Bridgewater Surgeries in Watford, are looking to recruit a PCN pharmacist, to work within our Primary Care Network multi-disciplinary, healthcare team. on a part time basis for 15 hours per week, covering a Thursday and Friday. You will be based at Bridgewater Surgeries in Watford, potentially working over its 3 practice sites. You will work with a diverse range of people from different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment is essential. The successful candidate will work independently at network and practice level (but largely will be based at Bridgewater Surgeries). You will be part of a supportive network team, to deliver safe and effective use of medicines by applying your clinical and pharmaceutical skills to a variety of tasks within the medicines optimisation agenda. You will have access to other pharmacists for support and a GP or clinical lead for supervision. Please see the attached job spec for full details. About the Candidate You will be a qualified pharmacist with strong experience within primary care and have the following skills and qualifications: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent) and post qualification experience. An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices. An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing. Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills. Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions. About Us We are a large friendly teaching GP practice with over 31,000 patients and a team of enthusiastic, multi-disciplinary and friendly staff. We are a patient centred, forward thinking, high achieving, dynamic, partner led GP group training practice with a long history of education (under & post-graduate). Benefits include 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays and the NHS pension. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.