Clinical Pharmacist – Uppingham Surgery

Location:

North Gate Uppingham Rutland LE15 9EG

Join Uppingham Surgery and make a real difference to patient care

Uppingham Surgery is looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist with excellent clinical skills, warmth and a commitment to delivering high-quality patient-centred care. Working within our multidisciplinary team serving approximately 12,800 patients, you will play a key role in medicines optimisation, prescribing quality and long-term condition management.

• Up to 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Competitive salary dependent upon experience.
• Generous annual leave and study leave.
• NHS Pension Scheme membership.
• Purpose-built modern facilities.
• Supportive team culture and professional development opportunities.
• Experienced and well-established pharmacist team
• Weekly pharmacist team meeting for support and development

• Provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems for the practice team, patients and carers.
• Manage patients living with long-term conditions and complex medication needs.
• Deliver patient-facing consultations to improve outcomes and reduce workload for other clinicians.
• Undertake high-quality medication reviews and develop individualised treatment plans, particularly for elderly and high-risk patients.
• Improve patient understanding, confidence and compliance with medicines.
• Support medicines reconciliation and prescribing safety following hospital admissions and attendance.
• Drive improvements in prescribing quality through clinical audit, education and adherence to NICE guidance and clinical standards.
• Work closely with community pharmacists and wider healthcare partners to improve patient experience.
• Participate in service redesign, clinical supervision and ongoing professional development.
• Provide training, mentoring and medicines-management advice to colleagues.

• Non-medical prescribing qualification.
• General practice & Systm One experience is desirable
• Long term condition management experience would be desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
  Strong patient care skills with a compassionate approach.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office (Systm One experience advantageous).
• Ability to work collaboratively and use initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high standards of care.
• Commitment to confidentiality, information governance and professional standards.