PCN PharmacistNHS

Job summary

A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join Glossop PCN. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for providing a comprehensive Medicine service, providing appropriate medicine and prescribing information and advice.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies, so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice. The pharmacist will provide direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise; including face to face contact with patients and embracing new ways of working including telephone and video consultations.

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing expert pharmaceutical care through patient-centred medication reviews, medicines optimisation and safe prescribing support. The successful candidate will manage patients with long-term conditions, address medication-related concerns, promote self-care and shared decision-making, and support repeat prescribing. As an NMP-qualified professional, they will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient safety, health outcomes and the quality of services.

Job description

The successful candidate will provide expert pharmaceutical care, supporting patients across a range of clinical settings. Main duties of the role will include:

• Conducting patient-centred structured medication reviews to optimise medicines use and improve health outcomes.
• Providing higher-level clinical administration and medicines management support to ensure safe and effective prescribing practices.
• Managing and supporting the ongoing care of patients with long-term conditions, using your independent prescribing qualification where appropriate.
• Identifying and addressing medicines-related issues, improving patient safety and reducing unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing your specialist knowledge to support holistic patient care.
• Supporting the delivery of national and local clinical priorities, including prescribing quality initiatives and service improvement projects.

About us

Glossop PCN is committed to delivering outstanding clinical services to our NHS patients. We pride ourselves on providing compassionate, patient focused care from the first point of contact through to diagnosis and treatment. We promote a respectful and inclusive working environment and believe that our patients come first in everything we do.