• Job Description

  Req#: M0044-25-0132?language=en&page=960&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Salary Available Upon Request

  37.5 hours a week

  We are seeking a qualified and enthusiastic Practice Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team. This role involves working closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines across the practice.

  Main duties of the job

  • Conduct medication reviews for patients, including those in residential and nursing homes.

  • Develop and implement pharmaceutical care plans to optimise prescribing practices.

  • Provide clinical supervision and leadership to the medicines management staff.

  • Assist in managing and monitoring prescribing budgets.

  • Deliver medicine awareness projects and produce patient information materials.

  • Support the implementation of rational, cost-effective prescribing in line with local and national objectives.

  • They must be able to work independently, using their own initiative, whilst also demonstrating excellent collaboration skills, contributing fully to team projects, quality improvement activities, and wider practice initiatives.

  • Development robust systems to manage medicines safely during transitions of care particularly from secondary care settings ensuring a seamless, safe, and effective transfer process.

  An interest in DOAC provision would be desirable

  About us

  Established in 2005, Pen-Y-Cae Surgery is a well-respected, friendly GP practice located in Ebbw Vale, Gwent. With a list size of approximately 9,800 patients, we are committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to our diverse community. Our team includes seven GP partners, Two Salaried GPs, Two practice nurses, Two HCAs and a full complement of admin staff

  Details

  Date posted

  09 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience Salary Available Upon Request

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  M0044-25-0132

  Job locations

  Pen-y-Cae Surgery, The Health Centre

  Bridge Street

  Ebbw Vale

  NP23 6EY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  See the attached job description for further information about the role requirements and responsibilities.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  See the attached job description for further information about the role requirements and responsibilities.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Completion of pre-registration year, with some experience in a hospital or similar environment.
  • Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist.
  • Previous experience in undertaking audit and research is desirable.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GPhC registered Pharmacist.
  • Up-to-date broad clinical knowledge.
  • Good consultation skills/experience
  • Excellent understanding of pharmacy/medicines standards, legal requirements, and guidelines.

  Desirable

  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, working towards the faculty framework.
  • Independent prescribing qualification.

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage professionally challenging conversations and situations.
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and able to act on own initiative.
  • Able to work calmly under pressure and deal with conflicting pressures and deadlines.
  • Ability to demonstrate safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines.
  • Ability to support the development of clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Completion of pre-registration year, with some experience in a hospital or similar environment.
  • Experience of working as a clinical pharmacist.
  • Previous experience in undertaking audit and research is desirable.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GPhC registered Pharmacist.
  • Up-to-date broad clinical knowledge.
  • Good consultation skills/experience
  • Excellent understanding of pharmacy/medicines standards, legal requirements, and guidelines.

  Desirable

  • Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, working towards the faculty framework.
  • Independent prescribing qualification.

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage professionally challenging conversations and situations.
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and able to act on own initiative.
  • Able to work calmly under pressure and deal with conflicting pressures and deadlines.
  • Ability to demonstrate safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines.
  • Ability to support the development of clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.

  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).

  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.

  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

  GP Practice in Wales

  Address

  Pen-y-Cae Surgery, The Health Centre

  Bridge Street

  Ebbw Vale

  NP23 6EY

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  GP Practice in Wales

  Address

  Pen-y-Cae Surgery, The Health Centre

  Bridge Street

  Ebbw Vale

  NP23 6EY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://gpwales.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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