Job summary
Role Summary Why Join Us?
Our Lead Practice Prescribing Pharmacist will be the driving force behind high-quality, patient-centred prescribing across our practice. This role offers the rare chance to shape medicines optimisation at a strategic and clinical level leading innovation, improving safety, and running your own advanced clinics. You will work at the heart of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your expertise is truly valued and your ideas influence how we deliver care.
If youre ambitious, passionate about improving patient outcomes, and excited by the opportunity to lead a modern pharmacy service in primary care, this is the role for you. We offer a collaborative environment, genuine autonomy, and the scope to grow your leadership, clinical and strategic skills while making a visible difference every day.
We will mainly want you based at the Practice, but there is also some opportunity for home working a day per week.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Practice Prescribing Pharmacist will play a central role in shaping how the practice delivers safe, effective and patient-focused prescribing. Youll lead the development of our pharmacy service, overseeing medicines optimisation work and supporting the clinical team with complex prescribing decisions.
Day to day, youll do medicines reconciliation from discharges, be a focal contact for our reception team and patients with prescription queries, provide expert advice on long-term condition management, and help ensure patients receive the most appropriate and evidence-based treatment.
A key part of the role is acting as the prescribing lead within the practice guiding improvements, supporting colleagues, and helping us deliver high standards of care. Youll use data and clinical insight to spot opportunities for better prescribing, reduce risk, and improve outcomes for patients with multimorbidity, frailty or those on high-risk medication. Youll also be a visible source of support for both patients and staff, helping to strengthen our multidisciplinary working and enhance the quality of care across the practice.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining clinical work with leadership, enjoys problem-solving, and is motivated by improving patient experience and safety.
About us
Overview of Silverdale Medical Practice
Silverdale Medical Practice is a well-established, forward-thinking GP surgery based within Pendlebury Health Centre, serving a diverse and growing population in Swinton and the wider Salford area. We are known locally for our strong clinical leadership, supportive team culture and commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, NPs, ACPs, pharmacists, a pharmacy technician, nurses, HCAs, care coordinators and a responsive administrative team. We embrace innovation and digital transformation, and we work closely with Swinton Primary Care Network to expand access, develop new clinical pathways and deliver enhanced services for our community.
We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, collaborative workplace where every member of staff is encouraged to contribute ideas, develop professionally and take part in continuous improvement. With excellent relationships across the PCN and strong engagement with local partners, Silverdale offers a dynamic environment where clinicians can genuinely influence service development.
Above all, we are committed to providing safe, accessible and compassionate healthcare and we are looking for colleagues who share that ethos and want to make a meaningful difference to our patients lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key ResponsibilitiesClinical Duties
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Deliver structured medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, frailty, multimorbidity or high-risk prescribing.
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Provide independent prescribing within the scope of competency for acute and long-term conditions.
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Run dedicated clinics for areas such as hypertension, asthma/COPD, lipid optimisation, heart failure, anticoagulation and other agreed pathways.
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Conduct face-to-face, telephone and digital consultations, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
-
Support safe and effective repeat prescribing, including acute requests, synchronisation and streamlining.
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Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, NPs, ACPs, pharmacy technicians and wider MDT colleagues.
Medicines Optimisation & Prescribing Leadership
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Lead on prescribing quality improvement initiatives aligned to QOF, ICB priorities, local prescribing incentive schemes and practice objectives.
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Analyse prescribing data (ePACT2, OpenPrescribing, practice dashboards) to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
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Implement NICE guidance, MHRA drug safety alerts and local prescribing policies.
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Promote safe deprescribing where appropriate, ensuring patient engagement and shared decision-making.
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Strengthen antimicrobial stewardship and contribute to reducing unwarranted variation in prescribing.
Governance, Risk & Safety
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Lead medicines-related governance including incident reviews, audits, action plans and learning events.
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Oversee high-risk drug monitoring and ensure compliance with shared care arrangements.
-
Maintain robust repeat prescribing systems, cold chain processes, controlled drugs governance and prescribing safety protocols.
-
Support the practice in meeting CQC requirements related to medicines management.
Team Leadership & Supervision
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Provide day-to-day leadership for the pharmacy team including pharmacists, technicians and prescribing clerks.
-
Offer supervision, mentorship and competency assessments for pharmacy colleagues.
-
Contribute to staff training across the practice on medicines processes, prescribing safety and new clinical pathways.
-
Support induction and ongoing development for new clinicians, including ARRS roles.
Digital, Data & Systems
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Use EMIS, Ardens, AccuRx and prescribing analytics tools to deliver efficient, safe and effective clinical practice.
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Support implementation and expansion of electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) and other digital prescribing innovations.
-
Review and improve prescribing workflows to streamline processes and reduce administrative burden.
3. Key Working Relationships
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GP Partners and Salaried GPs
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Practice Manager and Management Team
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Practice Nurses, NPs, ACPs, HCAs
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Pharmacy Technicians and Prescribing Clerks
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Care Coordinators and Admin Team
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ICB Medicines Optimisation Team
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Community Pharmacy and Secondary Care Clinicians
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Swinton PCN colleagues
4. Person SpecificationQualifications
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Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
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GPhC registered pharmacist.
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Independent Prescribing qualification.
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Evidence of ongoing CPD.
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CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (or equivalent experience).
Experience
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Significant experience in primary care or multidisciplinary clinical pharmacy roles.
-
Delivery of structured medication reviews and long-term condition management.
-
Experience leading prescribing audits or medicines optimisation projects.
-
Experience supporting or supervising pharmacy colleagues (desirable).
Knowledge & Skills
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Excellent clinical assessment, diagnostic and prescribing skills.
