• Job Description

  Req#: A2114-25-0000?language=en&page=257&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Crondall New Surgery is seeking a 2 day per week or equivalent hours Clinical Pharmacist within General Practice, under the ARRS scheme.

  The post holder is to be a Clinical Pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries, working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice within the wider PCN.

  They will improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines and expertise including face to face contact with patients.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, as well as part of a wider pharmacist network and multi-disciplinary team. This includes being a conduit of patient medicines information into and out of all local hospitals. They will work to optimise medication issues to improve patient care and safety, and support clinical staff in the management of patients.

  About us

  Crondall New Surgery is a part-dispensing GMS practice in the village of Crondall, between Fleet and Farnham on the Surrey Hampshire border. We are part of Fleet PCN which in turn is part of Frimley ICB.

  We have 6000 patients, the list size is growing steadily with local housing developments. We currently have partners and salaried GPs, practice nurses, HCA, phlebotomists, dispensers, first contact physio, mental health practitioner and a first class admin team. Home visiting is provided by an excellent paramedic practitioner home visiting service, employed by the local federation.

  We cover 4 local care homes and a supported living facility with weekly GP visits to each establishment.

  Extended access commitment is currently one evening a week on a shared basis. There is a high quality local out of hours provider.

  We use EMIS web and the Ardens clinical support package.

  Our ethos is to offer first class patient care whilst maintaining a personal feel to the practice. We know our patients well and have historically low prescribing and referral patterns.

  We are a friendly and supportive practice. We strongly believe that a good work-life balance is key to a fulfilled team. We can support flexible working patterns and clinicians wishing to develop specialist skills or interests.

  The team share lunch on a weekly basis, and have regular meetings. Local educational opportunities are excellent.

  Details

  Date posted

  20 August 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience ARRS scale

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  A2114-25-0000

  Job locations

  Redlands Lane

  Crondall

  Farnham

  Surrey

  GU10 5RF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Primary key responsibilities

  The Clinical Pharmacist in a general practice organisation has the following key responsibilities in relation to delivering health services.

  To standardise the role within primary care, the key responsibilities are based on those outlined in Annex B1 of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service 2024-25 specification.

  There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

  a. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas

  b. Be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team

  c. Be responsible for 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)

  d. Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities

  e. Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

  f. Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

  g. Support 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

  h. Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system

  i. 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

  j. Be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision. Each clinical pharmacist will have access to an assigned GP clinical supervisor for support and development

  k. To act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships

  l. To consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication

  m. To receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians

  n. To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

  o. To provide medication review services for patients in the practice and during domiciliary visits to the local nursing home

  p. To manage a caseload of complex patients

  q. To manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.

  r. To deliver long term condition clinics and home visits, particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes, and prescribe accordingly

  s. To provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team

  t. To review medications for newly registered patients

  u. To improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance with their medication

  v. To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

  w. To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the organisation

  x. To implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system

  y. To provide advice and answer medication related queries from patients and staff

  z. To organise and oversee the organisations medicines optimisation systems, including the repeat prescribing and medication review systems

  aa. To improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education, to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

  bb. To develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities

  cc. To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. To apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

  dd. To provide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing and embedding a system

  ee. To support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies

  ff. To actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

  gg. To manage a caseload of complex patients and potential care institutions and to provide advice for the GP management of more complex patients or areas such as addictive behaviours, severe mental illness or end of life care

  hh. To review the latest guidance, ensuring the organisation conforms to NICE, CQC etc.

  ii. To provide targeted support and proactive reviews for vulnerable, complex patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary care

  jj. To handle prescription queries and requests directly

  kk. To provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the organisation, patients and their carers

  ll. To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the organisation

  mm. To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so, and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss events

  nn. To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

  oo. To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

  pp. To attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

  qq. To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

  rr. To maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.

  Secondary responsibilities

  In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Clinical Pharmacist may be requested to:

  Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

  Agree and review prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels

  c. Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions

  d. Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine issues

  e. Working in partnership with pharmacists and clinicians at local hospitals, improve the safety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance

  f. Provide leadership and support to prescription administrative and dispensary staff

  g. Produce pharmacy/prescribing newsletters or bulletins on a quarterly basis

  h. Develop a specialist area of interest

  i. Work with community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents

  j. Support virtual and remote models of consultation and support, including e-consultations, remote medication review, and telehealth and telemedicine

  k. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

  l. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Primary key responsibilities

  The Clinical Pharmacist in a general practice organisation has the following key responsibilities in relation to delivering health services.

