Clinical Pharmacist

Len Valley Practice is a friendly, forward-thinking GP practice serving the communities of Lenham and Harrietsham. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to join our supportive multidisciplinary team and play an important role in improving prescribing safety, medicines optimisation and patient care.

This role offers a varied and rewarding opportunity for a pharmacist who enjoys working in general practice and values collaborative working. You will work closely with GP partners, nurses and the wider pharmacy team, supporting medication reviews, responding to prescribing and medicines-related queries, and contributing to safe, effective and cost-conscious prescribing across the practice.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the clinical team, helping to improve systems, support quality improvement activity and enhance patient experience. We offer a welcoming working environment where learning and professional development are encouraged, with opportunities to work towards further training and qualifications in line with service needs.

The Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role in supporting safe and effective prescribing within the practice. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the post-holder will provide expert medicines advice to patients and clinicians, support medication reviews and respond to prescription-related queries.

The role includes contributing to medicines optimisation, improving prescribing safety and supporting the management of repeat prescriptions. The pharmacist will work closely with GPs, nurses, pharmacy technicians and administrative teams to help resolve medicines issues, support continuity of care and improve patient outcomes.

The post-holder will also contribute to audit and quality improvement activity, support the implementation of local and national prescribing guidance, and help develop efficient systems and processes relating to medicines management.

There will be opportunities to support and guide staff involved in prescribing and medicines processes, as well as contribute to the ongoing development of safe, cost-effective and patient-centred prescribing across the practice.

Len Valley Practice is a friendly forward thinking GP surgery based in the historic village of Lenham Kent caring for just over ten thousand patients across Lenham and Harrietsham The practice is led by five GP partners supported by salaried GPs, GP registrars a strong nursing team, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, physiotherapy and paramedic practitioners as well as skilled administrative and dispensary staff.

We provide a wide range of primary care services including long term condition management, immunisations, maternity and family planning, minor surgery, health screening and treatment of illness or injury Rated Good by the Care Quality Commission the practice is committed to delivering safe effective and patient centred care.

We pride ourselves on being an approachable, supportive and community focused organisation with a strong emphasis on teamwork professional development and delivering high quality care for all.

Job Summary

Responsible for support to the practice with medication reviews queries and prescribing safety

Responsible for supporting the partners in implementing effective medicine management within the practice and identifying areas for improvement and initiating and managing change

Clinical Services

• Dealing with patient medicine and prescription related queries over the phone in clinic via letter email or the practice website including advising and prescribing for minor ailments or clinical areas within competence acute prescription requests medication reviews providing medication advice and resolving technical prescription problems including supply issues and nomad changes
• Signposting patients to appropriate services and other healthcare professionals including community pharmacists
• Working closely with gps to provide medicine related updates and support problem solving
• Providing a point of contact for the practice for medicines related queries for healthcare professionals and…