About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced, organised and highly computer-literate Clinical Pharmacist to join our primary care team.
The surgery business hours are 8am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday - exact working hours are negiotiable.
This is a strictly non-patient-facing role, with no responsibility for conducting patient consultations or face-to-face appointments.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the practice with clinical medication reviews, medication safety checks, prescription management, clinical document processing and medicines optimisation.
The role will involve working independently, reviewing patient records, identifying potential medication-related issues and ensuring that patient medication records are accurate, safe and up to date.
The successful candidate must be confident working with clinical IT systems and have strong working knowledge of EMIS Web, Accurx and DOCMAN
Main duties of the job
The surgery business hours are 8am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday - exact working hours are negotiable.
About us
We are a large, suburban practice in Cheylesmore, Coventry near to the City Centre.
We have around 15,000 registered patients, we are also a training practice for GP's and Nurses.
We have 7 GP's,1 Clinical Pharmacists, 1 HCA and 1 Nurse Practitioner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1. Medication Reviews & Medicines Management
- Undertake structured medication reviews in accordance with practice protocols and clinical guidance.
- Review repeat medication requests and assess clinical appropriateness.
- Identify potential drug interactions, contraindications, duplication of medication and prescribing risks.
- Review medication monitoring requirements, including blood tests and other relevant investigations.
- Identify patients requiring medication reviews or monitoring.
- Review medication quantities, dosages and prescribing instructions.
- Identify patients who may require medication changes or further clinical input.
- Ensure medication reviews are appropriately documented within the patient's clinical record.
- Support medicines optimisation and safe prescribing across the practice population.
2. Clinical Administration & Document Management
- Review and process incoming clinical correspondence relating to medication.
- Review hospital discharge summaries and clinic letters for medication changes.
- Reconcile medication changes following hospital admissions or specialist appointments.
- Update medication records following appropriate clinical review and authorisation.
- Process medication-related tasks and queries received through Accurx.
- Review clinical documents and ensure relevant information is coded and recorded accurately.
- Identify and escalate discrepancies, prescribing concerns or medication safety issues to the appropriate clinician.
3. Prescription Management
- Review repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice procedures.
- Check medication requests against the patient's clinical record and prescribing history.
- Identify overdue medication reviews and outstanding monitoring requirements.
- Ensure prescription requests are processed within agreed practice timescales.
- Identify inappropriate, duplicate or potentially unsafe medication requests.
- Liaise with the relevant GP or clinical team where prescribing decisions require further authorisation.
- 4. Clinical IT Systems & Data Management
The successful candidate must be highly computer competent and confident navigating multiple clinical systems.
Essential system knowledge
- EMIS Web: Confidently navigate patient records, medication histories, repeat prescribing, clinical consultations, coding, document workflows and medication review templates.
- Accurx: Confidently use the system to manage clinical tasks, patient communications, medication-related queries and workflow management.
- DOCMAN: Confidently review, process, file and workflow incoming clinical correspondence, hospital letters and discharge summaries.
Additional responsibilities include
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient medication records.
- Ensuring clinical information is appropriately coded.
- Managing clinical tasks and workflow queues efficiently.
- Maintaining patient confidentiality and adhering to GDPR and NHS information governance requirements.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- We are looking for someone who is:
- Extremely computer literate and technically confident.
- Methodical, organised and highly accurate.
- Comfortable working independently without constant supervision.
- Proactive in identifying medication-related issues.
- Able to prioritise a busy workload.
- Confident navigating complex patient records.
- Professional and discreet when handling confidential patient information.
- Able to communicate effectively with GPs, nurses, practice management and administrative colleagues.
Qualifications
Essential
- The successful candidate must have:
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) with an independent prescribing qualification.
- A recognised pharmacy degree and appropriate clinical experience.
- Previous experience working within primary care or a GP practice.
- Demonstrable experience undertaking medication reviews.
- Excellent working knowledge of EMIS Web.
- Confident working knowledge of Accurx.
- Confident working knowledge of DOCMAN.
- Excellent IT and computer skills, with the ability to navigate multiple systems efficiently.
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to clinical record keeping.
- The ability to work independently and manage a clinical workload effectively.
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
- The ability to recognise and escalate clinical concerns appropriately.
- A good understanding of medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and medication monitoring.
Desirable
- Desirable Requirements
- Previous experience working as a Clinical Pharmacist within general practice.
- Experience supporting repeat prescribing processes.
- Knowledge of NHS primary care prescribing guidance.
- Experience with medication reconciliation following hospital discharge.
- Familiarity with NICE guidance, BNF and local prescribing formularies.
- Experience with structured medication reviews and prescribing audits.
- Understanding of QoF, PCN and IIF prescribing-related requirements, where applicable.
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
Cheylesmore Surgery
Address
51 Quinton Park
Cheylesmore
Coventry
West Midlands
CV3 5PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cheylesmoresurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)