Practice Pharmacist

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated, patientcentred Pharmacist to join our friendly, forwardthinking coastal practice.

In post, you'll play a key role in medicines optimisation, longterm condition management, and supporting safe, effective prescribing.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys problemsolving, and wants to make a meaningful impact on patient care within a supportive environment.

The Role includes:

Medication reviews structured medication reviews (SMRs), polypharmacy reviews, and medicines reconciliation

Longterm condition support contributing to management of hypertension, asthma, COPD, diabetes and more

Clinical support assisting GPs with complex prescribing queries and safety monitoring

Quality improvement contributing to audits, QOF, IIF and medicines safety initiatives

Patient education supporting patients to understand and manage their medicines

Collaborative working working closely with GPs, nurses, HCAs, other multi-agency colleagues

You will need:

To be a GPhCregistered Pharmacist

Have experience in primary care, community, hospital or PCN settings

Have strong clinical reasoning and communication skills

To be a proactive, organised, supportive team player

To hold an Independent Prescriber qualification (or be willing to work towards it)

Main duties of the job

As a Practice Pharmacist, you will deliver structured medication reviews, support longterm condition management, provide clinical advice to patients, and work closely with our GPs and nursing team to ensure safe, effective prescribing.

You will also play a key role in supporting our experienced dispensary team with medicines queries, clinical oversight and workflow safety.

This is a varied, rewarding role at the heart of patient care and multidisciplinary teamwork.

About us

We are a bust coastal Practice, with three surgeries in the Skegness area.

We offer supportive, approachable leadership and a genuinely friendly team to be a part of.

As a training Practice, we offer opportunities for professional development, CPD and progression.

Our Practice culture is built on compassion, inclusion and patientcentred care.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Medicines Optimisation.
• Lead medicines optimisation work across the practice
• Review prescribing trends and support safe, cost effective prescribing
• Provide advice to clinicians on formulary, guidelines, and best practice
• Medication Reviews.
• Conduct structured medication reviews SMRs
• Support polypharmacy management and de prescribing where appropriate
• Identify interactions, contra indications, and adherence issues
• Repeat Prescribing Management.
• Oversee repeat prescribing processes and safety checks
• Resolve medication queries from patients, clinicians, and dispensary staff
• Support synchronisation, medication switches, and prescription rationalisation
• Clinical Support.
• Provide clinical advice during patient consultations within competence
• Support chronic disease management
• Assist with monitoring, titration, and medicines related care plans
• Care Home and High Risk Medicines Work.
• Conduct medication reviews for care home residents
• Support monitoring of high risk medicines
• Ensure safe systems for monitoring, recalls, and follow up
• Clinical Governance & Safety.
• Lead medicines safety audits, incident reviews, and quality improvement work
• Support compliance with CQC, NICE, and local prescribing guidelines
• Maintain uptodate SOPs and contribute to riskmanagement processes
• Patient Education & Support.
• Provide advice on medication use, side effects, and adherence
• Support self management and lifestyle interventions
• Handle escalated patient queries sensitively and professionally
• Collaboration with MDT.
• Work closely with GPs, NPs, nurses, HCAs, and dispensary teams
• Participate in MDT meetings and contribute to clinical decision making
• Support safe transitions of care and medicines reconciliation
• Prescribing.
• Prescribe within scope of competence as an Independent Prescriber
• Manage long term condition clinics or medicines focused pathways
• Ensure safe documentation, coding, and follow up
• Data Quality and Reporting.
• Ensure accurate coding of medication reviews and interventions
• Support QOF, IIF, and prescribing related reporting
• Contribute to audits, dashboards, and performance monitoring

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To be a GPhC registered Pharmacist.
• To have experience in primary care, community, hospital or PCN settings.

Desirable

• To be a GPhC registered Pharmacist.
• To have experience in primary care, community, hospital or PCN settings.