About this role
Job summary
The Hamilton Practice is looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist to join our supportive multidisciplinary team and play an important role in improving prescribing safety, medicines optimisation and patient care.
This role offers a varied and rewarding opportunity for a pharmacist who enjoys working in general practice and values collaborative working. You will work closely with the clinical team, supporting medication reviews, responding to prescribing and medicines-related queries, and contributing to safe, effective and cost-conscious prescribing across the practice.
The successful candidate will be an integral part of the clinical team, helping to improve systems, support quality improvement activity and enhance patient experience.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role in supporting safe and effective prescribing within the practice. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the post-holder will provide expert medicines advice to patients and clinicians, support medication reviews and respond to prescription-related queries.
The role includes contributing to medicines optimisation, improving prescribing safety and supporting the management of repeat prescriptions. The pharmacist will work closely with GPs, nurses and administrative teams to help resolve medicines issues, support continuity of care and improve patient outcomes.
The post-holder will also contribute to audit and quality improvement activity, support the implementation of local and national prescribing guidance, and help develop efficient systems and processes relating to medicines management.
About us
The Hamilton Practice is located in Harlow with easy access to the M11 and train services.
We are part of Harlow South PCN.
CQC 'good' rating.
We are a SystmOne Practice which also operates AccuRx and Ardens.
Job description Job responsibilities
Working with GPs and patients to address medicine adherence. Reviewing patients on complex medicine regimens. Responding to acute medicine requests. Managing and prescribing for long-term conditionsPrescription management
Dealing with medication for patients recently discharged from hospital. Helping the practice deliver QOF and enhanced services. Delivering repeat prescription reviews. Being the point of contact for all medicine-related queries Overseeing the practices repeat prescription policy. Clinical medicines reviews Audit and education. Medicines management.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience in working within Primary Care or PCN setting
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree Essential
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree
Qualifications Essential
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree .
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 Harlow South PCN
Address The Hamilton Practice
The Fairway
Harlow
Essex
CM186LY
Employer's website https://practice365.co.uk/f81027/practice-information/harlow-south-pcn/ (Opens in a new tab)