Clinical Pharmacist in London inLondon PUBLISHED THU 5 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

We are seeking a qualified and proactive Clinical Pharmacist to join our general practice team. Working within their professional scope of practice, the post holder will collaborate closely with clinicians and other healthcare professionals to enhance patient care.

As a key member of both the practice team and a broader network of pharmacists and multidisciplinary colleagues, the Clinical Pharmacist will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines. This includes acting as a key link for medicines-related communication between primary care and hospital settings.

The role involves supporting clinicians in the management of patients, resolving medication-related issues, and contributing to safer prescribing practices and improved health outcomes.

The successful candidate will have completed an accredited training pathway, including independent prescribing qualifications, enabling them to prescribe and manage treatment plans autonomously in a primary care environment.

Comprehensive supervision, mentorship, and ongoing professional development support will be provided to ensure the Clinical Pharmacist thrives within the role.

Main Duties of the Clinical Pharmacist Role

The Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role in improving patients health outcomes and enhancing the efficiency of the primary care team. They will provide expert, timely, and accessible medicines support, including direct face-to-face contact with patients.

Core responsibilities include:

• Conducting structured medication reviews to support safe, effective prescribing and improve patient outcomes.

• Managing long-term conditions through medicines optimisation and tailored treatment plans.

• Providing clinical advice and support to the wider healthcare team on complex medicines-related queries.

• Acting as a key liaison for medicines reconciliation during care transitions, particularly following hospital discharge.

• Supporting prescribing audits, medication safety initiatives, and quality improvement projects.

• Using their prescribing qualifications to manage patients independently where appropriate.

The post holder will contribute to a more integrated and patient-centred model of care, ensuring medicines are used to their best effect and supporting the sustainability of the primary care workforce.

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Overview of Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary primary care team, delivering expert medicines optimisation, improving patient outcomes, and contributing to the overall efficiency of the Health Centre. This patient-facing role includes clinical assessment, prescribing, and medicines management across a range of long-term conditions.

There may be occasions when the post holder is asked to undertake additional duties, depending on service needs and staffing levels.

Primary Responsibilities

Clinical Care and Medicines Optimisation

• Conduct patient-facing and remote consultations, clinically assessing and treating patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.

• Independently prescribe acute and repeat medications, following successful completion of prescribing qualifications.

• Lead on the care management of patients with chronic conditions, including frailty, COPD, asthma, and those in care homes or with learning disabilities/autism (e.g. through STOMP).

• Carry out structured medication reviews to optimise therapeutic outcomes, reduce waste, promote self-care, and improve adherence.

• Manage therapeutic drug monitoring and recall systems for high-risk medications (e.g., anticoagulants, DMARDs).

• Undertake domiciliary visits and deliver long-term condition clinics for patients with complex medication regimes.

Clinical Leadership and Governance

• Provide specialist advice on medicines use and lead on person-centred medicines optimisation.

• Promote antimicrobial stewardship and ensure compliance with local and national guidance.

• Drive quality improvement initiatives, including clinical audits and contributions to QOF, Enhanced Services, and NICE compliance.

• Oversee and enhance prescribing systems, including repeat prescribing, medication reviews, and prescribing safety alerts.

• Lead the review and integration of clinical protocols related to shared care and high-risk medications.

• Maintain clinical governance through supervision, reflective practice, mandatory training, and incident learning.

• Ensure the safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and medicines in line with infection control protocols.

Collaboration and Communication

• Act as the central point of contact for medicines-related matters within the Health Centre.

• Liaise with hospital and community pharmacy teams, specialist pharmacists, and the wider health and social care system.

• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and case reviews to support high-risk and vulnerable patients.

• Respond to medicines queries from patients and staff in a timely and supportive manner.

• Support clinicians with the management of patients with complex needs, including those with mental health concerns or substance misuse.

Patient Engagement and Public Health

• Improve patient and carer understanding of medicines and promote confidence in their use.

• Support public health initiatives, such as flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

• Actively signpost patients to the appropriate clinician or service to ensure timely and effective care.

Professional Development and Support

• Receive monthly supervision from a senior clinical pharmacist and ongoing support from an assigned GP clinical supervisor.

• Engage in continuous professional development, training, and service redesign to evolve the role.

• Contribute to peer learning and development through mentoring, teaching, and collaborative working.

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to core duties, the post holder may be asked to:

• Support QOF, NIS, QIPP and incentive scheme delivery.

• Review and monitor prescribing protocols and formularies.

• Improve medicines data quality and coding.

• Deliver training sessions for practice staff and clinicians.

• Liaise with hospital pharmacy to enhance medicines reconciliation post-discharge.

• Provide leadership and mentoring to prescription administrative staff.

• Develop and share pharmacy newsletters and bulletins.

• Develop a specialist clinical interest relevant to primary care.

• Champion virtual consultation methods including e-consults and telemedicine.

• Undertake other tasks commensurate with the role, as needed.

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of the community through safe, effective, and patient-centred pharmaceutical care.