Pharmacist Independent Prescriber (Full or Part Time)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Location - Hybrid and or field based across the North West predominantly the Merseyside and Lancashire and North Wales region mix of home and client site working.

Salary up to £49,500 dependent on experience.

Hours - We are recruiting for a number of full time and part time positions.

Who We Are

Ashburton Prescribing Consultants is a leading provider of clinical pharmacist services based in Liverpool. We work closely with GP surgeries and Primary Care Networks delivering a patient centred medication management model that eases the burden on practices and enhances prescribing quality. We handle everything from prescription signing, medicines reconciliation and comprehensive medication reviews to running face to face and virtual clinics while also offering bespoke services like chronic disease clinics quality improvement projects and clinical audits.

What Sets Us Apart

Grounded in clinical practice, our educators and leaders are clinicians actively practising in the field. This ensures our training and support are practical relevant and based on real life prescribing scenarios not just theory.

Comprehensive and flexible services from routine prescription handling to fully tailored services like chronic disease clinics and clinical audits, our offerings are designed to meet the specific needs of GP practices.

Strong collaborative culture, we foster a supportive multidisciplinary environment where pharmacists work together share insights and elevate patient care.

Development oriented, we support early career pharmacists and trainees through foundation training and DPP supervision empowering them to grow into confident autonomous prescribers

The Role

We are looking for a confident and motivated Clinical Pharmacist Prescriber V300 essential to join our growing team. In this role you will provide safe and effective repeat prescribing, deliver medicines optimisation and structured medication reviews in primary care and act as the key point of contact for your allocated sites. You will use EMIS to manage patient records and clinical coding, working independently while maintaining close communication with the wider team to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service delivery.

This is a client facing role where your clinical expertise will be matched by your ability to build strong relationships maintain professional independence and spot opportunities to add value to the practices you work with.

What you will do

Provide safe effective prescribing within scope of competence V300 essential.

Deliver medicines optimisation and structured medication reviews in primary care.

Build and maintain strong client relationships as the main point of contact for your sites.

Confidently use EMIS to manage patient records and clinical coding.

Work independently while keeping communication open with the wider team.

We are looking for someone who

Is a GPhC registered pharmacist with an Independent Prescribing qualification V300.

Has proven experience in a primary care setting.

Is competent with EMIS and confident with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.

Can manage their own workload and make sound clinical decisions.

Holds a full UK driving licence and can travel to client sites.

Brings commercial awareness and a proactive approach to service delivery.

What we offer

Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Supportive team environment with strong clinical and operational backup.

Varied and meaningful work across multiple client sites.

Opportunities for skills development and CPD relevant to your role.

Travel expenses and IT equipment provided.

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 support for mental health wellbeing and personal or professional challenges.

Job types- Full time and part time

Pay up to £49,500 per year

Expected hours 18.75 to 37.5 per week

Benefits

Company pension, enhanced maternity leave, health and wellbeing programme, work from home opportunities.

Education

Degree level

Experience

GP surgery one year preferred.

Licence or certification.

Prescribing preferred GPhC required.

Work authorisation

United Kingdom required.

Willingness to travel.

Work location hybrid remote in Liverpool office / North West based GP practices

Person Specification

Other criteria

Essential

• Competent with EMIS.
• Confident with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Able to manage own workload and make sound clinical decisions.
• Commercial awareness and proactive approach to service delivery.
• Ability to build strong relationships and maintain professional independence.
• Holds a full UK driving licence and able to travel to client sites.

Desirable

• Experience supporting early career pharmacists or trainees through foundation training or supervision.
• Willingness to travel at least fifty percent of the time.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in a primary care setting

Desirable

• GP surgery experience one year preferred

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registered pharmacist
• Independent Prescribing qualification V300

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashburton Prescribing

Address

3 New Hall

Liverpool

L10 1LD

Employer's website

http://www.ashburtonprescribing.com/ (Opens in a new tab)