Clinical Pharmacist

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Clinical Pharmacist working for Widnes Highfield Health - GP Federation and WA8 Collaborate Widnes PCN, you will work as part of an integrated healthcare team, supporting GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, safe, and effective prescribing. Youwill be responsible for medicines management, structured medication reviews(SMRs), and improving patient outcomes through proactive, evidence-based pharmaceutical care.

You will also be a non-medical prescriber and contribute to chronic disease management, supporting patients with polypharmacy and deprescribing where appropriate.

We offer:

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Competitive salary and NHS pension contributions.

Funded

CPD opportunities.

Regular clinical supervision and peer support networks

The post will be for 30 hours per week, you will be expected to work one Saturday per month.

• Undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), particularly for high-risk patients, those on multiple medications, or with long-term conditions.
• Support the management of long-term conditions through medication reviews and prescribing support.
• Act as a non-medical prescriber, working within scope of practice to initiate and manage appropriate treatments.
• Assist in the monitoring and management of high-risk medications, including DMARDs, anticoagulants, and controlled drugs.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to GPs, nurses, and other clinicians regarding prescribing best practices and complex cases.
• Contribute to antimicrobial stewardship by promoting responsible antibiotic prescribing in line with national and local guidelines.
• Offer patient education and counselling on medicines use, adherence, side effects, and lifestyle modifications to support self-care.
• Participate in CQC compliance activities, ensuring medication safety and governance across practices.
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes; identify and rectify unexplained changes; manage changes by referral to the GP; perform clinical medication review.
• Perform prescribing audits and direct/supervise the audit activity of others
• To support the requirements outlined in the PCN DES, including but not limited to providing Extended Access

Widnes Highfield Health head office is located on the site of a former maternity hospital in Widnes, Cheshire. The building has undergone extensive renovations to create a comfortable waiting area and clinic rooms with state for the art facilities. The setting gives us access to the latest technology, enabling accurate and timely assessment and sharing of results for our patients, forming a core part of the healthcare on offer in Halton.

The GP Federation is a provider of services - Widnes Highfield Health and Wellbeing Centre primary care Halton. The patient list size for our PCN is 68,000 over 8 practices these include Bevan Group Practice, Fir Park Medical Centre, Hough Green Health Park, Newtown Surgery, Oaks Place Surgery, Peel House Medical Plaza, The Beeches Medical Centre and Upton Rocks Surgery.

In the last 12 months we have been winners of 2 national awards, received a highly commendation award and was nominated for PCN of the year for the work we do to improve the standard of the care for the residents of Widnes.

• Undertake Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), particularly for high-risk patients, those on multiple medications, or with long-term conditions.
• Provide medicines optimisation support, ensuring safe, cost-effective, and evidence-based prescribing across the PCN.
• Support the management of long-term conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, COPD, and cardiovascular disease through medication reviews and prescribing support.
• Act as a non-medical prescriber, working within scope of practice to initiate and manage appropriate treatments.
• Assist in the monitoring and management of high-risk medications, including DMARDs, anticoagulants, and controlled drugs.
• Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to GPs, nurses, and other clinicians regarding prescribing best practices and complex cases.
• Contribute to antimicrobial stewardship by promoting responsible antibiotic prescribing in line with national and local guidelines.
• Offer patient education and counselling on medicines use, adherence, side effects, and lifestyle modifications to support self-care.
• Participate in CQC compliance activities, ensuring medication safety and governance across practices.
• Improve patients and carer understanding of, confidence in and compliance of their own medicines
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes; identify and rectify unexplained changes; manage changes by referral to the GP; perform clinical medication review; support the production of post-discharge medicines care plans and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need
• Support the processing of complex repeat…