About this role
Job summary
At Rope Green Medical Centre, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to our local community. We are an innovative and forward-thinking training practice serving a growing patient population of 22,000, with a strong multidisciplinary team and a commitment to continuous improvement.
We are now seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Practice Pharmacist to join our team and will work alongside our current Clinical Practice Pharmacist and play a key role in medicines optimisation, patient safety, and the management of long-term conditions.
Main duties of the job
Undertaking structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation interventions.
Managing patients with complex polypharmacy, long-term conditions, frailty and multiple co-morbidities.
Supporting safe and effective prescribing across the practice.
Responding to medication queries from patients and practice staff.
Reviewing medications for newly registered patients and following hospital discharge.
Supporting repeat prescribing systems and medication monitoring programmes.
Providing specialist pharmaceutical advice to clinicians and the wider practice team.
Supporting clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and medicines safety work.
Working closely with community pharmacy, secondary care colleagues and wider healthcare teams to improve patient outcomes.
Contributing to enhanced services, QOF and prescribing quality initiatives.
About us
What We Offer
Competitive salary dependent on experience.
NHS Pension Scheme.
Free on site parking.
Supportive and collaborative working environment.
Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
Opportunity to develop prescribing and specialist clinical skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with general practice or primary care experience to become an integral member of our clinical team. Working alongside GPs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, you will provide expert medication advice, undertake structured medication reviews, support patients with complex health needs, and contribute to the ongoing development of safe and effective prescribing systems.
The successful candidate will have a patient-facing role, helping to improve health outcomes through evidence-based medicines management while supporting the practice in delivering high-quality, efficient healthcare services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Experience working as a pharmacist within general practice, primary care, NHS, community or hospital pharmacy settings.
- Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of evidence based prescribing.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage workload effectively and work autonomously where appropriate.
- Commitment to continuing professional development and high standards of patient care.
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification or working towards this.
- Experience using EMIS Web or other GP clinical systems.
- Completion of, or enrolment upon, the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent.
- Medicines management or long term condition management experience 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
Rope Green Medical Centre
Address
Rope Lane
Shavington
Crewe
CW2 5DA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.ropegreenmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)