• Job Description

  Req#: A5556-25-0011?language=en&page=977&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist, to work across Cordwallis Rd and Woodlands Park GP Surgeries. We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In this role they will be supported by a Senior Clinician and Line Manager who will develop, manage and mentor them.

  Required 30 hrs per week.

  Benefits include NHS Pensions scheme and 25 days of annual leave, pro-rated for part-time employees

  Main duties of the job

  • See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma).
  • Undertake structured medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for agreement on prescribing changes and monitoring.
  • Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in practices.
  • Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews.
  • Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists.
  • Signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within scope of practice and limits of competency.
  • To manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible within scope of practice.
  • To maintain full and complete records of all patient contacts using appropriate clinical templates and coding .
  • Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
  • The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non medical prescriber.
  • Work with practices to ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards for safe and effective care.

  About us

  Maidenhead Primary Care Network (PCN) is a progressive healthcare organisation comprising nine practices serving 82,000 patients across Maidenhead. Operating as a limited company, we balance robust business management with healthcare excellence.

  Details

  Date posted

  16 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £36,000 to £41,200 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  A5556-25-0011

  Job locations

  Doctors Surgery

  Cordwallis Road

  Maidenhead

  Berkshire

  SL6 7DQ

  
  

  The Surgery

  15 Woodlands Park Road

  Maidenhead

  Berkshire

  SL6 3NW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Delivering patient centred care by:

  • Clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
  • Completing the Clinical Pharmacist in Primary Care Pathway and become a prescriber to support the Practice Team.
  • Be responsible for the pro-active care management of patients with complex polypharmacy.
  • Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address public health and social care needs of patients and tackle health inequalities;.
  • Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
  • The role will have a patient facing element either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews.

  Personal Qualities

  • Proactive attitude
  • Good clinical decision making
  • Consultation skills
  • Interpretation skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Adaptability

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Delivering patient centred care by:

  • Clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
  • Completing the Clinical Pharmacist in Primary Care Pathway and become a prescriber to support the Practice Team.
  • Be responsible for the pro-active care management of patients with complex polypharmacy.
  • Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address public health and social care needs of patients and tackle health inequalities;.
  • Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
  • The role will have a patient facing element either face to face or telephone - including chronic disease management, repeat prescription management and structured medication reviews.

  Personal Qualities

  • Proactive attitude
  • Good clinical decision making
  • Consultation skills
  • Interpretation skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Adaptability

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
  • Completed either the PCN CPPE or IP course.

  Desirable

  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
  • Experience working in a GP practice.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent.
  • Completed either the PCN CPPE or IP course.

  Desirable

  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
  • Experience working in a GP practice.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in 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.

  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

  Maidenhead Primary Care Network

  Address

  Doctors Surgery

  Cordwallis Road

  Maidenhead

  Berkshire

  SL6 7DQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.maidenheadpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Maidenhead Primary Care Network

  Address

  Doctors Surgery

  Cordwallis Road

  Maidenhead

  Berkshire

  SL6 7DQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.maidenheadpcn.nhs.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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