Job summary
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
Proactively manage patients with co-morbidities and provide structured medication reviews to optimise treatment outcomes.
Provide support to general practice staff with prescription and medication queries. Support the repeat prescription system, process acute prescription requests, and carry out medicines reconciliation following transfer of care, ensuring safe and effective prescribing practices.
Provide expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients within GP practices.
Support medicines optimisation initiatives and contribute to quality improvement activities, including involvement in quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services where appropriate.
Act as a resource for medicine-related queries, signpost patients to appropriate services, and liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated and patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
Hold patient facing comprehensive and complex reviews and provide
medicine support
Manage medicines in discharges from hospital
Manage and assist the pharmacy team/Prescribing clerk pre-reg
pharmacists
Hold long-term conditions management within general practice: e.g.
Diabetes Hypertension, respiratory medicine
Provide patient telephone support
Be a centre of medicines information for practice staff
support and adhere to repeat prescribing processes
Complex Diabetes management including insulin initiation and titration
About us
We are a well-established GP training practice providing primary care services to approximately 14,000 patients across two sites. Our clinical team consists of four GP partners, three salaried GPs and two regular locum GPs, supported by a skilled pharmacy team including 2 pre-registration pharmacist. This multidisciplinary workforce enables us to deliver safe, effective and high-quality care to our practice population.
As an accredited GP training practice, we support the development of future clinicians by hosting medical students and GP trainees. Education, clinical supervision and continuous professional development are embedded within our culture, ensuring care is evidence-based and aligned with best practice guidance.
Our wider team includes two experienced practice nurses, three healthcare assistants and a dedicated, highly efficient administrative team who ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the practice and positive patient experience across both sites.
We operate a robust on-call triage system whereby all same-day requests are assessed by the duty GP, ensuring patients are prioritised according to clinical need and directed to the most appropriate clinician or service. This structured approach supports patient safety, effective demand management and good access.
We were rated GOOD at our most recent CQC inspection and are recognised as a high-achieving, well-led practice committed to continuous improvement, teamwork and compassionate, patient-centred care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist
Salary Grade: To Be Confirmed (Depending on experience)
Team: Prescribing
Primary Location: 22 Maidenwell Avenue Hamilton Leicester LE5 1BL
Responsible to: Prescribing Leading GP and Practice Business Manager
Medicines project and program planning and management.
Personal planning and prioritization for organizational and personal
objectives.
Freedom to Act:
Interpret overall health service medicines legislation, policy, and
clinical evidence.
Initiate and coordinate implementation of national medicines legislation
and policy.
Policy & Procedures:
Acquire and maintain knowledge of Practice protocols, policies, and
procedures.
Support, promote, and adhere to all Practice policies.
Confidentiality:
Manage confidential information with respect to patients, practice
staff, and the organization.
Health & Safety:
Promote health, safety, and security within the workplace.
Identify and report risks involved in work activities.
Adhere to fire safety and infection control policies.
Equality & Diversity:
Support equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and
colleagues.
Act in a way that recognizes peoples rights and respects privacy and
dignity.
Quality:
Adhere to agreed standards of quality within the Practice.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the Practice and work effectively
with other agencies.
Communication: Role Purpose: Delivery of the Practices Prescribing & Medicines
Optimisation strategy, providing, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical
advice.
Key Areas:
Collaborate with Clinical Leads on the Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
Advise and educate patients and care coordinators on medicine
management.
Strategic Alignment:
Develop and deliver the Practice Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
Ensure effective dissemination of prescribing-related policies and
guidelines.
Prepare and deliver performance reports/briefings for the Practice and
commissioners.
Act as a link between hospitals and local community pharmacies.
Responsibilities for patient/client care:
Lead patient medication change programs and medicines optimisation
projects.
Improve medicines management in GP care homes, ensuring appropriate
monitoring.
Conduct medication reviews and support with direct patient contact.
Provide advice, information, and support to enhance
medicines compliance and reduce waste
Responsibilities for Policy & Service Development Implementation:
Promote evidence-based prescribing to meet national guidelines. Communicateeffectively with patients, team members, and external
organizations.
