Undertake structured medication reviews (face-to-face or remotely), focusing on high-risk groups such as care home residents, housebound patients and patients with polypharmacy or complex chronic conditions
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge, ensuring continuity of therapy and safe handover with community pharmacists
Implement MHRA alerts, drug withdrawals and evidence-based guideline changes within the practice or across the PCN
Support chronic disease management clinics (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, asthma, COPD, osteoporosis, mental health )
Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews – Q O F domains and register improvements
Lead prescription management processes, including repeat prescribing authorisation (including reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions, medicines reaching review dates, ensuring drug monitoring is being done and prescribing clerks support )
Provide medicines information, training and prescribing advice to practice staff
Collaborate with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues to align services (e.g. Discharge Medicines Service, New Medicine Service)
Identify high-risk patient cohorts through computer searches (e.g. AnalyseRx ) to reduce harm and prevent avoidable admissions
Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives and local medicines optimisation schemes (e.g. QPMS, DSQS, QIPP)
Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across the patient population, e . g . drug withdrawals and MHRA alerts, aimed at improving medicines safety
Provide primary support to general practice staff and patients with regards to prescription and medication queries, answering relevant medicine related enquiries ( e.g. doses, side effects, adverse events, alternative formulation, out of stocks)
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council – Essential
Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP), or an equivalent recognised pathway – Essential
Substantial experience working in primary care/general practice, with a good understanding of the general practice environment, systems and multidisciplinary working – Essential
Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in pharmacy as demonstrated within a practice portfolio – Essential
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
St Johns House Medical Centre,299 Bromyard rd,Worcester,Worcestershire,WR2 5FBSee Map
£47,751.92 to £54,644.43 – Dependent on experience
Full-Time
37.5
10/09/2026
N/A
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Training Hub, Nelson House, Whitecross Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0DG
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