Job summary As a Clinical Pharmacist you will work with our current Clinical Pharmacist Team to further develop and manage medicines optimisation services within our practice. You will work in a small number of the Sleaford practice's as well as working from home on occasion. You will therefore have the opportunity to build up relationships with the primary care team. You will work together to manage repeat prescription authorisation and reauthorisation, acute prescription requests, management of transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. You will have one day a week to concentrate on project work working with the 4 Pharmacy Technicians across the whole PCN with the support of our three senior CPs. You will have the opportunity to develop areas of clinical interest in a patient facing role, develop or improve your prescribing skills and improve the management of patients with long term conditions. Mentoring and support will be provided. You will be supported through your CPPE pathway and also your IP course if needed by our Team of 12 Pharmacists. You will not be working in any practice alone. Main duties of the job Please see the Job Description for full duties but you will will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. You will 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 patient in the GP practice(s). You 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 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. You will work with the other CPs in our large team being fully supported throughout. About us We are a GP Federation covering 16 practices. 10 in Grantham and surrounding villages and 6 in Sleaford. We cover 130,000 patients across all sites. We have a team of 12 CPs working for us including 3 senior CPs and 6 pharmacy technicians. Each of the practice's has at least one CP in post to help support and mentor if required. Our CP Team are all at different stages of completing their CPPE / IP course and are happy to speak to you regards their experience with K2 Healthcare. Date posted 07 March 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £45,000 to £46,000 a year £45K on starting rising to £46k when IP and CPPE completed Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number B0238-25-0002 Job locations Sleaford Medical Group Boston Road Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7HD Job description Job responsibilities The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside the Pharmacist and Dispensary team in the Practice, who will help develop, manage and mentor them. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients 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 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 patient in the GP practice (s). The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The post holder 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. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a nonmedical prescriber if required. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside the Pharmacist and Dispensary team in the Practice, who will help develop, manage and mentor them. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients 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 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 patient in the GP practice (s). The post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The post holder 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. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a nonmedical prescriber if required. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Desirable May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification. Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate May have completed CPPE Pathway Experience Essential Two years post qualification Desirable Experience of working in Primary care - desirable but not essential Person Specification Qualifications Essential Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Desirable May hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification. Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate May have completed CPPE Pathway Experience Essential Two years post qualification Desirable Experience of working in Primary care - desirable but not essential 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 K2 Healthcare Ltd Address Sleaford Medical Group Boston Road Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 7HD Employer's website http://www.k2healthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)