Primary Care Pharmacist: Medicines Optimisation (Part-time)

Job description

Shipdham Surgery, a thriving and well-established dispensing practice with two GP Partners at its core, we are excited to welcome a motivated Clinical Pharmacist into our forward-thinking team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of primary care, collaborating closely with GPs, nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding, innovative patient care.We are passionate about improving outcomes through smarter medicines management and value the vital role clinical pharmacists play in achieving this. As part of our supportive and collaborative environment, you will work directly within the practice, contributing your clinical knowledge to enhance patient safety, optimise prescribing, and drive service development.The successful candidate will benefit from direct support and clinical supervision from an experienced GP Partner, ensuring ongoing professional development and integration into our close-knit team.If youre looking to take the next step in a role where your skills are recognised, your ideas are welcomed, and your impact is visible every day, we would love to hear from you.Main duties of the job As a Clinical Pharmacist within our Practice, you will:Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex needs.Manage long-term conditions such as hypertension, asthma, and diabetes.Provide expert advice on medicines optimization and safety.Support repeat prescription processes and medication reconciliation.Collaborate with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to deliver integrated care.Manage safety alerts/Risk stratification /auditsCare home medication reviewsMedicines quality improvement and service developmentSupporting the hospital, discharges and unplanned admissionsCommunication and EngagementAbout us Join an ambitious, patient-focused team where your expertise will truly make a difference. We are part of Mid Norfolk PCN PracticesWhat are the benefits of working at Shipdham:Professional Development: Funded independent prescribing course (although IP qualification desirable) and access to CPD opportunitiesSupportive Environment: Management from GP Partner and access to fellow Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians working within the PCN 5 practices, in addition to regular clinical supervision with a GP/Partner.Work-Life Balance: Part time hours but weekly onsite working required.Benefits: NHS pension scheme, and indemnity cover.Job responsibilities Job purposewe are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our friendly and forward thinking team at shipdham surgery as part of the mid norfolk primary care network this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high quality patient care within a supportive multidisciplinary teamthe post holder will work within their clinical competencies to improve the quality safety and effectiveness of care for patients you will work closely with gp partners nurses and the wider team to support safe prescribing optimise medicines use and help manage patient demand across the practiceMain duties and responsibilitiesprovide patient facing medication reviews with a focus on long term conditions polypharmacy and frailtymanage prescription requests and make clinical decisions including prescribing where appropriatesupport patients with medicines queries and provide advice on minor ailmentswork with care homes to improve medicines safety and carry out medication reviewssupport safe prescribing through audit medicines optimisation and quality improvement workassist with hospital discharge medicines reconciliation and reduce medicines related harmcontribute to antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention initiativeswork collaboratively with community pharmacy hospital teams and other healthcare professionalssupport the development of efficient systems for prescribing and medicines management within the practicecommunication and teamworkbuild strong working relationships within the practice and across the wider healthcare systemcommunicate effectively with patients colleagues and external organisationswork as part of a team recognising when to seek support from senior cliniciansdelivering a quality serviceorganise and prioritise workload effectivelymaintain up to date clinical knowledge and professional registrationcontribute to training education and continuous improvement within the teamthis role offers the opportunity to develop your clinical skills while making a real difference to patient care in a supportive and innovative practice environmentPerson Specification Qualifications Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy.Working towards an independent prescribing qualificationPrimary Care Pharmacy Education Patchway (PCPEP) qualificationDemonstrates understanding of and conforms to, relevant standards of practiceFollows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance managementRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).Primary Care Pharmacy Education Patchway (PCPEP) qualification EssentialMinimum of 2 years post qualifying experience as a pharmacist.Independent Prescriber Qualified DesirableExperience in primary care settingStrong communication and interpersonal skills.Commitment to continuous professional development.Experience Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience as a pharmacistHave a good understanding of primary careExperience of working in primary careExperience of working in a GP PracticeDeliver and Provide education and training to practice teams on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Shipdham

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English