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Job Description
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- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Team player but able to work independently
- Motivation and commitment to supporting high quality medicine management
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
- Understands the importance of following legal, ethical, professional and organizational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Experience of analysing ePACT data
- Ability to adapt to different working environments
- Projects professional image
- Can demonstrate initiative
- Is able to recognise personal limitations
- Understanding of read coding and summarizing process
- Project management experience
- Report writing and presentation skills
- Ability to motivate others to change
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Completion of a postgraduate pharmacy qualification
- Computer literacy working knowledge of office applications, internet, email and electronic diary systems.
- May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification.
- Experience of working within secondary care and knowledge of discharge process.
- Experience of working within primary care/PCN.
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy.
- Up to date pharmaceutical knowledge
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Ability to work with/analyse data
- Experience of managing own time, effective prioritization and working to deadlines
- Experience and understanding of working in primary care with primary care systems
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Team player but able to work independently
- Motivation and commitment to supporting high quality medicine management
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
- Understands the importance of following legal, ethical, professional and organizational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
- Experience of analysing ePACT data
- Ability to adapt to different working environments
- Projects professional image
- Can demonstrate initiative
- Is able to recognise personal limitations
- Understanding of read coding and summarizing process
- Project management experience
- Report writing and presentation skills
- Ability to motivate others to change
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Completion of a postgraduate pharmacy qualification
- Computer literacy working knowledge of office applications, internet, email and electronic diary systems.
- May hold or be working towards a prescribing qualification.
- Experience of working within secondary care and knowledge of discharge process.
- Experience of working within primary care/PCN.
- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy.
- Up to date pharmaceutical knowledge
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Ability to work with/analyse data
- Experience of managing own time, effective prioritization and working to deadlines
- Experience and understanding of working in primary care with primary care systems
Job summary
We would like to recruit an experienced pharmacist who can prescribe but we will consider applications from pharmacists who are in the process of completing their prescribing training or willing to undertake prescribing course.
This vacancy is 30 hours per week, over five days, Monday to Friday, 9am until 3.30pm with a 30 minute unpaid break.
Main duties of the job
To support the practice in all aspects of medicines management, facilitate cost-effectiveness and safe prescribing.
1. Undertake medication reviews with patients.
2. Handle prescribing queries from clinicians and review specific patients clinical conditions, including diagnosis, review therapeutic monitoring and prescribing as agreed with the clinicians at the practice.
3. To liaise with pharmacists in hospital and community practice and with all other healthcare professionals.
4. To reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists.
5. To support patients in the effective use of medicines by providing medication review services as agreed with the practice.
6. To advise the practice in order to support safe, efficient repeat prescribing systems that reduce waste, improve efficiency.
7. To act as a source of medicines information for all the practice team and patients.
8. To support the practice in changing prescribing practice in response to local and national policy and targets.
9. Liaise with nursing home on current issues.
About us
We are a forward thinking 6 partner, 4 salaried GP practice based in Kippax and Garforth with a dispensing branch practice in Monk Fryston. Our list size is 11,200
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to work within our practice team. We have well developed systems for dealing with discharge letters, medication reviews and prescribing issues. We have support from our local PCN pharmacist team. We have regular inhouse meetings and training to which our practice pharmacist is invited. We work from modern buildings alongside PCN and community staff eg First Contact Physiotherapist, Physicians Associates, Chronic Disease Nurses, Social Prescribers etc.
Details
Date posted
20 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A3773-25-0005
Job locations
276 Gibson Lane
Kippax
Leeds
LS25 7JN
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Gibson Lane Practice
Job Description
Job Title: Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist
Reporting to: Clinical Lead GP- Dr C Hirst
Role
To support the practice in all aspects of medicines management, facilitate cost-effectiveness and safe prescribing.
1. Undertake medication reviews with patients via telephone, face to face or video.
2. Handle prescribing queries from clinicians and review specific patients’ clinical conditions, including diagnosis, review therapeutic monitoring and prescribing as agreed with the clinicians at the practice. This may include using the clinical system and retrieving patient notes, to deal with queries from patients and stakeholders.
3. To liaise with pharmacists in hospital and community practice and with all other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless and efficient patient care including the promotion of EPS and repeat dispensing.
4. To reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
5. To support patients in the effective use of medicines by providing medication review services as agreed with the practice e.g. to those on 5/6 medicines which can be discussed with the pharmacist.
6. To advise the practice in order to support safe, efficient repeat prescribing systems that reduce waste, improve efficiency and help patients get the most out of their medicines.
7. To act as a source of medicines information for all the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives around out of stocks)
8. To support the practice in changing prescribing practice in response to local and national policy and targets e.g. NSF targets NICE guidance local formulary decisions, top tips and guidance.
9. To promote, agree and implement local and national prescribing strategies within GP practice e.g drug changes, MHRA safety alerts, NICE guidance.
10. To be responsible for managing own time, working alone and planning and organising workloads or projects, including dealing with tasks and requests in a timely manner.
11. To ensure regular updating by self-directive learning and attendance at courses that would help in personal and service development. Undertake CPD as per GPhC requirements.
12. Liaise with the local pharmacies on current issues
13. Liaise with nursing home on current issues.
Job responsibilities
Gibson Lane Practice
Job Description
Job Title: Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist
Reporting to: Clinical Lead GP- Dr C Hirst
Role
To support the practice in all aspects of medicines management, facilitate cost-effectiveness and safe prescribing.
1. Undertake medication reviews with patients via telephone, face to face or video.
2. Handle prescribing queries from clinicians and review specific patients’ clinical conditions, including diagnosis, review therapeutic monitoring and prescribing as agreed with the clinicians at the practice. This may include using the clinical system and retrieving patient notes, to deal with queries from patients and stakeholders.
3. To liaise with pharmacists in hospital and community practice and with all other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless and efficient patient care including the promotion of EPS and repeat dispensing.
4. To reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
5. To support patients in the effective use of medicines by providing medication review services as agreed with the practice e.g. to those on 5/6 medicines which can be discussed with the pharmacist.
6. To advise the practice in order to support safe, efficient repeat prescribing systems that reduce waste, improve efficiency and help patients get the most out of their medicines.
7. To act as a source of medicines information for all the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives around out of stocks)
8. To support the practice in changing prescribing practice in response to local and national policy and targets e.g. NSF targets NICE guidance local formulary decisions, top tips and guidance.
9. To promote, agree and implement local and national prescribing strategies within GP practice e.g drug changes, MHRA safety alerts, NICE guidance.
10. To be responsible for managing own time, working alone and planning and organising workloads or projects, including dealing with tasks and requests in a timely manner.
11. To ensure regular updating by self-directive learning and attendance at courses that would help in personal and service development. Undertake CPD as per GPhC requirements.
12. Liaise with the local pharmacies on current issues
13. Liaise with nursing home on current issues.
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Experience
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Experience
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Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Gibson Lane Practice
Address
276 Gibson Lane
Kippax
Leeds
LS25 7JN
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Gibson Lane Practice
Address
276 Gibson Lane
Kippax
Leeds
LS25 7JN
Employer's website
About the company
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