• Job Description

  Req#: A4723-25-0002?language=en&page=60&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly, forward-thinking GP practice. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing high-quality patient care and supporting innovation in primary care services.

  Essentially, the post holder will be an independent non-medical prescribing pharmacist and will independently assess patients, diagnose conditions, and prescribe medications for any medical condition within their clinical competence. This includes prescribing unlicensed medicines, subject to accepted clinical good practice. Consideration will be given to candidates willing to become an independent prescriber, pharmacists must complete an accredited course and receive a practice certificate from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

  The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and adaptability to the ever-changing NHS.

  The job is on part time basis for 30 hours per week over 4 days and the pay is a grade 7 equivalent (depending on skills and experience)

  Please note:

  Respectfully, we do not accept applications or enquiries from agencies. The Practice reserves the right to amend the closing date of this vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we are only able to respond to those successful in being invited for interview.

  Main duties of the job

  Job Summary

  Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the clinical pharmacist will manage their time between patient clinical reviews, prescription management, prescribing safety, clinical audit, local commissioning initiatives, medicines reconciliation and have the opportunity to be involved in practice dispensing processes at our branch site in Kempsey.

  This post is supported by the practice Lead Pharmacist and PCN Pharmacists working on site.

  As part of a multi-disciplinary team the post holder undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy and chronic disease.

  The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice(s).

  About us

  Haresfield Surgery is situated within the Worcester City locality boundary and provides general medical services to approximately 18,200 patients. The Practice has six partners, eight Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Registrars, GP Clinical Pharmacists, dedicated Management and a strong Nursing Team, all of which are supported by skilled Care Navigators and Administrators. Haresfield Surgery is also a training practice with a longstanding relationship with the University of Birmingham Medical School. It is ideally located with excellent road links to surrounding towns and villages.

  Haresfield Surgery prides itself with its team ethos, making it a great place to work. In its modern, purpose-built building, Haresfield Surgery is able to offer its staff a working environment with comfortable rest rooms, free on-site parking and an in-house gym. Staff welfare is of utmost importance, as well as a focus on professional development and job satisfaction.

  Details

  Date posted

  28 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  A4723-25-0002

  Job locations

  Turnpike House Medical Centre

  37 Newtown Road

  Worcester

  WR5 1HG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  The post-holder will need to quickly become familiar with all functions of the Practice. There will be a need to work closely with all staff covering all departments in order to maintain appropriate levels of continuity and care.

  Management of common/minor/self- limiting ailments

  Telephone medicines support

  Medicine information to practice staff and patients

  Management of medicines at discharge from hospital

  Signposting

  Repeat prescribing

  Risk stratification

  Service development

  Information management

  Medicines quality improvement

  Medicines safety

  Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations

  Care Quality Commission

  Public health

  Support other members of the wider team as appropriate.

  Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

  Place of Work:

  The main place of work will be based at Haresfield Surgery, but there may be times when travel is required to the practice branch Surgery in Kempsey.

  Health & Safety:

  Working within a healthcare environment, the post-holder must take responsibility for their own and others health, safety and security. This will include (but will not be limited to):

  All staff within the department adhere to their individual responsibilities for infection control and health and safety, using a system of observation, audit and check, hazard identification, questioning, reporting and risk management.

  Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of health and safety and infection control statutory and best practice guidelines and ensure implementation across the Practice.

  Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.

  Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across the Practice.

  Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and initiate and manage the training of others in these areas.

  Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards, and initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed.

  Actively identifying, reporting on and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.

  Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other staff.

  Confidentiality:

  In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

  In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

  Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

  Equality and Diversity:

  The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

  Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

  Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

  Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

  Personal/Professional Development:

  The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

  Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

  Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

  Quality:

  The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

  Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

  Assess their own performance and take accountability for their own actions, either directly or under supervision.

  Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on their own and the teams activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

  Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient needs.

  Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

  Communication:

  The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will

  strive to:

  Communicate effectively with other team members.

  Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

  Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

  Notes

  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. This is a role which requires flexibility and adaptability, and it is expected that you will participate in a wide range of activities which are appropriate to your position, level of expertise and employment grade.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  The post-holder will need to quickly become familiar with all functions of the Practice. There will be a need to work closely with all staff covering all departments in order to maintain appropriate levels of continuity and care.

