We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full-time (or two part-time) Clinical Pharmacists to join our team at The Pulteney Practice under the PCN ARRS scheme.

We would consider either:

• a full-time Independent Prescriber, OR
• two part-time Pharmacists, one of whom would need to be an Independent Prescriber. NB: we are unable to consider a full-time post for a non-prescriber at this stage

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder(s) will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will provide primary support to general practice staff regarding prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, 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 patients in the GP practice. Some face-to-face patient consultations will be required.

We are open to blended working (a mix of home and on-site) but are unable to offer a fully remote post.

Please read the attached job description and person specification uploaded with the advert for a full overview.

Key responsibilities include:

• Management of medicines safety
• Patient-facing clinical medication reviews
• Patient-facing and telephone medicines support
• Management of medicines at hospital discharge
• Quality improvement exercises

About us

The Pulteney Practice is located in an elegant Grade I listed town house, right in the centre of the historic city of Bath, which boasts outstanding schools and top universities. We also have a purpose-built modern health centre in the nearby village of Bathampton. We are a very happy and supportive practice serving 12,600 patients, with friendly GPs, a full team of Allied Health Professionals, and loyal administrative staff.

As we are a city centre practice, parking is not permitted on Great Pulteney Street, which is reserved for residents with permits.

Job responsibilities

The successful post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role. They will provide primary support to general practice staff regarding prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, 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 patients in the GP practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• See attached job description and person specification

Experience

• See attached job description and person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any criminal convictions.

Depending on experience, salary up to £51,462 per annum.