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Job Description
- Req#: A2237-25-0008?language=en&page=2&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Qualified as a Pharmacist with an active GPhC registration
- Holds an Independent Prescribing qualification
- Degree level education
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of administrative duties
- Experience of working in a health care environment as a Clinical Pharmacist, ideally within a primary care or GP practice setting
- Experience with clinical audit and service improvement
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the PCN on a regular basis
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Ability to work both as a team member and autonomously
- Strong interpersonal and consultation skills
- Qualified as a Pharmacist with an active GPhC registration
- Holds an Independent Prescribing qualification
- Degree level education
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of administrative duties
- Experience of working in a health care environment as a Clinical Pharmacist, ideally within a primary care or GP practice setting
- Experience with clinical audit and service improvement
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the PCN on a regular basis
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Ability to work both as a team member and autonomously
- Strong interpersonal and consultation skills
Job summary
The Rural West Primary Care Network (PCN) is seeking to recruit an experienced Clinical Independent Prescriber (IP) Pharmacist who thrives on team working to join our friendly, busy network of Practices. The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-site team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management. This includes provision of structured medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy, supporting the management of long term conditions through medicines optimisation and the management of medicines on transfer of care, as well as systems for safer prescribing. The post holder will address the public health and social care needs of patients in the PCN to improve patient care by interfacing with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues, helping people to stay well and at home.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will use their expertise to provide clinical medicines reviews and undertake duties in medicines management, including reduction of inappropriate polypharmacy, contributing to reductions in hospital admissions, and providing medication information to patients and healthcare professionals. They will also manage repeat prescription authorisations, reauthorisation and acute prescription requests. The post holder will also take part in quality improvement initiatives and clinical audit as well as supporting the Practices' Quality and Outcomes Framework activities.
We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist who already holds an Independent Prescribing qualification and ideally is already accredited from the required 18 month CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway. Pharmacists who have already completed a previous CPPE pathway, or have a considerable amount of prior knowledge, skill and experience that they can demonstrate, may be exempt from part/all of the Pathway. For those requiring this training, the PCN will provide full support.
Applicants will need excellent communication, consultation and interpersonal skills and have experience working as an autonomous Clinical IP Pharmacist, preferably in a similar PCN role. They will also be able to demonstrate strong team working skills and support for their colleagues.
About us
The Rural West Primary Care Network (PCN) comprises two GP Partnerships: Tadley Medical Partnership and Watership Down Health with surgeries in Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley and Tadley in North Hampshire. The role is based within both Partnerships' Practices in the PCN.
The work is interesting and varied and the post holder will have the benefit of working with our supportive and friendly multi-disciplinary teams to promote excellent patient care. We are always looking to improve the quality of our services and everyone is encouraged to share great ideas. The position offers a competitive salary dependent on experience and access to the NHS pension scheme, together with flexibility of working.
Details
Date posted
22 August 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A2237-25-0008
Job locations
Holmwood Health Centre
Franklin Avenue
Tadley
Hampshire
RG26 4ER
Overton Surgery
Station Road
Overton
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG25 3DU
Kingsclere Medical Practice
North Street
Kingsclere
Newbury
Berkshire
RG20 5QX
Morland Surgery
40 New Road
Tadley
Hampshire
RG26 3AN
The Surgery
Sainfoin Lane
Oakley
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG23 7HZ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The role spans the following areas;
Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community Pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge
Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues
Interface with community and hospital Pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates
Support the Practices and PCN in achieving QOF and IIF targets and other quality initiatives related to prescribing
Manage patients medicine queries and educate patients on their medicines, promoting self-management and adherence
Provide specialist advice and support to GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on medication-related issues.
Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles
Manage Practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety
Work with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines and prescribing policies, in line with local and national recommendations
Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics.
Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff
Review daily Pathology results for patients on known medicines
Act as a source of medicines information for all the Practices teams and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)
Undertake minor ailments triage: dealing with minor ailments and triaging patients appropriately
Undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) for the required patient cohorts
Support the wider Practice/PCN multidisciplinary teams to deliver NHS vaccination services (e.g. Flu, Covid-19 vaccinations etc.) to the PCN population
Job responsibilities
The role spans the following areas;
Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing through clinical medication review
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community Pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge
Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues
Interface with community and hospital Pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates
Support the Practices and PCN in achieving QOF and IIF targets and other quality initiatives related to prescribing
Manage patients medicine queries and educate patients on their medicines, promoting self-management and adherence
Provide specialist advice and support to GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on medication-related issues.
Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles
Manage Practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines safety
Work with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines and prescribing policies, in line with local and national recommendations
Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions e.g. anticoagulant monitoring clinics.
Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews
Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff
Review daily Pathology results for patients on known medicines
Act as a source of medicines information for all the Practices teams and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)
Undertake minor ailments triage: dealing with minor ailments and triaging patients appropriately
Undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) for the required patient cohorts
Support the wider Practice/PCN multidisciplinary teams to deliver NHS vaccination services (e.g. Flu, Covid-19 vaccinations etc.) to the PCN population
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Other requirements
Essential
Desirable
Key Skills
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Other requirements
Essential
Desirable
Key Skills
Essential
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.
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.
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
Tadley Medical Partnership
Address
Holmwood Health Centre
Franklin Avenue
Tadley
Hampshire
RG26 4ER
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Tadley Medical Partnership
Address
Holmwood Health Centre
Franklin Avenue
Tadley
Hampshire
RG26 4ER
Employer's website
About the company
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