  Management of common/minor/self- limiting ailments

  Telephone medicines support

  Medicine information to practice staff and patients

  Management of medicines at discharge from hospital

  Signposting

  Repeat prescribing

  Risk stratification

  Service development

  Information management

  Medicines quality improvement

  Medicines safety

  Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations

  Care Quality Commission

  Public health

  Support other members of the wider team as appropriate.

  Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

  Place of Work:

  The main place of work will be based at Haresfield Surgery, but there may be times when travel is required to the practice branch Surgery in Kempsey.

  Health & Safety:

  Working within a healthcare environment, the post-holder must take responsibility for their own and others health, safety and security. This will include (but will not be limited to):

  All staff within the department adhere to their individual responsibilities for infection control and health and safety, using a system of observation, audit and check, hazard identification, questioning, reporting and risk management.

  Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of health and safety and infection control statutory and best practice guidelines and ensure implementation across the Practice.

  Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.

  Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across the Practice.

  Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and initiate and manage the training of others in these areas.

  Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards, and initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed.

  Actively identifying, reporting on and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.

  Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other staff.

  Confidentiality:

  In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

  In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

  Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

  Equality and Diversity:

  The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

  Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

  Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

  Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

  Personal/Professional Development:

  The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

  Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

  Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

  Quality:

  The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

  Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

  Assess their own performance and take accountability for their own actions, either directly or under supervision.

  Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on their own and the teams activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

  Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient needs.

  Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

  Communication:

  The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will

  strive to:

  Communicate effectively with other team members.

  Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

  Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

  Notes

  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. This is a role which requires flexibility and adaptability, and it is expected that you will participate in a wide range of activities which are appropriate to your position, level of expertise and employment grade.

  Person Specification

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Honest and reliable.
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated and proactive
  • Ability to use initiative and judgement
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to drive and deliver change effectively
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
  • Adaptable, innovative, forward thinking and resilient.

  Desirable

  • Full UK driving licence

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Strong IT skills (generic)
  • Excellent standard of grammar and spelling in the English language
  • The ability to work effectively when busy and multi-task when required
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
  • The ability to deal with personal information sensitively and respect peoples right of confidentiality
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Strategic thinker
  • Proven problem solving & analytical skills
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising skills)
  • Ability to develop, implement and embed policy and procedure
  • Ability to motivate and train staff
  • Ability to manage change.

  Desirable

  • Experience in using EMIS Clinical System
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Mandatory Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC)
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • Independent Prescribing Qualification

  Desirable

  • Leadership or Management qualification
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of dealing directly with patients / customers
  • Previous experience of working in a General Practice, NHS or Healthcare setting
  • Previous experience that demonstrates accuracy and good attention to detail
  • Experience in dealing with external organisations at management level.
  • Experience of inducting, training and supporting staff.

  Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Experience of working in a confidential environment

  Person Specification

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Honest and reliable.
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated and proactive
  • Ability to use initiative and judgement
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to drive and deliver change effectively
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
  • Adaptable, innovative, forward thinking and resilient.

  Desirable

  • Full UK driving licence

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Strong IT skills (generic)
  • Excellent standard of grammar and spelling in the English language
  • The ability to work effectively when busy and multi-task when required
  • Work effectively independently and as a team member
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
  • The ability to deal with personal information sensitively and respect peoples right of confidentiality
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Strategic thinker
  • Proven problem solving & analytical skills
  • Effective time management (Planning & Organising skills)
  • Ability to develop, implement and embed policy and procedure
  • Ability to motivate and train staff
  • Ability to manage change.

  Desirable

  • Experience in using EMIS Clinical System
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Mandatory Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC)
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • Independent Prescribing Qualification

  Desirable

  • Leadership or Management qualification
  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of dealing directly with patients / customers
  • Previous experience of working in a General Practice, NHS or Healthcare setting
  • Previous experience that demonstrates accuracy and good attention to detail
  • Experience in dealing with external organisations at management level.
  • Experience of inducting, training and supporting staff.

  Desirable

  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
  • An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Experience of working in a confidential environment

  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

  Haresfield Surgery

  Address

  Turnpike House Medical Centre

  37 Newtown Road

  Worcester

  WR5 1HG

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Haresfield Surgery

  Address

  Turnpike House Medical Centre

  37 Newtown Road

  Worcester

  WR5 1HG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.haresfieldsurgery.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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