Job Summary
PLEASE NOTE - The job location listed on this vacancy is the company address of The Confederation Hillingdon CIC.*
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time or full-time forward thinking and motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join Carepoint Pracitce based in North Connect PCN in Northwood on a permanent contract working hours per week Monday - Friday.
The role is predominantly on-site, however, home working may be granted depending on the needs of the practice.
The successful candidate will be part of a group of Clinical Pharmacists under the guidance and supervision of a delegated clinical supervisor.
The role will suit a forward-thinking, innovative and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist who is able to work collaboratively across the team. If you are adaptable, self-motivated and organised, possessing the necessary qualities and skills for this post, we look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes for repeat prescription authorisation, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. They will work directly with patients to assess and treat conditions, manage long-term conditions as well as promote self-care.
Skills Required:
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist
Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
Working towards or holding an independent prescribing qualification (not mandatory)
Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines.
About Us
The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC works with General Practice and other healthcare providers to deliver its vision for Hillingdon to deliver the best primary care outcomes for patients in the whole of London. We are a not for profit community interest company. The Confederation works to develop and support individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. We deliver excellent clinical services ourselves both at scale and complementary to General Practice. We are the provider representative voice for local General Practice into the wider NHS and other Partners. We are of the NHS but independent, innovative and transformational.
The Confederation determines to develop as an attractive place to work, providing rewarding roles and opportunities to grow in order to attract and retain great staff that in turn delivers our vision.
Our Values:
We work together to make a difference for patients
We care enough to go the extra mile
We support, trust, and empower
We sincerely value each other
We support Primary Care to own its destiny
Details
Date posted
19 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£48,000 to £62,000 a year Dependent on Experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
E
Job locations
90 Pembroke Road
Ruislip
HA4 8NX
Carepoint Practice
Neal Close, Acre Way
Northwood
HA6 1TQ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
Patient facing Clinical Medication Review
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients within the practice, care homes and/or domiciliary visit to proactively manage polypharmacy and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacist, nurses and/or GP on prescribing and monitoring.
Patient facing Long-term condition clinics
See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Diabetes).
Clinics are done face to face, via telephone, home visits and in the future, possibly video consultations.
The post holder will undertake clinics for patients or develop one to one relationships in order to de-prescribe where necessary or offer clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicine adherence ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make appropriate recommendations to GPs for medicine improvement.
Patient facing Care Home and Domiciliary Clinical Medication Reviews
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and produce recommendations for clinicians on prescribing and monitoring. Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration.
Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments
Managing caseload of patients with common/minor/self-limiting ailments while working within a scope of practice and limits of competence.
Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate
Medicines support
Provide patient facing clinics and a telephone helpline for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice
Medicine information to practice staff and patients
Answers relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines.
Suggesting and recommending solutions.
Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes
Telephone medicines support
Provide a telephone help line for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines.
Helping tackle the issue of unplanned hospital admissions
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 high-risk patient groups.
Management of medicines at discharge from hospital
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 high risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in Care Homes).
Signposting
Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc.
Repeat prescribing
Produce and implement a repeat prescribing policy within each PCN practice. 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
Risk stratification
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.
Service development
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)
Medicines quality improvement
Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the relevant practice team.
Medicines safety
Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
Auditing practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance.
Education and Training
Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
Care Quality Commission
Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
Collaborative Working Relationships:
Participates in the Primary Care Network Multidisciplinary Team
Liaises with CCG colleagues including CCG pharmacists on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit in surgeries
Foster and maintain strong links with all services across the PCN and neighbouring networks.
Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships
Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care
Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. CCGs)
Can recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams
Liaises with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients including but not limited to:
Patients and their representatives
GP, nurses and other practice staff
Other healthcare professionals including social prescribers, first contact physiotherapists, physicians associates and paramedics
Community pharmacists and support staff
Other members of the medicines management (MM) team including pharmacists, technicians and dieticians
Locality/GP prescribing lead
Community nurses and other allied health professionals
Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimization
Community nurses and other allied health professionals
Professional Development:
Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the role and responsibilities
Involved in one to one meetings with line manager monthly to discuss targets and outcomes achieved
Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety
Work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present
Review yearly progress and develop clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
Participate in the delivery of formal education programmes
Demonstrate an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keep up to date with relevant clinical practice
Knowledge, Skills And Experience Required
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist
Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
Working towards or holding an independent prescribing qualification (not mandatory)
Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
Education, Training and Development
Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
Ensures appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development
Willing to enrol on CPPE pathway training programme for primary care
Leadership
Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example.
Special Working Conditions
The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills And Experience Required
Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist
Have experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
Working towards or holding an independent prescribing qualification (not mandatory)
Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
Education, Training and Development
Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
Ensures appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development
Willing to enrol on CPPE pathway training programme for primary care
Leadership
Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace.
Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
Reviews yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others.
Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
Promotes diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example.
Special Working Conditions
The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification.
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
The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC
Address
90 Pembroke Road
Ruislip
HA4 8NX
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Employer details
Employer name
The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC
Address
90 Pembroke Road
Ruislip
HA4 8NX
Employer's website
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