About this role
Job summary
The Woodberry Practice is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive primary care team.
This is a face-to-face, practice-based role at The Woodberry Practice, working directly with patients and alongside our GPs, pharmacy team and wider multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will play an important role in medicines optimisation and patient care, helping to ensure patients receive safe, effective and appropriate treatment. Previous experience working within a GP surgery or primary care setting and experience using EMIS are essential for this role.
We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and confident working independently as well as collaboratively. You will have excellent communication skills, a patient-centred approach and the ability to effectively manage your own clinical workload.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Pharmacist will provide face-to-face clinical pharmacy support to patients at The Woodberry Practice, working closely with GPs and the wider practice team.
The role will include undertaking structured medication reviews, supporting patients with long-term conditions, medicines optimisation, medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and responding to medication and prescribing queries.
You will support safe and effective prescribing, identify and address medication-related risks, ensure appropriate medication monitoring is completed and provide advice to patients and healthcare professionals.
The role will also involve reviewing clinical information, using EMIS and relevant clinical systems, and contributing to prescribing, patient safety and quality improvement work within the practice.
You will be expected to manage your workload effectively while working collaboratively with the wider team to support high-quality patient care.
About us
The Woodberry Practice is a well-established GP practice in Enfield, committed to providing high-quality, accessible and patient-centred care to our local community.
We have a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, healthcare professionals and administrative colleagues who work together to provide effective and coordinated care for our patients.
We value teamwork, good communication, professionalism and a proactive approach to patient care. We aim to provide a positive working environment where colleagues feel supported, can develop their skills and are encouraged to contribute ideas to improve the services we provide.
The Woodberry Practice also works closely with Enfield South West Primary Care Network (ESW PCN), allowing our teams to collaborate with a wider range of primary care professionals and services across the local area.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Undertake structured medication reviews, particularly for patients with complex medication needs, polypharmacy or long-term conditions.
Provide face-to-face patient consultations to review medicines, adherence, effectiveness, side effects and monitoring requirements.
Support patients with the management of long-term conditions through medicines optimisation and appropriate clinical advice.
Resolve day-to-day medicines-related and prescribing issues within the practice.
Respond to medication and prescribing queries from patients and members of the practice team.
Promote safe, effective and evidence-based prescribing.
Support repeat prescribing processes and appropriate medication monitoring.
Undertake medicines reconciliation following discharge from hospital or other care settings.
Identify medication discrepancies, interactions, duplications and other medicines-related risks and take appropriate action.
Manage medicines shortages and supply issues, recommending suitable alternatives where clinically appropriate.
Support effective communication across patients' care pathways and liaise with hospitals, community pharmacies and other healthcare professionals when required.
Support the monitoring of patients taking high-risk medicines.
Contribute to medication safety alerts, prescribing reviews, clinical audits and quality improvement work.
Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and the wider practice team.
Use EMIS and other relevant clinical systems effectively and maintain clear and accurate patient records.
Prescribe medicines within professional competence, in accordance with the postholder's Independent Prescriber qualification, current clinical guidance and agreed practice arrangements.
Professional Responsibilities
The postholder will maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), work within their professional competence and maintain appropriate continuing professional development.
They will comply with practice policies, clinical governance, confidentiality, information governance and data protection requirements and contribute positively to the wider practice team.
The duties outlined above are not intended to be exhaustive and may develop in response to the needs of The Woodberry Practice and changes within primary care.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience working as a Clinical Pharmacist within a GP surgery / primary care setting Experience using EMIS in a GP practice / primary care setting Experience providing face-to-face patient consultations Experience undertaking medication reviews and supporting patients with long-term conditions and polypharmacy Experience working effectively with GPs and the wider practice team Experience managing medicines-related queries and medicines reconciliation
Desirable
Experience of clinical audit and improving patient care
Qualifications Essential
Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent pharmacy qualification Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Independent Prescribing qualification with current annotation on the GPhC register Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
Desirable
Medicines Management qualification Minor Ailments certification Relevant postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification Additional training relevant to primary care / general practice
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Good knowledge of medicines optimisation and safe prescribing Ability to work independently and manage own workload effectively Ability to provide confident, patient-centred face-to-face consultations Ability to work effectively with GPs and the wider practice team Good organisational and time-management skills
Desirable
Knowledge of local and national prescribing guidance Experience contributing to quality improvement within general practice
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 Woodberry Practice
Address The Woodberry Practice
1 Woodberry Avenue
London
N21 3LE
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.thewoodberrypractice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)