Pharmacist (Primary Care) - Amman Tawe Partnership (Gwaun Cae Gurwen)
To provide high-quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacy services across Amman Tawe Partnership, supporting safe, effective and optimised prescribing. The post holder will work as part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to excellent patient care, medicines optimisation, workforce education, and quality improvement across primary care.
Main duties of the job
Provide expert clinical pharmacy to improve medicines optimisation, patient safety and prescribing quality. Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge/outpatient correspondence and manage repeat prescribing systems. Respond to medication queries from patients, clinicians, community pharmacies and secondary care.
Complete structured annual medication reviews, prioritising patients with polypharmacy, frailty, long-term conditions and high-risk medicines. Support shared decision-making, adherence and deprescribing where appropriate.
Provide anticoagulation support including DOAC/NOAC initiation/monitoring/annual reviews, and INR dosing/warfarin management in line with local protocols. Support safe use and monitoring of high-risk medicines.
Manage shared care agreements, ensuring monitoring and interface communication with secondary care. Deliver medicines optimisation for care home and complex frailty patients, reducing inappropriate polypharmacy and medicines-related harm in collaboration with the MDT.
Lead and contribute to QI and Prescribing Management Scheme (PMS) projects, audits and service evaluations, using prescribing data to improve outcomes.
Support the practice as a training environment by contributing to education and supervision of GP trainees, medical students and PA students.
Maintain accurate clinical records, comply with governance requirements, participate in audit/service development, and maintain GPhC registration and CPD.
About us
At Amman Tawe Partnership, we are dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible, and multidisciplinary healthcare. Serving the communities across the Amman, Swansea, and Crosshands/Tumble Valleys, our seven-site practice is committed to keeping healthcare close to home for our patients.
Our diverse team includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Minor Ailments Nurses, Pharmacists, and Physician Associates, all working collaboratively to deliver comprehensive care. We take pride in our friendly, supportive environment, where excellent teamwork and strong staff support are at the heart of everything we do.
Job responsibilities
Provide expert medicines management support within GP practices
Undertake medication reconciliation following hospital discharge and outpatient correspondence
Support safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing in line with NICE, AWMSG and Health Board guidance
Manage and support repeat prescribing systems
Respond to prescribing and medication queries from patients, clinicians, community pharmacies and secondary care
Clinical Medication Reviews
Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) and annual medication reviews
Focus on patients with:
Polypharmacy
Frailty
Long-term conditions
Support shared decision-making, deprescribing where appropriate, and improved adherence
Anticoagulation & High-Risk Medicines
Manage patients prescribed DOACs / NOACs, including:
Monitoring
Annual reviews
Provide INR dosing and warfarin management in line with local protocols
Support safe use of high-risk medicines (e.g. opioids, lithium, methotrexate)
Shared Care & Interface Working
Manage and support shared care agreements
Review and action medication‑related hospital correspondence
Act as an interface between primary care, secondary care and community pharmacy
Care Home, Frailty & Complex Care
Support medicines optimisation for care home residents
Undertake frailty‑focused medication reviews
Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and medicines‑related harm
Work closely with GPs, care home staff and MDT colleagues
Quality Improvement & Prescribing Projects
Contribute to and lead Quality Improvement (QI) projects
Deliver Prescribing Management Scheme (PMS) projects, audits and service evaluations
Use prescribing data to support service improvement and patient safety
Education, Training & Training Practice Support
As a training practice, Amman Tawe Partnership values education and workforce development.
The post holder will:
Support the education of GP trainees, medical students and Physician Associate (PA) students
Promote safe, evidence‑based prescribing and medicines optimisation principles
Contribute to a positive learning environment across the practice
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Work autonomously with a high level of clinical decision‑making
Take a lead role in QI initiatives and PMS projects
Provide structured support, teaching and mentorship for GP trainees, medical students and PA students
Act as a clinical resource and role model within the MDT
Support service development across the partnership
Governance & Professional Responsibilities
Maintain accurate and timely clinical records
Work within local and national governance frameworks
Participate in audit, service development and significant event analysis
Maintain GPhC registration and CPD requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Independent Prescriber (or working towards)
Experience
* Experience in GP practice or primary care
* Experience in patient-facing clinical pharmacy
* Strong knowledge of medicines optimisation
* Excellent communication and team-working skills
* Ability to work across multiple sites
* Experience with anticoagulation, frailty and polypharmacy
* Experience in teaching, supervision or training environments
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.
Depending on experienceAvailable upon Request
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