Job summary We are looking for a qualified Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly forward-thinking team. We are a 2 site practice in Woodseats (S8) and Totley (S17) using system one. The role of Clinical Pharmacist with Beauchief Medical Practice is to work with our multi- disciplinary team to deliver the best Health Care service to our patients. As a Pharmacist you will be responsible for working alongside GPs and PAs dealing with patients'medication including repeat prescriptions, medication reviews, advising them on appropriate prescribing, dealing with medicine reconciliation, drug monitoring etc. We are looking for a Pharmacist with experience in Primary Care who can work 16 hours a week. The position will predominantly be based at our practice on Abbey Lane in Woodseats, but flexibility is required to work at Totley when the service requires. We are a high achieving practice in terms of QOF and have consistent annual underspend for PQIS. We came first in the city in 2023 on patient satisfaction data published by NHSE. Main duties of the job The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will take responsibility for the medicine related areas of chronic disease management and undertake clinical medication reviews, including those with complex polypharmacy. The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system; deal with acute prescription requests and undertake medicines reconciliations on the transfer of care. Furthermore, they will promote systems for safer prescribing and provide expertise in clinical medicines advice. The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation, quality improvement and contractual obligations, including the Quality Outcomes Framework. About us We are a two site practice in the South West of the city with a patient list size of approximately 7200. We have a multidisciplinary clinical team including, 2 GP's, 1 Physician Associate, Practice Nurse, Health Care Assistants and 3 Apprentice Pharamcy Technicians all supported my our expereicned admin and reception team. Date posted 14 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £55,000 a year Pro Rata, per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number A3087-25-0005 Job locations 23 Abbey Lane Sheffield S8 0BJ Totley Rise Medical Centre 96 Baslow Road Sheffield S174DQ Job description Job responsibilities See patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Review the on-going need for each medicine A review of monitoring needs Support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Manage own case load and run long-term condition clinics Make appropriate recommendations to GPs for medicine improvement. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and implement own prescribing changes and order relevant monitoring tests Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice. Answers all 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 Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews. Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to highrisk patient groups. To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to highrisk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes). Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review. Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets). Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision-making Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team Monitor and report on prescribing spend against budget according to the latest available data Analyse variations to expected expenditure and design and implement interventions to correct any negative variation (over spend) To ensure that there is a clear plan to control prescribing spend Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economys RAG list and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs). Assist practices in seeing and maintaining a practice formulary that is hosted on the practices computer system. Auditing practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance. Provide newsletters or bulletins on important prescribing messages. Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved To support public health campaigns. To provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public. Job description Job responsibilities See patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Review the on-going need for each medicine A review of monitoring needs Support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Manage own case load and run long-term condition clinics Make appropriate recommendations to GPs for medicine improvement. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and implement own prescribing changes and order relevant monitoring tests Provide patient facing clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice. Answers all 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 Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews. Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to highrisk patient groups. To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to highrisk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes). Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates and flagging up those needing a review. Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required. Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets). Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision-making Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team Monitor and report on prescribing spend against budget according to the latest available data Analyse variations to expected expenditure and design and implement interventions to correct any negative variation (over spend) To ensure that there is a clear plan to control prescribing spend Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economys RAG list and make recommendations to GPs for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs). Assist practices in seeing and maintaining a practice formulary that is hosted on the practices computer system. Auditing practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance. Provide newsletters or bulletins on important prescribing messages. Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved To support public health campaigns. To provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the general public. Person Specification Experience Essential Experience in a clinical pharmacy Experience of working with other healthcare professionals Experience of clinical audits Experience of working in a Primary Care setting Desirable Ability to use System One Qualifications Essential Degree in Pharmacy Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Prescribing qualification Maintains clinical and professional competence and CPD Person Specification Experience Essential Experience in a clinical pharmacy Experience of working with other healthcare professionals Experience of clinical audits Experience of working in a Primary Care setting Desirable Ability to use System One Qualifications Essential Degree in Pharmacy Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Prescribing qualification Maintains clinical and professional competence and CPD Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Beauchief Medical Practice Address 23 Abbey Lane Sheffield S8 0BJ Employer's website https://beauchiefmedicalpractice.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)