-
Strong knowledge of NICE guidance, BNF, shared care protocols and prescribing governance.
-
Ability to interpret and analyse prescribing data.
-
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across clinical and non-clinical teams.
-
Strong organisational, time management and prioritisation skills.
Behaviours
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Clinically confident and accountable.
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Compassionate, patient-focused and committed to high-quality care.
-
Collaborative, supportive and able to influence change.
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Proactive, solution-focused and able to work independently.
5. Other Requirements
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Maintain GPhC registration and meet revalidation requirements.
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Participate in appraisals and mandatory training.
-
Flexible to meet service needs across the practice and PCN if required.
-
Commitment to confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding principles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key ResponsibilitiesClinical Duties
-
Deliver structured medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, frailty, multimorbidity or high-risk prescribing.
-
Provide independent prescribing within the scope of competency for acute and long-term conditions.
-
Run dedicated clinics for areas such as hypertension, asthma/COPD, lipid optimisation, heart failure, anticoagulation and other agreed pathways.
-
Conduct face-to-face, telephone and digital consultations, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
-
Support safe and effective repeat prescribing, including acute requests, synchronisation and streamlining.
-
Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, NPs, ACPs, pharmacy technicians and wider MDT colleagues.
Medicines Optimisation & Prescribing Leadership
-
Lead on prescribing quality improvement initiatives aligned to QOF, ICB priorities, local prescribing incentive schemes and practice objectives.
-
Analyse prescribing data (ePACT2, OpenPrescribing, practice dashboards) to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
-
Implement NICE guidance, MHRA drug safety alerts and local prescribing policies.
-
Promote safe deprescribing where appropriate, ensuring patient engagement and shared decision-making.
-
Strengthen antimicrobial stewardship and contribute to reducing unwarranted variation in prescribing.
Governance, Risk & Safety
-
Lead medicines-related governance including incident reviews, audits, action plans and learning events.
-
Oversee high-risk drug monitoring and ensure compliance with shared care arrangements.
-
Maintain robust repeat prescribing systems, cold chain processes, controlled drugs governance and prescribing safety protocols.
-
Support the practice in meeting CQC requirements related to medicines management.
Team Leadership & Supervision
-
Provide day-to-day leadership for the pharmacy team including pharmacists, technicians and prescribing clerks.
-
Offer supervision, mentorship and competency assessments for pharmacy colleagues.
-
Contribute to staff training across the practice on medicines processes, prescribing safety and new clinical pathways.
-
Support induction and ongoing development for new clinicians, including ARRS roles.
Digital, Data & Systems
-
Use EMIS, Ardens, AccuRx and prescribing analytics tools to deliver efficient, safe and effective clinical practice.
-
Support implementation and expansion of electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) and other digital prescribing innovations.
-
Review and improve prescribing workflows to streamline processes and reduce administrative burden.
3. Key Working Relationships
-
GP Partners and Salaried GPs
-
Practice Manager and Management Team
-
Practice Nurses, NPs, ACPs, HCAs
-
Pharmacy Technicians and Prescribing Clerks
-
Care Coordinators and Admin Team
-
ICB Medicines Optimisation Team
-
Community Pharmacy and Secondary Care Clinicians
-
Swinton PCN colleagues
4. Person SpecificationQualifications
-
Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
-
GPhC registered pharmacist.
-
Independent Prescribing qualification.
-
Evidence of ongoing CPD.
-
CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (or equivalent experience).
Experience
-
Significant experience in primary care or multidisciplinary clinical pharmacy roles.
-
Delivery of structured medication reviews and long-term condition management.
-
Experience leading prescribing audits or medicines optimisation projects.
-
Experience supporting or supervising pharmacy colleagues (desirable).
Knowledge & Skills
-
Excellent clinical assessment, diagnostic and prescribing skills.
-
Strong knowledge of NICE guidance, BNF, shared care protocols and prescribing governance.
-
Ability to interpret and analyse prescribing data.
-
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across clinical and non-clinical teams.
-
Strong organisational, time management and prioritisation skills.
Behaviours
-
Clinically confident and accountable.
-
Compassionate, patient-focused and committed to high-quality care.
-
Collaborative, supportive and able to influence change.
-
Proactive, solution-focused and able to work independently.
5. Other Requirements
-
Maintain GPhC registration and meet revalidation requirements.
-
Participate in appraisals and mandatory training.
-
Flexible to meet service needs across the practice and PCN if required.
-
Commitment to confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding principles.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a clinical pharmacist
- Experience delivering structured medication reviews
- Experience managing long-term conditions (e.g., hypertension, asthma/COPD, lipids)
- Experience with prescribing safety and high-risk medicines monitoring
- Experience analysing prescribing data and implementing improvements
- Experience across GP practices or PCN
- Experience contributing to QOF/ICB prescribing priorities
- Experience of working on EMIS
Desirable
- Leadership or supervision of pharmacy/clinical staff
- Running pharmacist-led clinics
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- GPhC registration
- Independent Prescribing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) or equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate clinical diploma or advanced practice modules
- Leadership or supervisory training
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a clinical pharmacist
- Experience delivering structured medication reviews
- Experience managing long-term conditions (e.g., hypertension, asthma/COPD, lipids)
- Experience with prescribing safety and high-risk medicines monitoring
- Experience analysing prescribing data and implementing improvements
- Experience across GP practices or PCN
- Experience contributing to QOF/ICB prescribing priorities
- Experience of working on EMIS
Desirable
- Leadership or supervision of pharmacy/clinical staff
- Running pharmacist-led clinics
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- GPhC registration
- Independent Prescribing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) or equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate clinical diploma or advanced practice modules
- Leadership or supervisory training
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).
