Clinical Pharmacist Primary Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description: Clinical Pharmacist Primary Care

Position Overview:

The Clinical Pharmacist is an integral member of the general practice multidisciplinary team, responsible for optimising medicines use, improving patient safety and health outcomes through expert medicines management. The role focuses on delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based care to a diverse patient population.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct medication reviews, including structured medication reviews for patients with long-term conditions, complex polypharmacy, or high-risk medicines.

Support the management of chronic conditions, ensuring medicines are prescribed in line with national and local guidelines.

Provide clinical advice to GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on safe and effective prescribing.

Lead on medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and minimise medicines-related incidents.

Engage in audits, quality improvement projects, and contribute to meeting local prescribing targets.

Support patient understanding of their treatment through counselling and education.

Identify and implement strategies for de-prescribing and optimising cost-effective use of medicines.

Assist with prescribing queries and patient requests.

Collaborate with community pharmacies and secondary care to ensure seamless patient care.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Experience of working in a clinical or primary care setting.

Strong knowledge of therapeutics, clinical guidelines, and medicines legislation.

Excellent communication, problem-solving, and patient-focused skills.

Desirable Skills:

Experience conducting face-to-face and remote patient consultations.

Experience with clinical systems used in primary care (e.g., EMIS, SystmOne).

Independent Prescriber qualification or willingness to work towards it.

Knowledge of local prescribing initiatives and NHS pathways.

Reports to: Lead GP / Practice Manager

Location: Chainbridge Medical Partnership

Hours: 16-20 hours per week.

Salary: Band 7 equivalent, dependent on experience and skills offered.

Start date: January 2026

Purpose:

To enhance patient safety, support chronic disease management, and ensure the efficient, evidence-based, and cost-effective use of medicines within the primary care setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience of working in a clinical or primary care setting.
• Strong knowledge of therapeutics, clinical guidelines, and medicines legislation.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and patient-focused skills.

Desirable

• Experience conducting face-to-face and remote patient consultations.
• Experience with clinical systems used in primary care (e.g., EMIS, SystmOne).
• Independent Prescriber qualification or willingness to work towards it.
• Knowledge of local prescribing initiatives and NHS pathways.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

Chainbridge Medical Partnership

Shibdon Road

Blaydon-on-tyne

Tyne And Wear

NE21 5AE

Employer's website

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