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Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake structured medication reviews, particularly for patients with complex medication needs, polypharmacy or long-term conditions.

• Provide face-to-face patient consultations to review medicines, adherence, effectiveness, side effects and monitoring requirements.

• Support patients with the management of long-term conditions through medicines optimisation and appropriate clinical advice.

• Resolve day-to-day medicines-related and prescribing issues within the practice.

• Respond to medication and prescribing queries from patients and members of the practice team.

• Promote safe, effective and evidence-based prescribing.

• Support repeat prescribing processes and appropriate medication monitoring.

• Undertake medicines reconciliation following discharge from hospital or other care settings.

• Identify medication discrepancies, interactions, duplications and other medicines-related risks and take appropriate action.

• Manage medicines shortages and supply issues, recommending suitable alternatives where clinically appropriate.

• Support effective communication across patients' care pathways and liaise with hospitals, community pharmacies and other healthcare professionals when required.

• Support the monitoring of patients taking high-risk medicines.

• Contribute to medication safety alerts, prescribing reviews, clinical audits and quality improvement work.

• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and the wider practice team.

• Use EMIS and other relevant clinical systems effectively and maintain clear and accurate patient records.

• Prescribe medicines within professional competence, in accordance with the postholder's Independent Prescriber qualification, current clinical guidance and agreed practice arrangements.

Professional Responsibilities

The postholder will maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), work within their professional competence and maintain appropriate continuing professional development.

They will comply with practice policies, clinical governance, confidentiality, information governance and data protection requirements and contribute positively to the wider practice team.

The duties outlined above are not intended to be exhaustive and may develop in response to the needs of The Woodberry Practice and changes within primary care.

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake structured medication reviews, particularly for patients with complex medication needs, polypharmacy or long-term conditions.

• Provide face-to-face patient consultations to review medicines, adherence, effectiveness, side effects and monitoring requirements.

• Support patients with the management of long-term conditions through medicines optimisation and appropriate clinical advice.

• Resolve day-to-day medicines-related and prescribing issues within the practice.

• Respond to medication and prescribing queries from patients and members of the practice team.

• Promote safe, effective and evidence-based prescribing.

• Support repeat prescribing processes and appropriate medication monitoring.

• Undertake medicines reconciliation following discharge from hospital or other care settings.

• Identify medication discrepancies, interactions, duplications and other medicines-related risks and take appropriate action.

• Manage medicines shortages and supply issues, recommending suitable alternatives where clinically appropriate.

• Support effective communication across patients' care pathways and liaise with hospitals, community pharmacies and other healthcare professionals when required.

• Support the monitoring of patients taking high-risk medicines.

• Contribute to medication safety alerts, prescribing reviews, clinical audits and quality improvement work.

• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and the wider practice team.

• Use EMIS and other relevant clinical systems effectively and maintain clear and accurate patient records.

• Prescribe medicines within professional competence, in accordance with the postholder's Independent Prescriber qualification, current clinical guidance and agreed practice arrangements.

Professional Responsibilities

The postholder will maintain registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), work within their professional competence and maintain appropriate continuing professional development.

They will comply with practice policies, clinical governance, confidentiality, information governance and data protection requirements and contribute positively to the wider practice team.

The duties outlined above are not intended to be exhaustive and may develop in response to the needs of The Woodberry Practice and changes within primary care.

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

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at Woodberry Practice is Negotiable (per hour). Typical clinical pharmacist pay in London 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 London?

PharmSee is currently tracking 86 active pharmacy vacancies in London across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open London pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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