About this role
Job summary
We are looking for Clinical Pharmacist to join us at Claremont Clinic.
***PART-TIME ROLE, IDEALLY WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY ON SITE, 9AM TO 5PM WITH 30 MINUTES UNPAID LUNCH (22.5 HOURS)***
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated & experienced general practice pharmacist who is committed to developing knowledge and skills to improve patient care in general practice.
You will be responsible for their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice.
You will have a chance to make a difference every day and deliver exceptional service.
Main duties of the job
Core Responsibilities:
Medication Reviews:Conduct structured medication reviews to ensure safe, effective, and appropriate use of medicinesespecially for patients with long-term conditions or those on multiple medications. Prescribing & Deprescribing:Initiate, adjust, or stop medications under supervision or as an independent prescriber. Repeat Prescription Management:Oversee repeat prescriptions, checking for drug interactions, duplications, and adherence issues. Support for Chronic Disease Management:Work alongside GPs and nurses to manage conditions like hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and COPD. Patient Consultations:Provide face-to-face or telephone reviews to discuss medication concerns, side effects, or lifestyle advice. Clinical Audits & Safety Monitoring:Monitor prescribing trends, support audits, and promote safe prescribing practices. Staff Support & Education:Act as a resource for other healthcare staff, offering advice on medications and contributing to in-practice training.
This role reduces GP workload, improves patient outcomes, and enhances prescribing safety across the practice.
About us
Claremont Clinic has been providing care to our community in Forest Gate and the surrounding areas since 1951. We have over 12400 registered patients and our premises have recently been fully refurbished.
Claremont Clinic is renowned for fostering a supportive and collaborative working environment.We have a diverse, well-established and supportive team of nearly 40 individuals.
We are a popular practice, and are well rated on Google, recently achieving 4.4 stars and very positive feedback in the 2025 National GP Patient Survey. We endeavour to continue to grow and improve.
We are rated "Good" on our most recent CQC and we have a consistently high QoF achievement.
We are proud to have a strong educational ethos in the practice and are a training practice for resident doctors, medical students and pharmacy students.
We are located on the Romford Road with good transport links. Woodgrange Park and Wanstead Park Suffragette Line (Overground) and Forest Gate and Manor Park (Elizabeth Line) stations are all within walking distance (All Zone 3 London) and there are bus stops nearby.
In summary, Claremont Clinic offers a vibrant and supportive work environment where team members are valued and encouraged to grow professionally. The clinic's dedication to high standards of care and continuous improvement creates a dynamic setting for healthcare professionals seeking to make a meaningful impact.
See more on our website: www.claremontclinic.co.uk
Job description Job responsibilities
ClinicalWork as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services Through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care Have a role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation Be part of a professional clinical network and have access to appropriate clinical supervision High risk drug monitoring, and involved in audits, set by CCG or towards borough wide aims and targets. Run searches for local and national medication alerts/shortages.
LTC Management
See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation) Make appropriate recommendations to Senior Pharmacists or GPs for medicine improvement
Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate Patient facing medicines support
Medicines support to patients
Provide patient clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community Pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes).
Medicines support to practice staff
Answers relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines. Suggesting and recommending solutions. Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes Do appropriate database searches, in keeping MHRA and NICE alerts/ guidance to support safe patient care.
Signposting
Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc
Repeat prescribing
Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy. Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review. Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.
Risk stratification
Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both
Service development
Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets Comply with local medicines management requirements.
Medicines quality improvement
Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. Present audit findings to improve service delivery as appropriate.
Medicines safety
Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance
Care Quality Commission
Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
Public health
To support public health campaigns. To provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public.
Collaborative Working Relationships
Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the primary care network and their role to patient care Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. CCGs) Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team Can recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary Actively work toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and outside the practice and locality Foster and maintain strong links with all services across locality Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams Liaises with CCG pharmacists and Heads of Medicines Management/ Optimisation to benefit from peer support Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to Patients, GP, nurses and other practice staff Other healthcare professionals including PCN pharmacy technicians, social prescribers, physician associates, dentists, health and social care teams and dieticians etc.
Leadership
Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and can implement this appropriately within the workplace. Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision Engages with Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and involves PPGs in development of the role and practices Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service - Have basic knowledge of Quality Improvement (QI) Methodology. Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others. Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example
Management
Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
Job Limitations
At no time should the post holder work at a level outside their level of competence. If the post holder has concerns regarding this, they must discuss immediately with the supervising GP. All junior staff therefore have a responsibility to inform those supervising their duties, if they are not competent to perform a duty.
This job description is intended as a guide to the main duties of the post and is not intended to be a prescriptive document. Duties and base of work may change to meet the needs of the service or because of the introduction of new technology. This job description may be reviewed from time to time and changed, after consultation with the postholder.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio Experience with EMIS Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams community groups Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Desirable
Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
Qualifications Essential
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice. Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
Desirable
Independent Prescribing
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 Claremont Clinic
Address 459/463 Romford Road
Forest Gate
London
E7 8AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.claremontclinic.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)