About this role
Job summary
Make a Difference in a Thriving Primary Care Team
Are you a patient-focused Clinical Pharmacist looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a progressive and supportive primary care organisation?
Beacon Primary Care is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Independent Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist to join our highly experienced pharmacy team. Serving over 16,500 patients across four sites, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and continually developing our services to meet the needs of our community.
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinically confident pharmacist who is passionate about medicines optimisation, patient safety and delivering high-quality care within general practice.
The successful candidate will work across our practices, providing clinical expertise in medication reviews, independent prescribing, long-term condition management, repeat prescribing, medicines reconciliation and prescribing safety.
We are particularly interested in applicants with previous general practice experience who can work independently within their clinical competence, manage their workload effectively and contribute proactively to improving prescribing quality and patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
Undertake structured medication reviews, including face-to-face and telephone consultations, for patients with polypharmacy, multiple long-term conditions and complex medication needs.
Work as an Independent Prescriber, initiating, adjusting and optimising treatment within their professional competence.
Manage acute and repeat prescription requests, including medication reauthorisation, prescribing queries and medication monitoring.
Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and specialist correspondence.
Support long-term condition management and relevant QOF clinical indicators.
Identify prescribing risks, medication interactions, adverse effects and opportunities for safe deprescribing.
Ensure appropriate monitoring of patients prescribed high-risk medicines.
Support cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing in line with NICE guidance and local formularies.
Undertake prescribing audits, implement MHRA safety alerts and contribute to clinical governance and quality improvement.
Provide medicines-related advice and education to patients, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to improve patient safety, prescribing efficiency and continuity of care.
About us
Why Join Us?
You'll become part of a well-established and respected pharmacy team comprising experienced Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician and support staff who play a central role in medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and long-term condition management.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation where your expertise will be valued and where you will have the opportunity to further enrich and develop our pharmacy service
Beacon Primary Care is an established GP practice serving communities across West Lancashire & Southport.
Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, practice nurses pharmacists, healthcare assistants, and administrative professionals who work collaboratively to provide safe, effective and compassionate healthcare to our local population.
We foster a supportive and inclusive working environment where staff are valued, encouraged to develop their skills, and empowered to make a meaningful contribution to patient care.
Our values centre on teamwork, respect, integrity and excellence. We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and are committed to supporting their wellbeing, professional development and career progression.
Joining our team offers the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See full job description for breakdown of each area.
- Clinical Medication Reviews and Medicines Optimisation
- Independent Prescribing and Long-Term Condition Management
- Repeat Prescribing and Prescription Management
- Medicines Reconciliation and Transfer of Care
- Prescribing Safety and Clinical Governance
- Quality Improvement, QOF and Cost-Effective Prescribing
- Multidisciplinary Working and Professional Responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pharmacy degree (MPharm or recognised equivalent).
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Independent Prescribing qualification and current GPhC prescribing annotation.
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent relevant training.
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or primary care.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum two years' post-registration pharmacy experience.
- Previous experience as a Clinical Pharmacist or Independent
- Prescriber in general practice.
- Experience undertaking clinical medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
- Experience managing polypharmacy and patients prescribed high-risk medicines.
- Good clinical knowledge of common long-term conditions.
- Experience identifying and resolving medication-related risks.
- Ability to conduct patient consultations and make safe, evidence-based prescribing decisions.
- Experience working effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Desirable
- Experience using EMIS Web.
- Experience managing repeat prescribing and medication reauthorisation in general practice.
- Experience of QOF, prescribing quality indicators and clinical audits.
- Experience undertaking medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge.
- Experience managing patients with multimorbidity, frailty or complex polypharmacy.
- Experience supporting care home or housebound patients.
- Knowledge of NICE guidance, local prescribing formularies and NHS medicines optimisation priorities.
- Experience delivering quality improvement initiatives and supporting cost-effective prescribing.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Proactive, organised and self-motivated.
- Clinically confident and professionally accountable.
- Approachable, compassionate and patient-focused.
- Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Flexible and adaptable to the needs of a busy general practice.
- Committed to professional development, prescribing safety and high-quality patient care.
Essential Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment and prescribing skills.
- Excellent knowledge of medication safety, monitoring and evidence-based prescribing.
- Ability to interpret clinical information and relevant pathology results.
- Excellent communication and patient consultation skills.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise workload and manage competing demands.
- Accurate clinical documentation and good IT skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Commitment to patient safety, professional accountability and continuous improvement.
- Ability to recognise clinical limitations and escalate concerns appropriately.
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
Beacon Primary Care
Address
Sandy Lane Health Centre
Sandy Lane
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 8LA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.beaconprimarycare.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)