09 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Locum

Duration

3 days

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0879-26-0001

Job locations

Barton Surgery

Short Lane

Burton-on-trent

Staffordshire

DE13 8LT


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