Job Description

Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Job summary

You will be employed as a pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries, working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice and supported by a senior clinical pharmacist and GP who will support your development and act as a mentor where required. You will take responsibility for areas of work as identified by the PCN and will need to provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. The role holder will also help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP practices.

The role holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. You will also take part in Quality Improvement work and other PCN projects. In the role, you will ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

Main duties of the job

Patient-facing long-term conditions clinics Patient-facing clinical medication review Patient-facing care home medication reviews Patient-facing medicines support Telephone medicines support Providing expert medication information to practice staff and patients Signposting Repeat prescribing Risk stratification Service development Information management Medicines quality improvement Medicines safety Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations Education and Training Care Quality Commission Projects

About us

Conexus Healthcare is a community interest company and is the federation for general practice in Wakefield.

Wakefield Health Alliance South Primary Care Network (PCN) comprises five GP practices located in the South of the district: White Rose surgery, The Grange Medical practice, Park Green surgery, Langthwaite Surgery and College Lane surgery. Collectively we deliver health care services to approximately 65,000 registered patients.

WHA South is a forward thinking and supportive PCN that encourages personal development and growth. We are committed to improving patient health care with a particular focus on inequalities across the Network footprint.

The PCN team currently consists of GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, Technicians, Care Co-ordinators, Physiotherapists, HWCs and MHPs. Together we encourage an MDT approach to patient care, integrating the vision of neighbourhood health. We already employ a very successful Pharmacy team and are looking to expand further with an additional Pharmacist who will be supported in delivering the same excellent care and support for both our patients and staff within our busy surgeries.

The role holder will be required to work at any of the five member practices within the South Network.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients autonomously. See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma, hypertension). Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to clinicians for medicine improvement. Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines. Suggest and recommend solutions. Provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes. Encourage the utilisation of online services, electronic repeat dispensing, and electronic prescriptions. See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma, hypertension). Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to clinicians for medicine improvement. Request and interpret appropriate monitoring for long-term conditions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)

Desirable

Independent prescriber with primary care experience

Other

Essential

Self-Motivated Adaptable Full Driving Licence Access to vehicle and business insurance DBS (enhanced)

Experience

Essential

Excellent Clinical Knowledge of long-term conditions and common Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients/ other professionals) Good IT skills. Competent in prioritisation. Good problem solver. Able to work under time pressure and meet deadlines. Work effectively independently and as a team member. Strong understanding of the importance of confidentiality.

Desirable

Primary Care Experience SystmOne User Project Management Leadership Experience
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 45,141.00-52,664.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: A0430-25-0063