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The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN pharmacist. There may be, on occasion,

a requirement to carry out other tasks.

This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing

levels:

• Undertake structured medication reviews for patients with long-term

conditions, polypharmacy, frailty, and those prescribed high-risk medicines, in

line with national and local guidance, including care home residents.

• Support the management of long-term conditions (e.g. hypertension,

diabetes, asthma, COPD), ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based

prescribing. Review ongoing medication plans to optimise outcomes and make

appropriate recommendations to clinicians.

• Respond to medicines-related enquiries from GPs, practice staff, wider

healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy), and patients/carers, providing

clear advice and recommending appropriate solutions.

• Implement and support medicines optimisation initiatives in line with

NICE guidance, local formularies, and ICB policies.

• Promote cost-effective prescribing in accordance with national and local

guidance.

• Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge or outpatient clinic

appointments to ensure continuity of care.

• Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and

prescribing reviews to support safe and effective practice.

• Support prescribing safety activities, including high-risk drug

monitoring, medicines safety alerts, and recall processes.

• Support prescription clerks in the repeat prescribing process, ensuring

timely, safe, and appropriate authorisation in line with practice protocols.

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with

professional standards and information governance requirements.

• Support the practice in meeting CQC compliance standards.

• Provide supervision and oversight to prescription clerks and pharmacy

technicians as appropriate.

• Carry out medication reviews for existing and newly registered patients.

• Take responsibility for continuing professional development and

maintaining competence.

• Work within your scope of competence and refer patients to the

appropriate healthcare professional when necessary.

• Support local pharmacy service initiatives (e.g. Pharmacy First).

• Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines using

EMIS searches and take appropriate action.

• Act on safety alerts in a timely manner, including implementing changes

following MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, and other local or national

guidance.

• To support

the delivery of enhanced services

and other service requirements on behalf of the

PCN.

• To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal

of vaccines and drugs

• To undertake all mandatory training and induction programs.

• To attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12

months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be

reviewed on a

regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.

• To contribute to public health

campaigns (e.g. flu clinics)

through advice or direct care.

• To maintain

a clean, tidy, effective working

area at all times.

In addition

to the primary responsibilities, the pharmacist may be requested to:

• Support delivery

of QOF, ICB incentive

schemes, QIPP and other quality

or cost effectiveness

initiatives.

• Agree and review prescribing protocols and/or practice policies and monitor

compliance levels.

• Analyse prescribing or long-term condition data using

tools like ePACT, Eclipse or EMIS etc

• Support care co-coordinators if needed with clinical

queries related to long-term conditions

• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of

the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered

in a timely and effective manner.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in

relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have

the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

• Information relating

to patients, carers,

colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the

practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the

practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Job description

The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN pharmacist. There may be, on occasion,

a requirement to carry out other tasks.

This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing

levels:

• Undertake structured medication reviews for patients with long-term

conditions, polypharmacy, frailty, and those prescribed high-risk medicines, in

line with national and local guidance, including care home residents.

• Support the management of long-term conditions (e.g. hypertension,

diabetes, asthma, COPD), ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based

prescribing. Review ongoing medication plans to optimise outcomes and make

appropriate recommendations to clinicians.

• Respond to medicines-related enquiries from GPs, practice staff, wider

healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy), and patients/carers, providing

clear advice and recommending appropriate solutions.

• Implement and support medicines optimisation initiatives in line with

NICE guidance, local formularies, and ICB policies.

• Promote cost-effective prescribing in accordance with national and local

guidance.

• Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge or outpatient clinic

appointments to ensure continuity of care.

• Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and

prescribing reviews to support safe and effective practice.

• Support prescribing safety activities, including high-risk drug

monitoring, medicines safety alerts, and recall processes.

• Support prescription clerks in the repeat prescribing process, ensuring

timely, safe, and appropriate authorisation in line with practice protocols.

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with

professional standards and information governance requirements.

• Support the practice in meeting CQC compliance standards.

• Provide supervision and oversight to prescription clerks and pharmacy

technicians as appropriate.

• Carry out medication reviews for existing and newly registered patients.

• Take responsibility for continuing professional development and

maintaining competence.

• Work within your scope of competence and refer patients to the

appropriate healthcare professional when necessary.

• Support local pharmacy service initiatives (e.g. Pharmacy First).

• Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines using

EMIS searches and take appropriate action.

• Act on safety alerts in a timely manner, including implementing changes

following MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, and other local or national

guidance.

• To support

the delivery of enhanced services

and other service requirements on behalf of the

PCN.

• To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal

of vaccines and drugs

• To undertake all mandatory training and induction programs.

• To attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12

months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be

reviewed on a

regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.

• To contribute to public health

campaigns (e.g. flu clinics)

through advice or direct care.

• To maintain

a clean, tidy, effective working

area at all times.

In addition

to the primary responsibilities, the pharmacist may be requested to:

• Support delivery

of QOF, ICB incentive

…

What is the salary for this clinical pharmacist role in Croydon?

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at East Croydon Medical Centre is Negotiable (per hour). Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Croydon varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Croydon?

PharmSee is currently tracking 4 active pharmacy vacancies in Croydon across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Croydon pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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