Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic experienced General Practice Clinical Pharmacist to join our busy, friendly, and supportive practice team. A friendly personality and strong skills, together with an interest in personal development are vital.

Working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure delivery of effective clinical pharmacist services

If you wish to visit informally before you apply we would be happy to show you around the practice. If you would like to discuss this further and / or arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Main duties of the job

Here is a summary of the main responsibilities:

• Structured medication reviews on patients in care homes and those with polypharmacy.
• Standard medication reviews on other patients
• Hypertension & cholesterol reviews
• Safety alerts
• Review medications from hospital discharge summaries
• Medication audits
• Prescribing advice to GPs

About us

Water Meadow Surgery is a thriving general medical practice located in the leafy Chiltern Hills, based in Chesham. The town is served by a London Underground station on the Metropolitan Line connecting directly with central London. We often score highly in patient polls as one of the top practices in Bucks.

Practice Values

Everyone in our team is committed to the care of our patients. We will always do our best to provide our patients with the care that they need. It is our desire to be the best practice in the area and we are always looking at ways we can improve our service. We aim to be courteous, caring and respectful.

The patient's practice list has grown steadily over the last few years to just over 13,000. The practice population includes a mixed of social classes with a few pockets of deprivation. The practice is part of the Chesham & Little Chalfont PCN.

Premises

The practice is located in the purpose-built two storey health accommodation built in 1995 close to the town centre, just off Red Lion Street. There is plenty of parking for staff.In addition the premises house a local pharmacy (Garlicks Chemist).

The ground floor of the premises consists of the reception and six GP consulting rooms and three nurse rooms as well as the pharmacy.

The first floor is split into two distinct areas. The first houses four further consulting rooms, a waiting room, together with the admin offices and a large meeting room.