Job summary
Organisation: South Warwickshire GP Federation
Salary: £47,840 £54,206 (depending on experience)
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time 20 hours per week (MondayFriday, 9:00am1:00pm)
Base Location:Base Location: For the successful candidate, the PCN will consider hybrid working arrangements, which can be discussed at the interview stage. The role will be primarily based at Fenny Compton Surgery. The successful candidate must be willing to travel between all PCN practices as required to meet service needs. Due to the geography and nature of the role, a full UK driving licence and access to a car are essential.
Main duties of the job
Warwickshire East PCN is looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist who is passionate about delivering high-quality care to patients.
This role supports improved patient health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care team by providing direct, accessible, and timely medicines expertise, including face-to-face consultations.
The Clinical Pharmacist will proactively take responsibility for workload relating to medicines optimisation, improving patient care and safety while enabling clinical staff to focus more time on direct clinical care.
About us
About South Warwickshire GP Federation
South Warwickshire GP Federation is made up of GP practices across Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Kenilworth.
Together we deliver enhanced services for approximately 300,000 patients, while also supporting and improving working practices for our staff.
Our purpose is to grow, support, and enable Primary Care in South Warwickshire, offering additional services so that individual practices can focus more time on delivering excellent patient care.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Health & Wellbeing support
- Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike2Work Scheme
- Access to the Blue Light Card
Warwickshire East PCN Practices
- Southam Surgery Stowe Drive, Southam, CV47 1NY
- St Wulfstan Surgery Northfield Road, Southam, CV47 0FG
- Harbury Surgery Mill Street, Harbury, Leamington Spa, CV33 9HR
- Fenny Compton Surgery High Street, Fenny Compton, Southam, CV47 2YG
- Kineton Surgery Old School, Market Square, Kineton, CV35 0LP
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support patients to get the best from their medicines, including switching medications in line with agreed protocols.
- Improve repeat prescribing processes in general practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering.
- Minimise clinical risk and work to reduce wasted medicines.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role, clinically assessing and treating patients using in-depth clinical knowledge.
- Be directly responsible for the care and prescribing of defined cohorts of patients.
- Deliver and develop pharmacy-led medicines optimisation services within general practice and across the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Ensure practices remain up to date with medicines management guidance and best practice.
- Lead and promote medicines optimisation within specialist areas, ensuring best value, reduced harm, and improved patient outcomes.
- Lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery to maintain and improve service quality.
- Work in line with Medicines Optimisation principles, national guidelines, and the latest evidence base.
Preference will be given to candidates who are CPPE pathway trained, or candidates must be willing to undertake CPPE training and enrol within six months of employment if not already completed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support patients to get the best from their medicines, including switching medications in line with agreed protocols.
- Improve repeat prescribing processes in general practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering.
- Minimise clinical risk and work to reduce wasted medicines.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role, clinically assessing and treating patients using in-depth clinical knowledge.
- Be directly responsible for the care and prescribing of defined cohorts of patients.
- Deliver and develop pharmacy-led medicines optimisation services within general practice and across the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Ensure practices remain up to date with medicines management guidance and best practice.
- Lead and promote medicines optimisation within specialist areas, ensuring best value, reduced harm, and improved patient outcomes.
- Lead and deliver evaluation and audit of service delivery to maintain and improve service quality.
- Work in line with Medicines Optimisation principles, national guidelines, and the latest evidence base.
Preference will be given to candidates who are CPPE pathway trained, or candidates must be willing to undertake CPPE training and enrol within six months of employment if not already completed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of post-qualification and continuing professional development.
- Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation through a postgraduate diploma, equivalent experience, or training.
- Member of the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council).
- Understanding of current national policies impacting medicines optimisation services.
- Sound knowledge of medicines legislation and the vision for developing clinical pharmacists within primary care.
- Experience in a patient-focused role with consultation skills to communicate effectively with patients and carers.
- Demonstrates understanding of legal, governance, and ethical frameworks within primary and secondary care pharmacy practice.
- Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and positive working relationships.
Desirable
- GPhC Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Good understanding of Primary Care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of post-qualification and continuing professional development.
- Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation through a postgraduate diploma, equivalent experience, or training.
- Member of the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council).
- Understanding of current national policies impacting medicines optimisation services.
- Sound knowledge of medicines legislation and the vision for developing clinical pharmacists within primary care.
- Experience in a patient-focused role with consultation skills to communicate effectively with patients and carers.
- Demonstrates understanding of legal, governance, and ethical frameworks within primary and secondary care pharmacy practice.
- Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and positive working relationships.
Desirable
- GPhC Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Good understanding of Primary Care
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).
