The Clinical Pharmacist plays a vital role in supporting safe, effective, and evidence-based prescribing across the practice. Working as an independent prescriber, they conduct structured medication reviews, manage patients with long-term conditions, and provide expert advice on medicines to patients and colleagues
This is a patient-facing role that combines clinical work with wider responsibilities in medicines optimisation, prescribing safety, and service development. The pharmacist collaborates closely with GPs, nurses, and community pharmacy colleagues to improve outcomes, manage workload, and contribute to the smooth running of the practice.
The post-holder also supports Care Quality Commission (CQC) compliance, contributes to audits and quality improvement projects, and helps deliver national and local performance indicators such as QOF and IIF. This is a key role at the heart of the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Structured Medication Reviews: Conduct reviews forpatients with long-term conditions, polypharmacy, or high-risk medications tooptimise treatment and improve outcomes.
Prescribing Support: Independently manage repeatprescriptions, respond to medication queries, and implement prescribing changesin line with safety alerts and local guidelines.
Chronic Disease Management: Support the care ofpatients with conditions such as hypertension, asthma, and diabetes, workingwithin your clinical scope.
Medicines Reconciliation: Ensure safe transitions ofcare by reviewing and updating medications after hospital discharge or othercare transfers.
Medicines Optimisation: Promote safe, evidence-based,and cost-effective prescribing, contribute to formulary compliance, and supportshared care agreements.
Quality and Safety: Contribute to QOF, IIF and auditwork; support CQC compliance; and assist with clinical governance and riskmanagement.
Collaboration and Training: Work closely with GPs,nurses, and local pharmacy teams, and provide education and mentoring topractice staff on medicines-related issues. The role also involves mentoring foundation pharmacist staff members.
About us
About Us Knebworth and Marymead Medical Practice
Knebworth and Marymead Medical Practice is a well-established, two-site GP surgery serving a diverse and growing patient population across the Stevenage and Knebworth area. We are proud of our friendly, patient-centred approach and our commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible care.
Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, practice nurses, HCAs, advanced clinical practitioners, clinical pharmacists, and first contact physiotherapists, all supported by a dedicated administrative and reception team. We are a training practice with a strong emphasis on education, professional development, and continuous improvement. Our clinical system is SystmOne, and we are actively engaged with the South Stevenage Primary Care Network (PCN) to help shape and deliver integrated local services.
We are forward-thinking, collaborative, and committed to innovation that improves both patient outcomes and staff wellbeing whether through digital tools, modern general practice initiatives, or investment in workforce development.
Job responsibilities
JobSummary
Weare seeking a motivated, forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist to join ourdynamic and friendly team. The post-holder will play a key role in medicinesoptimisation, prescribing safety, long-term condition management, and clinicalgovernance.Working as an independent prescriber and core member of our multidisciplinaryteam, youll engage in patient-facing clinics, structured medication reviews,and prescribing support for our clinicians. You will also support audits, QOFand IIF delivery, and help ensure CQC compliance in all medicines-relatedareas.Youll work closely with GPs, nurses, and administrative colleagues as well aslocal community pharmacy and secondary care to improve outcomes for ourpatients. You will be instrumental in ensuring the right medicines areprescribed, safely and cost-effectively, in a patient-centred manner.
KeyResponsibilities
Clinicaland Patient-Facing Work
Undertakestructured medication reviews (SMRs), with a focus on patients with long-termconditions, polypharmacy, frailty, or high-risk medicines
Supportchronic disease clinics (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, asthma) within yourcompetency
Managerepeat prescriptions and reauthorisations in line with practice policy
Providepatient-facing support for medicines-related queries and counselling
Contributeto clinical assessments and diagnosis where within scope
Referand signpost patients appropriately to GPs, nurses or external services
MedicinesOptimisation and Prescribing Safety
Leadon medicines optimisation and prescribing quality across both sites
ManageMHRA alerts, medication withdrawals and formulary updates
Provideprescribing support and advice to GPs and clinical staff
Mentoring Foundation Pharmacist staff in order to upskill them
Implementand monitor shared care protocols and compliance with local formularies
Identifypatients at high risk of medicines-related harm and implement proactiveinterventions
Governance,Quality and Improvement
Contributeto practice audits, QOF, IIF, and enhanced services performance
Supportpractice compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards
Analyseprescribing data to inform service improvements
Assistwith policy development around safe and efficient prescribing
Promotea culture of safety and continuous improvement
Participatein incident reporting and shared learning processes
Collaborationand Education
Workcollaboratively with community pharmacists, hospital teams, and localstakeholders
Providetraining and guidance to practice staff on prescribing and therapeutics
Mentornew staff members and support professional development within the team
Maintaineffective communication within the MDT and across organisational boundaries
PersonSpecification
GPhCregistration as a practising pharmacist
Experienceof working in primary care, community or hospital settings
Strongknowledge of medicines optimisation, chronic disease pharmacotherapy, andpatient-centred care
Excellentcommunication, organisational and IT skills
Ateam player with a patient-first mindset and commitment to continuous learning
Experiencewith SystmOne
Knowledgeof QOF, IIF, local ICB guidance and shared care agreements
Teachingor mentoring experience
WhatWe Offer
Supportiveand flexible working environment across two well-regarded sites
Regularclinical meetings and peer support
Accessto funded CPD and training
Activeinvolvement in quality improvement projects
Scopeto develop areas of special interest
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GPhC registration as a practising pharmacist
* MPharm degree or equivalent
* Experience of working in a primary care, hospital or community pharmacy setting
* Experience of managing long-term conditions and conducting structured medication reviews
* Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
* Experience in a GP surgery or PCN environment
* Experience with SystmOne clinical system
* Understanding of local ICB guidance and shared care protocols
* Teaching or mentoring experience
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.
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