Job Description

Marine Lake Medical Practice

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Pharmacist to join Marine Lake Medical Practice. Our supportive team are well established, friendly, hardworking and dedicated to providing a good experience for our patients and a pleasant and supportive working environment for our staff.

We are an innovative GMS research, teaching and training practice located in West Kirby, caring for over 19,000 patients, having an elderly, polypharmacy patient demographic. The practice team is made up of 7 GP partners, 8 salaried GPs, 3 ANPs, 6 practice nurses, 3 HCAs and a phlebotomist. The clinical team is supported by a friendly and efficient reception and admin team.

In May 2023 we moved into our brand-new purpose-built Marine Lake Health and Wellbeing Centre. This has provided us with a fantastic new building and the space we need to develop and grow our practice. Our vision is to deliver high quality healthcare to our patients, through a highly skilled, motivated and constantly improving team, in a nurturing and supportive work environment. We are a forward-thinking organisation, always looking to innovate, grow and develop.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role Conduct structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and general practice team Improve service and quality through mechanisms such as audits and service evaluations Interface with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues reducing inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing

Job responsibilities

Safe and Efficient Prescribing

Patient facing/Telephone Medication Review Clinics Review/triage of digitally submitted Medication Review templates Proactively identify and manage patients with complex polypharmacy including Structure Medication Reviews in Care Home patients.
Research

Marine Lake is one of the largest Clinical Research practices in the country. We require a pharmacist with an interest in this field, no experience is needed, but a keen desire to engage in this area is key.

Medicines Information

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 using clinical knowledge and trusted pharmaceutical sources
Medicine safety

Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal, and other local/national guidance Review patients on medications that are considered higher risk Develop and implement systems to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of unplanned admissions and readmissions from medication
Collaborating Working Relationships

Develop relationships with the Marine Lake Medicines Management Team, this includes administrative staff, pharmacist technicians and pharmacists. Engage with the wider PCN Pharmacy team Liaise with other stakeholders for the collective benefit of patients Attend relevant network and practice meetings
Education and Training

To analyse latest prescribing information and trends and subsequently present this in an appropriate format to clinicians within practices to promote good prescribing practice Provide specialist education to pharmacy colleagues, nursing staff and GPs on aspects of medicines optimisation Complete or be enrolled on the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway working towards independent prescribing qualification. Demonstrate self-development through continuous professional development Implement strategies to support antimicrobial stewardship
Practice Targets

Support practices to deliver safe prescribing targets To be aware of the prescribing budget and identify and action areas for cost improvement Work to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved
Additional Information

The post holder is required to comply with all relevant policies and procedures pertinent to their post. Failure to follow correct policies and procedures may result in disciplinary action.

Risk Management

In Accordance with the Risk Management Strategy, employees will participate, whenever required, with the risk management process. They will support line managers by attending mandatory and statutory training, completing incident/accident forms for every adverse event or near miss that occurs, reporting all defects and complaints, and communicate any dangerous situation to individuals potentially at risk.

Health and Safety at Work

You must co-operate with those in authority and others in meeting the statutory requirements and in following policies and procedures. A copy of the Health and Safety Policy is available from your lead employer.

You are reminded that in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 you have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself and to others affected by your work activities.

Infection Control

All staff must comply with infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager.

Safeguarding Children and Adults

All employees have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults and are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards their health and wellbeing. Familiarisation with and adherence to national and local safeguarding adults and children policies is an essential requirement upon all employees. Staff are also required to participate in related mandatory/statutory training.

Other

This is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and his/her manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least annually at the appraisal meeting.

Responsibilities

All staff at Marine Lake Medical Practice have a duty to conform to the following:

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons - it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do and it is required by law.

Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.

Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that they treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and respect.

Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)

This practice is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities for staff to maintain their health, well-being and safety.

The post holder is to manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients and monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Confidentiality

The practice is committed to maintaining an outstanding confidential service. Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retain sensitive information relating to their health and other matters pertaining to their care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff will respect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times.

It is essential that, if the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of our patients is to be retained, all staff protect patient information and provide a confidential service.

Quality and Continuous Improvement (CI)

To preserve and improve the quality of the practices outputs, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work.

The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within the practice to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice and to discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.

Marine Lake Medical Practice continually strives to improve work processes which deliver healthcare with improved results across all areas of our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous improvement where everyone counts and staff are permitted to make suggestions and contributions to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.

Learning and development

The effective use of training and development is fundamental in ensuring that all staff are equipped with the appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude and competences to perform their role. All staff will be required to partake and complete mandatory training as directed by the Practice Manager/HR Lead. It is an expectation for this post holder to assess their own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

The post holder will undertake mentorship for team members and disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences).

The post holder will provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.

Collaborative working

All staff should recognise the significance of collaborative working and understand their own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time. Staff are to prioritise their own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.

Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments and the post holder is to work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working. To work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery

Effective communication is essential and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner.

All staff should delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.

Managing information

All staff should use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in the planning, implementation and monitoring of care and presenting and communicating information.

Data should be reviewed and processed using accurate SNOMED/read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Service delivery

Staff will be given detailed information during the induction process regarding policy and procedure. The post holder must adhere to the information contained within the practice policies and regional directives, ensuring protocols are adhered to at all times.

Professional conduct

All staff are required to dress appropriately for their role and comply with practice protocol.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 47,000.00-51,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/11/2025