Clinical Pharmacist (Primary Care)
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 April 2026 |
| Location: | Sandown, PO36 9GA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5223-25-0006 |
Summary
Within this post of Clinical Pharmacist; you will be expected to: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. Be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team; Be responsible for, and confident in, the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme); Have confidence in dealing with minor ailments, self-care and self-limiting conditions. Be aware of local services available to residents that would reduce the need attend GP practices or request GP time. Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients and to help in tackling inequalities; Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial The Bay Medical Practice Clinical Pharmacist stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services; Undertake PCN initiatives to support our registered patients. Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care; Have a role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload; Build and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders such as Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB and St. Marys Hospital Trust colleagues, other general practice staff and prescribers, pharmacy and care home staff and service users such as patients and carers. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation; and Be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision. Be proactive in their work, utilising resources available. To understand the importance of the prescribing budget and ensure to liaise with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Medicines Optimisation Team for advice and areas to focus on that would benefit the PCN and the practices individually. Have an understanding of OTC options NHSE DoLCV items and NHSE should not prescribe medicines. Develop skill in negotiating current strategies about self-care and should manage the education of people and promotion of services. Deal with medication queries accurately and in a timely fashion to ensure duplication of work does not occur. Identify own competencies and limitation. Ensure accurate and open communication Undertake and fully action audits required to assess the effectiveness of the PCN.