Other:
Undertake any other duties deemed relevant to the position and Practice
needs.
Job description subject to periodic review and amendment in consultation
with the post-holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist
Salary Grade: To Be Confirmed (Depending on experience)
Team: Prescribing
Primary Location: 22 Maidenwell Avenue Hamilton Leicester LE5 1BL
Responsible to: Prescribing Leading GP and Practice Business Manager
Medicines project and program planning and management.
Personal planning and prioritization for organizational and personal
objectives.
Freedom to Act:
Interpret overall health service medicines legislation, policy, and
clinical evidence.
Initiate and coordinate implementation of national medicines legislation
and policy.
Policy & Procedures:
Acquire and maintain knowledge of Practice protocols, policies, and
procedures.
Support, promote, and adhere to all Practice policies.
Confidentiality:
Manage confidential information with respect to patients, practice
staff, and the organization.
Health & Safety:
Promote health, safety, and security within the workplace.
Identify and report risks involved in work activities.
Adhere to fire safety and infection control policies.
Equality & Diversity:
Support equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and
colleagues.
Act in a way that recognizes peoples rights and respects privacy and
dignity.
Quality:
Adhere to agreed standards of quality within the Practice.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the Practice and work effectively
with other agencies.
Communication: Role Purpose: Delivery of the Practices Prescribing & Medicines
Optimisation strategy, providing, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical
advice.
Key Areas:
Collaborate with Clinical Leads on the Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
Advise and educate patients and care coordinators on medicine
management.
Strategic Alignment:
Develop and deliver the Practice Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
Ensure effective dissemination of prescribing-related policies and
guidelines.
Prepare and deliver performance reports/briefings for the Practice and
commissioners.
Act as a link between hospitals and local community pharmacies.
Responsibilities for patient/client care:
Lead patient medication change programs and medicines optimisation
projects.
Improve medicines management in GP care homes, ensuring appropriate
monitoring.
Conduct medication reviews and support with direct patient contact.
Provide advice, information, and support to enhance
medicines compliance and reduce waste
Responsibilities for Policy & Service Development Implementation:
Promote evidence-based prescribing to meet national guidelines. Communicateeffectively with patients, team members, and external
organizations.
Other:
Undertake any other duties deemed relevant to the position and Practice
needs.
Job description subject to periodic review and amendment in consultation
with the post-holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Person Specification
- Qualifications
- Essential
- Criteria: Qualifications
- Masters degree Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Post graduate masters or diploma in clinical pharmacy
- management or equivalent (or working towards) or equivalent
- Experience in a professional role with autonomy within the NHS
- Experience in a senior professional and managerial role
- within the NHS Extensive specialist knowledge of pharmacy and medicines
- management, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training. Understanding of background to aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for engagement.
- Understanding of national and local priorities.
- Knowledge of primary / secondary care interface issues.
- Knowledge of prescribing data analysis.
- Computer literate, knowledge of MS Office or equivalent.
- Experience with GP systems Emis web and Systmone.
- Sound knowledge of national guidance (including
- controlled drugs regulations, NPSA, NICE ) related to
- medicines and their implications for practice.
- Awareness of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act
- Highly motivated
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to set and meet multiple deadlines for a broad
- range of programmes/ projects.
- Highly developed political awareness and diplomacy.
- Effective decision making skills.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work in partnership with other colleagues.
- Able to interpret and present complex information in an understandable format to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Desirable
- Experience of managing service/system change
- Experience of managing staff
- Previous experience of initiating and undertaking
- project/ audit work including the presentation of data
- Understanding of NHS structure, strategy, vision
- and policy. Knowledge of primary, secondary care interface issues.
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to translate strategy into achievable objectives.
- Project management, principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and managing successful projects.
- Conflict management
- Car driver or owner or reasonable alternative.
Qualifications
Essential
- Person Specification
- Qualifications
- Essential
- Criteria: Qualifications
- Masters degree Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Post graduate masters or diploma in clinical pharmacy
- management or equivalent (or working towards) or equivalent
- Experience in a professional role with autonomy within the NHS
- Experience in a senior professional and managerial role
- within the NHS Extensive specialist knowledge of pharmacy and medicines
- management, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training. Understanding of background to aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for engagement.
