Clinical Pharmacist

Watling Street Practice are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team, working 37.5 hours a week, Monday - Friday.

While an independent prescribing qualification would be an advantage in this role, we are happy to hear from applicants without this.

We are also open to job share arrangements, particularly where one applicant brings Respiratory experience or interest.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete the application form on NHS Jobs or email us directly with your CV at

We regularly review applications, and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary starting from £24 per hour, depending on experience
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 day every 5 years up to 33 days per year
• NHS discounts with a large number of retailers (via Blue Light Card)
• Wellbeing resources available free to all staff

Main duties of the job

Working between our sites and the PCN head office in Kiln Farm, you will contribute to broader pharmacy leadership across all sites.

You will be working with an enthusiastic and experienced team of pharmacists, who are supported in their role and progression.

The successful candidate will also have the flexibility to work across all four of our sites as needed and will report to the Partner who leads our Pharmacy team.

This role holds an opportunity for growth, and to be part of a training practice with a positive attitude towards learning.

In addition to the core responsibilities below, this role offers significant opportunity for those with a keen interest in Respiratory. We are very interested in hearing from applicants passionate about Respiratory care, and we are willing to upskill candidates who have interest but lack experience.

There is also potential for chronic disease management within this role.

About us

Our ethos is to treat patients as we would expect our family members to be treated. We are proud of our caring and supportive team approach and it is important that the successful applicant fits well within our team.

We pride ourselves on being a modern, forward thinking general practice whilst retaining traditional values.

As Watling Street Practice, our three sites are within Stony Stratford, Great Holm and Shenley Church End. We are part of the Watling Street Primary Care Network and have a community team including nurses, social prescribers and social work assistant supporting our patient populations.

We strive to provide high quality, readily accessible medical and preventative health care within a well organised, efficient, up to date, friendly and caring environment.

Job responsibilities

• Performing medication reviews, advising patients on prescriptions, and optimising prescribing
• Liaising with GPs across all sites and working closely with the prescriptions team
• Supporting the duty GP with urgent prescriptions enquiries
• Carrying out medication reviews, including new patient medication reviews and structured medication reviews
• Medication reconciliation and outpatient scripts
• Supporting with audits, QIP projects, and CQC-related audit work
• Audit for use of safe prescribing and high risk drugs
• Working with Prescription Clerks (based at Kiln Farm) and supporting them with queries and medicines management

Further duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting patient consultations as an independent prescriber
• Assisting with medicines compliance and quality audits
• Liaising with community pharmacies regarding stock and supplies
• Supporting Prescription Clerks in initiating or amending medications from secondary care
• Providing clinical management/support for the prescription team
• Assisting in the development of prescribing processes and protocols
• Acting as the first point of contact for prescription-related queries
• Supporting our local care homes with queries regarding prescriptions

Person Specification Registrations

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Experience working within a GP practice environment
• Interest or experience in Respiratory care (highly desirable; upskilling available)

Qualifications 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 experienceFrom £24 per hour, depending on experience