Clinical Pharmacist

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	02 Mawrth 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	20 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Bristol, BS5 7PH
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	A0443-26-0000

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1. Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility Management of medicines at discharge from hospital To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes). Risk stratification Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both. Unplanned hospital admissions Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews. Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups. Repeat prescribing Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review to the GP. Telephone and patient facing medicines support Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines. Hold clinics for patients requiring face-to-face medicines use reviews (MURs) i.e. advise about medicines and adherence support. Medication review Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the GP on prescribing and monitoring. Care home medication reviews Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the GP on prescribing and monitoring. Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration. Domiciliary clinical medication review Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for the GP on prescribing and monitoring. Long-term condition clinics See patients with single medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Make recommendations to GPs for medicine improvements. Service development Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets). Care Quality Commission Work with the practice manager and GPs to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines legislation Public health To contribute to public health campaigns, including flu & COVID19 vaccinations, and adult immunisation programmes Cost saving programmes Undertake changes to medicines (switches) designed to save on medicine costs where a medicine or product with lower acquisition cost is now available. Medicine information to practice staff and patients Answers all medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff and patients with queries about medicines. Information Management Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making. Medicines quality improvement Undertake simple audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. Training Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation. Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economy RAG list and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs). Assist practices in seeing and maintaining a practice formulary that is hosted on the practices computer system. Auditing practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance. Provide newsletters or bulletins on important prescribing messages. Medicines safety Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. 2. Collaborative Working Relationships Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. CCGs) Demonstrates an ability to work as a member of a team Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary Liaises with CCG colleagues including CCG Pharmacists on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit Liaises with CCG pharmacists and Heads of Medicines Management/ Optimisation to benefit from peer support Liaises with other GP Practices and staff as needed for the collective benefit of patients Including but not limited to Patients GP, nurses and other practice staff Other members of the medicines management (MM) team including pharmacists, technicians and dieticians Locality / GP prescribing lead Locality managers Community nurses and other allied health professionals Community pharmacists and support staff Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation 3. Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required NB: it is anticipated that the level of qualification held may vary according to the level of position and the components of the role being carried out, see person specification Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy, and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Member of or working towards (through foundation) RPS Faculty membership May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification May hold or be working towards a postgraduate pharmacy qualification Has an experience/awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice 2 years experience of patient consultation 4. Health and Safety/Risk Management The post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System. The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990). 5. Equality and Diversity The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. 6. Respect for Patient Confidentiality The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role. 7. Special Working Conditions The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc hosted by other agencies. The post-holder will have contact with body fluids ie, wound exudates; urine etc while in clinical practice