Clinical PharmacistNHS

Job summary

Lower Broughton Health Centre is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly, established team in Salford, close to Manchester city centre.

Following practice reorganisation, we are looking to directly employ a pharmacist with primary care experience, ideally at Band 7 or early Band 8 level, who is keen to develop their career in a supportive, forward-thinking practice.

You will be an integral part of our team, contributing to medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and quality improvement to deliver high standards of patient care.

We are a Salford GP Training Practice and University of Manchester undergraduate training site, committed to teaching and professional development. We have supported pharmacists through the CPPE pathway and Independent Prescribing training, and one of our practice partners teaches on the course.

We welcome pharmacists who have completed, or are working towards, their Independent Prescribing qualification and/or CPPE accreditation. If you value teamwork, continuity of care and sharing knowledge, we would love to hear from you.

The post is 37.5 hours per week over five days, with a salary of £49,000£56,000 depending on experience, NHS pension and annual leave. Job-share applications will also be considered.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will work as a core member of our multidisciplinary team, improving medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and patient outcomes.

Your main duties will include:

• Undertaking Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) by telephone and face to face.
• Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy, unnecessary prescribing and medicines waste.
• Reconciling medicines following hospital discharge and liaising with patients, community pharmacists and hospital teams.
• Addressing medicines-related problems to help reduce avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions.
• Reviewing repeat prescriptions, medicines approaching review dates, pathology results and monitoring requirements.
• Responding to medicines-related queries from patients and healthcare professionals.
• Improving prescribing through clinical searches, recalls, audits and PDSA cycles.
• Supporting formulary management and safe, cost-effective prescribing.
• Implementing MHRA safety alerts and drug withdrawals.
• Supporting NICE guidance, chronic disease monitoring and multimorbidity reviews.
• Contributing to multidisciplinary discussions and quality improvement projects.
• Providing medicines advice and training to clinical staff, administrative colleagues and patients, including guidance on side effects, adverse reactions, medicine shortages and alternatives.

You will also contribute to practice priorities and the development of pharmacy services, helping deliver safe, effective and high-quality patient care.

Job description

Role DescriptionThis is a full-time position for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with general practice experience to bring their clinical expertise, knowledge and innovation to Lower Broughton Health Centre in Salford.

The postholder will work as an integral member of the practice team, supporting medicines optimisation, improving prescribing quality and safety, and helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes from their medicines.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking medication reviews, including Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), to optimise treatment and improve patient outcomes.
• Identifying and reducing inappropriate polypharmacy, unnecessary prescribing and medicines waste.
• Reconciling medicines following hospital discharge, working with patients, community pharmacists and hospital teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Identifying and addressing medicines-related problems to help reduce avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions.
• Developing effective working relationships with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals to enhance patient care.
• Supporting the repeat prescribing and reauthorisation process by reviewing repeat prescription requests and identifying medicines requiring review.
• Responding to medicines-related queries from patients and healthcare professionals.
• Improving prescribing quality and safety through clinical searches, recalls, audits and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.
• Supporting the management of practice formularies to promote safe, effective and cost-conscious prescribing.
• Implementing medicines safety alerts and drug withdrawals, including those issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
• Working with practice clinicians and patients to implement NICE guidance and other evidence-based recommendations.
• Undertaking clinics where medicines optimisation is a key intervention, including SMRs and appropriate chronic disease monitoring clinics.
• Reviewing relevant pathology results for patients taking prescribed medicines and supporting medication reauthorisation where clinically appropriate.
• Contributing to multimorbidity reviews and multidisciplinary team discussions.
• Providing medicines information, advice and training to practice healthcare professionals, administrative staff and patients.
• Acting as a source of medicines expertise for the wider practice team, advising on dosing, side effects, adverse reactions, medicine availability and appropriate alternatives.

The postholder will also contribute to practice priorities, clinical quality improvement and the ongoing development of pharmacy services, working collaboratively with colleagues to maintain high standards of patient care and medicines safety.

About us

Lower Broughton Health Centre is an established GP practice caring for approximately 11,500 patients across two sites in Salford, close to Manchester city centre.

Our team includes 2 GP Partners, 10 Salaried GPs (including 3 Fellows), 3 GP Specialty Trainees, 2 Practice Nurses, 3 HCAs, 2 practice-employed pharmacist, PCN-employed ARRS pharmacists and a pharmacy technician, supported by an experienced Management, reception and administrative team.

We pride ourselves on our friendly atmosphere, high staff retention and collaborative approach. We are a Salford GP Training Practice and University of Manchester undergraduate training site, committed to teaching, learning and professional development. We have supported pharmacists through the CPPE pathway and Independent Prescribing training.

We welcome innovation and encourage colleagues to improve patient safety and develop our services. We have a CQC rating of Good and strong QOF achievement. Our systems include EMIS Web, AccuRx, Surgery Connect and organised Docman workflows in a paper-light environment.

We offer a supportive team, NHS pension, annual leave and employment benefits under our standard practice contract. You will have the opportunity to contribute to patient care in a stable, welcoming practice where your work is valued.