  To standardise the role within primary care, the key responsibilities are based on those outlined in Annex B1 of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service 2024-25 specification.

  There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

  a. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas

  b. Be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team

  c. Be responsible for 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)

  d. Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities

  e. Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

  f. Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care

  g. Support 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

  h. Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across the wider health and social care system

  i. 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

  j. Be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision. Each clinical pharmacist will have access to an assigned GP clinical supervisor for support and development

  k. To act as the point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationships

  l. To consult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication

  m. To receive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other clinicians

  n. To receive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staff

  o. To provide medication review services for patients in the practice and during domiciliary visits to the local nursing home

  p. To manage a caseload of complex patients

  q. To manage a therapeutic drug monitoring system and the recall of patients taking high risk drugs, i.e., anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs, etc.

  r. To deliver long term condition clinics and home visits, particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes, and prescribe accordingly

  s. To provide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team

  t. To review medications for newly registered patients

  u. To improve patient and carer understanding of confidence in and compliance with their medication

  v. To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

  w. To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the organisation

  x. To implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system

  y. To provide advice and answer medication related queries from patients and staff

  z. To organise and oversee the organisations medicines optimisation systems, including the repeat prescribing and medication review systems

  aa. To improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education, to improve performance against NICE standards and clinical and prescribing guidance.

  bb. To develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities

  cc. To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. To apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines

  dd. To provide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing and embedding a system

  ee. To support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies

  ff. To actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional

  gg. To manage a caseload of complex patients and potential care institutions and to provide advice for the GP management of more complex patients or areas such as addictive behaviours, severe mental illness or end of life care

  hh. To review the latest guidance, ensuring the organisation conforms to NICE, CQC etc.

  ii. To provide targeted support and proactive reviews for vulnerable, complex patients and those at risk of admission and re-admission to secondary care

  jj. To handle prescription queries and requests directly

  kk. To provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the organisation, patients and their carers

  ll. To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the organisation

  mm. To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so, and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss events

  nn. To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes

  oo. To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

  pp. To attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

  qq. To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

  rr. To maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times.

  Secondary responsibilities

  In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Clinical Pharmacist may be requested to:

  Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

  Agree and review prescribing formularies and protocols, and monitor compliance levels

  c. Improve the data quality of medicines records and linking to conditions

  d. Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicine issues

  e. Working in partnership with pharmacists and clinicians at local hospitals, improve the safety and quality of prescribing after discharge from hospital admissions and attendance

  f. Provide leadership and support to prescription administrative and dispensary staff

  g. Produce pharmacy/prescribing newsletters or bulletins on a quarterly basis

  h. Develop a specialist area of interest

  i. Work with community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage incidents

  j. Support virtual and remote models of consultation and support, including e-consultations, remote medication review, and telehealth and telemedicine

  k. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

  l. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility

  Person Specification

  Person skills

  Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians
  • Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
  • Effective time management (planning and organising)
  • Demonstrate personal accountability and emotional resilience, and work well under pressure

  Desirable

  • Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS/Accurx
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety

  Experience

  Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice.
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners

  Desirable

  • Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio
  • Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
  • In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Understanding of the mentorship process
  • Broad knowledge of general practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GPhC registered pharmacist
  • Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification
  • The Clinical Pharmacist is enrolled in, or has qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to:
  • a.Be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways)
  • b.Be able to deliver the key responsibilities outlined in section B1 of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service 2024-25 specification.

  Desirable

  • Minor ailments certification
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Medicines management qualification
  • MUR and repeat dispensing certification

  Person Specification

  Person skills

  Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisational skills with the ability to constructively challenge the views and practices of managers and clinicians
  • Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
  • Effective time management (planning and organising)
  • Demonstrate personal accountability and emotional resilience, and work well under pressure

  Desirable

  • Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS/Accurx
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety

  Experience

  Essential

  • An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice.
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners

  Desirable

  • Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio
  • Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
  • In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
  • Understanding of the mentorship process
  • Broad knowledge of general practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GPhC registered pharmacist
  • Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification
  • The Clinical Pharmacist is enrolled in, or has qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to:
  • a.Be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways)
  • b.Be able to deliver the key responsibilities outlined in section B1 of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service 2024-25 specification.

  Desirable

  • Minor ailments certification
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Medicines management qualification
  • MUR and repeat dispensing certification

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Crondall New Surgery

  Address

  Redlands Lane

  Crondall

  Farnham

  Surrey

  GU10 5RF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.crondallnewsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Crondall New Surgery

  Address

  Redlands Lane

  Crondall

  Farnham

  Surrey

  GU10 5RF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.crondallnewsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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