Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

Practice Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist We are looking for a highly motivated and adaptable registered
independent prescribing pharmacist to join our friendly and enthusiastic team
at Queensway Medical Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to
become part of a forward thinking practice working alongside our Medicine
Management team, delivering high-quality, patient centred care through effective medicines optimisation, prescribing, and leadership of the practice pharmacy function.

Main duties of the jobKey Responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities Undertake face-to-face and remote consultations

Perform structured and complex medication reviews

Independently prescribe medications within competence

Manage patients with:long-term condition son gabapentin/opiatespolypharmacyhigh-risk medications

Deliver clinics where appropriate Medicines Optimisation Lead delivery of practice and medicines optimisation priorities

Support achievement of: QOF targets

Medicine Optimisation contract with local ICB PCN IIF / prescribing targets

Promote cost-effective prescribing and formulary compliance

Implement: NICE guidanceMHRA alerts

Undertake audits and service improvement initiatives

Prescribing Safety & Governance Manage monitoring systems for high-risk drugs (e.g. DMARDs, anticoagulants) Improve prescribing safety and reduce medication-related harm Support incident review and learning

Leadership & Team Management Provide leadership to the medicines management team Support training, supervision, and development

Design and embed safe systems and workflows

Lead change and service improvement

Practice & PCN Responsibilities Support delivery of: enhanced services prescribing initiatives

Support discharge medication reconciliation

Provide expert advice to clinicians and staff

See Job description for further information.

About us The successful candidate joining our dynamic team must be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential Criteria Qualifications Degree  in PharmacyGPhC registration

Independent Prescriber qualification

Experience

Experience working in General Practice / Primary Care Experience in clinical prescribing and medication reviews

Experience delivering medicines optimisation

Skills

Strong clinical knowledge of medicines and therapeutics

Ability to work independently and within MDT Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Good IT skills (EMIS)
Desirable Criteria Experience leading or managing a team

Experience with PCN/IIF/QOF/Contracts delivery

Experience in audit and quality improvement

Personal Attributes Proactive and organised

Able to prioritise workload effectively Leadership mindset

Patient-focused approach

Details

Date posted
03 August 2026

Pay scheme

Other Salary
Depending on experience

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberAJob locations

Queensway

Poulton-le-fylde

LancashireFY6 7ST
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities Main
Responsibilities
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation
process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching
review dates; make necessary changes as an independent prescriber, and ensure
patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required.
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge,
identify and rectify unexplained changes, perform a clinical medication review,
including dose titration and booking of follow-up tests and work with patients
and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need
post discharge.
Manage patients and health care professionals
medicine queries, including providing telephone patient advice.
Support the Practice to deliver on QOF and
locally commissioned services.
Run own special interest clinics where
responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where
medicines have a large component.
Provide medicines information and training to
Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff.
Review daily Pathology results for patients on
known medicines.
Lead as a source of medicines information for all
the practice team and patients (e.g. doses, side effects and out of stock
queries)
Lead on changes in evidence-based prescribing.
Contribute to reductions in medicine related
hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best
outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related
issues.
Develop and manage new services that are built
around new medicines or NICE guidance where a new medicine/recommendations
allow the development of a new care pathway (eg DOACs)
Plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general
pharmaceutical care programmes for patients in core areas including long term
conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities Main
Responsibilities
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation
process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching
review dates; make necessary changes as an independent prescriber, and ensure
patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required.
Reconcile…