Clinical Pharmacist

We are looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist for a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Start Date between May - July 2026.

We encourage applications from Clinical Pharmacists working in all sectors of pharmacy, with a minimum of 2 years post graduate experience.

You will be joining a fully established Medicine Management team of 6 Clinical Pharmacists, 2 Pharmacy Technicians and scripts clerks. The post therefore is well supported by peer support, training, mentoring and development opportunities.

Our whole ethos is team building and wellbeing, where we promote a positive practice culture. By welcoming you to our practices you will be given an extensive induction.

Pharmacists with or without the non-medical prescribing qualification are welcome to apply.

The role is for 24 - 37.5 hours per week. We welcome fulltime and part time applicants.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.

If you would like an informal chat regarding the roles, please contact Kathryn Thompson to book a suitable date and time

The post holder is an experienced clinical pharmacist, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and run processes for repeat prescriptions, reauthorisation management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. The post holder will have a role in managing long-term conditions.

They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

At Fireclay we nurture an 'ethos' of team building and wellbeing; across the practice, we promote a healthy work life balance, including: social events and flexible hours.

You will be joining a team who care about their staff and care about providing quality care to their patients. We offer a supportive workplace with mentoring and supervision as standard.

We offer our team:

Access to our Whats App groups to keep you in the 'know' and socialise; our breakrooms offer fresh fruit and snacks.

Access to the NHS pension

We are a large team and can therefore accommodate most working patterns. This role can be offered part time with a flexible pattern but can also be scaled up to be a full time position.

We love working here and we are sure you will too!

1.Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

Management of medicines at discharge from hospital

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).

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.

Unplanned hospital admissions

Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews. Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups.

Repeat prescribing

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 to the GP.

Telephone and patient facing medicines support

Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines. Hold clinics for patients requiring face-to-face medicines use reviews (MURs) i.e. advise about medicines and…