- Understanding of national and local priorities.
- Knowledge of primary / secondary care interface issues.
- Knowledge of prescribing data analysis.
- Computer literate, knowledge of MS Office or equivalent.
- Experience with GP systems Emis web and Systmone.
- Sound knowledge of national guidance (including
- controlled drugs regulations, NPSA, NICE ) related to
- medicines and their implications for practice.
- Awareness of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act
- Highly motivated
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to set and meet multiple deadlines for a broad
- range of programmes/ projects.
- Highly developed political awareness and diplomacy.
- Effective decision making skills.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work in partnership with other colleagues.
- Able to interpret and present complex information in an understandable format to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Desirable
- Experience of managing service/system change
- Experience of managing staff
- Previous experience of initiating and undertaking
- project/ audit work including the presentation of data
- Understanding of NHS structure, strategy, vision
- and policy. Knowledge of primary, secondary care interface issues.
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to translate strategy into achievable objectives.
- Project management, principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and managing successful projects.
- Conflict management
- Car driver or owner or reasonable alternative.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Person Specification
- Qualifications
- Essential
- Criteria: Qualifications
- Masters degree Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Post graduate masters or diploma in clinical pharmacy
- management or equivalent (or working towards) or equivalent
- Experience in a professional role with autonomy within the NHS
- Experience in a senior professional and managerial role
- within the NHS Extensive specialist knowledge of pharmacy and medicines
- management, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training. Understanding of background to aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for engagement.
- Understanding of national and local priorities.
- Knowledge of primary / secondary care interface issues.
- Knowledge of prescribing data analysis.
- Computer literate, knowledge of MS Office or equivalent.
- Experience with GP systems Emis web and Systmone.
- Sound knowledge of national guidance (including
- controlled drugs regulations, NPSA, NICE ) related to
- medicines and their implications for practice.
- Awareness of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act
- Highly motivated
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to set and meet multiple deadlines for a broad
- range of programmes/ projects.
- Highly developed political awareness and diplomacy.
- Effective decision making skills.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work in partnership with other colleagues.
- Able to interpret and present complex information in an understandable format to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Desirable
- Experience of managing service/system change
- Experience of managing staff
- Previous experience of initiating and undertaking
- project/ audit work including the presentation of data
- Understanding of NHS structure, strategy, vision
- and policy. Knowledge of primary, secondary care interface issues.
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to translate strategy into achievable objectives.
- Project management, principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and managing successful projects.
- Conflict management
- Car driver or owner or reasonable alternative.
Qualifications
Essential
- Person Specification
- Qualifications
- Essential
- Criteria: Qualifications
- Masters degree Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Post graduate masters or diploma in clinical pharmacy
- management or equivalent (or working towards) or equivalent
- Experience in a professional role with autonomy within the NHS
- Experience in a senior professional and managerial role
- within the NHS Extensive specialist knowledge of pharmacy and medicines
- management, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training. Understanding of background to aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this for engagement.
- Understanding of national and local priorities.
- Knowledge of primary / secondary care interface issues.
- Knowledge of prescribing data analysis.
- Computer literate, knowledge of MS Office or equivalent.
- Experience with GP systems Emis web and Systmone.
- Sound knowledge of national guidance (including
- controlled drugs regulations, NPSA, NICE ) related to
- medicines and their implications for practice.
- Awareness of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act
- Highly motivated
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to set and meet multiple deadlines for a broad
- range of programmes/ projects.
- Highly developed political awareness and diplomacy.
- Effective decision making skills.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work in partnership with other colleagues.
- Able to interpret and present complex information in an understandable format to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Desirable
- Experience of managing service/system change
- Experience of managing staff
- Previous experience of initiating and undertaking
- project/ audit work including the presentation of data
- Understanding of NHS structure, strategy, vision
- and policy. Knowledge of primary, secondary care interface issues.
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to translate strategy into achievable objectives.
- Project management, principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and managing successful projects.
- Conflict management
- Car driver or owner or reasonable alternative.
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).
