Clinical Pharmacist (Part Time)

Posting date:	28 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 February 2026
Location:	Bristol, BS20 7QA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	A0356-26-0000

Summary

Job Summary The post holder will work with our practice team to provide clinical pharmacist services. The services delivered and their format will be based on a needs assessment and may vary depending on the needs of our population. In this role, they will supported by our Senior Clinical Pharmacist who will develop, manage and mentor them. The role will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of Chronic Disease Management within the practices, with examples such as hypertension reviews, heart failure reviews or lipid management. Opportunities to be involved in other conditions (AF, COPD, asthma, diabetes, minor ailments, etc) may arise and this will depend on the candidates skills and interest as well as on the practices needs and skill mix. The successful candidate will also undertake clinical medication reviews, including SMRs, to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. Main duties Practices will not require all duties and there will be a strategic plan agreed for each practice. Medicine information to patients and practice staff Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions and queries about their medications Answer medicine-related enquiries from GPs and practice staff Develop a good and efficient working relationship with local community pharmacies and promote appropriate use of their resources, such as Pharmacy First, PGDs and enhanced services. Repeat prescribing Review, propose and action any necessary change to the practices repeat prescribing and medication management policies Working with the Prescribing Clerks, manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates; make necessary changes as an Independent Prescriber (if/once qualified), and ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required Undertake clinical medication reviews as part of regular cycles and opportunistically, including prescribing changes (as an Independent Prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests Hold clinics for patients requiring face to face or telephone clinical medication reviews i.e. a review of the ongoing need for each medicine, a review on monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicine taking Management of medicines at discharge from hospital Work within existing practice systems to reconcile medicines following discharge from hospital, intermediate care and into care homes; identify and rectify unplanned changes; perform a clinical medication review; produce a post-discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow-up tests, and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge Chronic Disease Management Provide support to nurses running chronic disease management clinics to answer prescribing and medicines management / review related queries. See patients in Chronic Disease management clinics and carry out a review of their condition using national Quality and Outcome Framework templates and guidance CQC Work with the practices to ensure they are fully compliant with CQC requirements relating to medication management including identifying and auctioning appropriate patient safety updates etc. Patient safety and Medicines Optimisation work Participate in patient safety initiatives such as Eclipse/RADAR medication safety alerts, PINCER initiatives, and any other initiatives identified at a local, regional or national level. Support the Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist and the Prescribing Lead on relevant Medicines Optimisation work, projects and clinical audit. Key working relationships Patients Senior Pharmacist GPs, nurses and other practice staff GP prescribing lead Prescribing Clerks Community pharmacists and support staff ICB Medicines Optimisarion pharmacists BNSSG Formulary Team ICB Senior Commissioning Manager for Medicines Management Responsibilities underpinning the role To plan and organise the post holders own workload in co-ordination with the rest of the team To record, in line with Information Governance Policies and Legislation, personally generated information and use the practice clinical system to record any interaction with patients Personally generated information includes records relating to audit, practice procedures and staff training to be stored on the GP practice IT system. The clinical system will be used to maintain up to date, detailed records of all work carried out in the practice that involves a patient Maintain registration as a Pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional codes Maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with medical/ therapeutic evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation and policy developments relating to respiratory conditions. The post holder will abide by the GP practices operational policies and procedures including Health & Safety, Infection Control, Quality Assurance, Safeguarding Adults & Children, Complaints, Consent and Incident Reporting. Code of conduct Pharmacists must comply with the Code of Professional Conduct set by the General Pharmaceutical Council. Professional Indemnity Insurance Indemnity will be provided by the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practices as business organisations. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the GP Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data Health & Safety The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the GP Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to the GP Practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified to the GP Practice Manager Equality and Diversity The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with the GP Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Safeguarding The GP Practices are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults and young people. We expect all staff to be trained in adult and child safeguarding. This training will equip the post holder with the knowledge of what to do if they have concerns about the welfare of a child or adult Personal/Professional Development The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practices as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Statutory and Mandatory training Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Quality The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the GP Practices, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Communication The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Communicate with other NHS Bodies