Job summaryThe post holder is a pharmacist
who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside
a team of pharmacists in general practice, as part of a multidisciplinary team
in a patient-facing role.Main duties of the jobYou will take responsibility for
areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical
medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
You'll provide primary support to general practice staff on prescription and
medication queries - supporting the repeat prescription system, dealing with
acute prescription requests, and managing medicines reconciliation on transfer
of care and systems for safer prescribing.You will provide clinical
leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement, manage aspects of
the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services, and help the practice
integrate with community and hospital pharmacy to improve patient outcomes and
manage workload. You will be supported to develop your role towards becoming a
non-medical prescriber.About usWe're a well-established,
friendly and forward-thinking group of practices covering the area of
Bracknell, Crowthorne, Sandhurst and Owlsmoor. Our large, growing
multidisciplinary team - including GPs, nurses, paramedic practitioners,
clinical pharmacists, first contact physiotherapists, nursing associates, a
mental health practitioner, social prescribers and care coordinators - works
collaboratively to deliver high-quality, innovative and compassionate care. One of our practices is a
training practice, and training is always supported. Whether you're newly
qualified or an experienced pharmacist, you'll find an environment that is
supportive, progressive and genuinely rewarding.What We Offer
Competitive salary 40,000 52,000 per annumStructured support to develop your role, including
working towards an Independent Prescriber (IP) qualification
Regular in-house training and education sessions,
supervision, and multi-professional learning opportunities
Genuine support to develop clinical special interests,
with dedicated time built into your roleCompany pension, sick pay and private medical insurance
Flexitime, free flu jabs, free/on-site parking and
employee discount
Company eventsDetailsDate posted18 September 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary
40,000 to 52,000 a year
See (where appropriate) patients with single or
multiple medical problems requiring medicine optimisation (e.g. hypertension,
asthma)
Review the ongoing need for each medicine and
monitoring needs, support patients with their medicines taking, and make
appropriate recommendations to GPs for medicine improvementPatient-facing clinical medication review
Undertake clinical medication reviews and produce
recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GPs on
prescribing and monitoringPatient-facing care home medication reviews
Undertake structured medication reviews and produce
recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs
Work with care home staff to improve safety of
medicines ordering and administrationPatient-facing domiciliary clinical medication
review
Undertake structured medication reviews and produce
recommendations for nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring
Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case
conferencesManagement of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
Manage a caseload of patients with
common/minor/self-limiting ailments, working within your scope of practice and
limits of competence
Signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or
other healthcare professionals where appropriateMedicines support (patient-facing and telephone)
Provide patient-facing and telephone clinics for those
with questions, queries and concerns about their medicinesMedicine information to practice staff and
patients
Answer medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other
practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients, suggesting and
recommending solutions
Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of
any changesUnplanned hospital admissions
Review use of medicines most commonly associated with
unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual
patient reviews
Put in place changes to reduce prescribing of these
medicines to high-risk patient groupsManagement of medicines at discharge from hospital
Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals,
intermediate care and into care homes, identifying and rectifying unexplained
changes
Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of
medicines supply to high-risk groups of patientsSignposting
Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate
healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate
timeframeRepeat prescribing
Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing
policy
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process,
ensuring appropriate monitoring tests are in placeRisk stratification
Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from
medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searchesMedicines quality improvement and safety
Undertake clinical audits of prescribing, feedback
results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team
Implement changes to medicines resulting from MHRA
alerts, product withdrawals and other local and national guidanceGuidelines, formulary and CQC
Monitor practice prescribing against the local health
economy's RAG list and make recommendations to GPs
Assist practices in maintaining a practice formulary
and audit compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance
Work with the practice team to ensure compliance with
CQC standards where medicines are involvedEducation, training and public health
Provide education and training to the primary
healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation
Support public health campaigns and provide specialist
knowledge on public health programmesInterested?We'd love to meet you for an
informal visit or chat - come and see what makes The Health Triangle PCN
different.Contact:Vonnie Phillips, Hiring ManagerEmail: vonnie.phillips@Job responsibilitiesMain Duties and ResponsibilitiesPatient-facing long-term condition clinics
See (where appropriate) patients with single or
multiple medical problems requiring medicine optimisation (e.g. hypertension,
asthma)
Review the ongoing need for each medicine and
monitoring needs, support patients with their medicines taking, and make
appropriate recommendations to GPs for medicine improvementPatient-facing clinical medication review
Undertake clinical medication reviews and produce
recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GPs on
prescribing and monitoringPatient-facing care home medication reviews
Undertake structured medication reviews and produce
recommendations for the senior clinical pharmacist, nurses or GPs
Work with care home staff to improve safety of
medicines ordering and administrationPatient-facing domiciliary clinical medication
review
Undertake structured medication reviews and produce
recommendations for nurses and GPs on prescribing and monitoring
Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case
conferencesManagement of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
Manage a caseload of patients with
common/minor/self-limiting ailments, working within your scope of practice and
limits of competence
Signpost to community pharmacy and refer to GPs or
other healthcare professionals where appropriateMedicines support (patient-facing and telephone)
Provide patient-facing and telephone clinics for those
with questions, queries and concerns about their medicinesMedicine information to practice staff and
patients
Answer medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other
practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients, suggesting and
recommending solutions
Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of
any changesUnplanned hospital admissions
Review use of medicines most commonly associated with
unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual
patient reviews
Put in place changes to reduce prescribing of these
medicines to high-risk patient groupsManagement of medicines at discharge from hospital
Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals,
intermediate care and into care homes, identifying and rectifying unexplained
changes
Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of
medicines supply to high-risk groups of patientsSignposting
Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate
healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate
timeframeRepeat prescribing
Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing
policy
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process,
ensuring appropriate monitoring tests are in placeRisk stratification
Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from
medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searchesMedicines quality improvement and safety
Undertake clinical audits of prescribing, feedback
results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team
Implement changes to medicines resulting from MHRA
alerts, product withdrawals and other local and national guidanceGuidelines, formulary and CQC
Monitor practice prescribing against the local health
economy's RAG list and make recommendations to GPs
Assist practices in maintaining a practice formulary
and audit compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance
Work with the practice team to ensure compliance with
CQC standards where medicines are involvedEducation, training and public health
Provide education and training to the primary
healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation
Support public health campaigns and provide specialist
knowledge on public health programmesInterested?We'd love to meet you for an
informal visit or chat - come and see what makes The Health Triangle PCN
different.Contact:Vonnie Phillips, Hiring ManagerEmail: View email address on jobsthamesvalley.co.uk Specification Qualifications EssentialDegree in Pharmacy, MPharm/ BPharmGPhC RegisteredIP Qualified or working towards an IP qualificationFull driving licenceDesirableMember of the RPSClinical DiplomaMinor Ailments qualificationClinical systems trained (EMIS)Experience EssentialGeneral practice experience and understanding of medicines optimisation roles
Person Specification Qualifications EssentialDegree in Pharmacy, MPharm/ BPharmGPhC RegisteredIP Qualified or working towards an IP qualificationFull driving licenceDesirableMember of the RPSClinical DiplomaMinor Ailments qualificationClinical systems trained (EMIS)Experience EssentialGeneral practice experience and understanding of medicines optimisation rolesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCrown Wood Medical CentreAddress4a Crown RowCrown WoodBracknellBerkshireRG12 0THUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameCrown Wood Medical CentreAddress4a Crown RowCrown WoodBracknellBerkshireRG12 0THUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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