Clinical Pharmacist

Salary -Starting at £28,704 (FTE £47,840) dependent on experience

Location -Stratford-upon-Avon (travel required across Stratford practices full UK driving licence and access to a car essential)

Main duties of the job

Stratford PCN is seeking a passionate and motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our team. This patient-facing role plays a key part in improving health outcomes and supporting the efficiency of the primary care team.

You will provide direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise, including face-to-face consultations. The role focuses on medicines optimisation, improving patient safety, and freeing up GP and clinical time to focus on direct patient care.

About us

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Access to Blue Light Card

Job responsibilities

• Support patients to get the best from their medicines, including switching medications in line with agreed protocols.
• Improve repeat prescribing processes within General Practice, promoting repeat dispensing and online ordering.
• Minimise clinical risk and reduce medicines waste.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role, clinically assessing and treating patients.
• Take direct responsibility for the care and prescribing of defined patient cohorts.
• Deliver and develop pharmacy-led medicines optimisation services.
• Ensure practices remain up to date with national guidance and evidence-based practice.
• Lead and promote medicines optimisation within a specialist area, ensuring best value, reduced harm and improved outcomes.
• Lead evaluation and audit of service delivery to maintain and improve quality.
• Work in accordance with Medicines Optimisation principles and up-to-date national guidelines.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Evidence of post-qualification and continuing professional development.
• Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation (Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent experience/training).
• Member of the GPhC.
• Understanding of national policies impacting medicines optimisation services.
• Sound knowledge of medicines legislation and the development of clinical pharmacists within primary care.
• Experience in a patient-focused role with strong consultation skills.
• Understanding of legal, governance and ethical frameworks within primary and secondary care.
• Commitment to promoting equality of opportunity and positive working relationships.
• Good understanding of primary care.

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.

Depending on experienceStarting at £28,704 (FTE £47,840) - dependent on experience