Job Advert – Clinical Pharmacist
Clinical Pharmacist, AWC Division, Modality Partnership
Ready to make an impact? Seeking a fresh challenge? This could be the role for you!
We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic, and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join us at Silsden Medical Practice of Modality Partnership on a full-time basis. In this role, you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care, optimising medicines safely and effectively, and driving innovation in Primary Care.
At Modality Partnership, our CARE values, Commitment, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, guide everything we do. Join a team that embodies these values in every patient interaction and across the wider organisation.
Why Join Us?
We offer a supportive, rewarding environment with benefits that help you thrive both professionally and personally:
- NHS pension scheme
- Minimum 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
- Employee discounts and benefits scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Education and career development pathways
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Flexible working options and wellbeing initiatives
Main Duties of the Job
This is a dynamic, patient-facing Clinical Pharmacist role, focused on delivering evidence-based pharmaceutical care in Primary Care. You will use your expert knowledge of medicines to support patients with specific disease areas and long-term conditions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Clinically assessing, diagnosing, and prescribing (where qualified)
- Optimising medicines and improving prescribing safety
- Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes
- Supporting medication reviews and structured medicines optimisation
- Contributing to service development and innovative working practices
- Working with Divisional Boards and the National Modality Business Support Team to deliver strategic priorities
This role requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment, offering the opportunity to work resourcefully within a team to meet organisational priorities while maintaining the highest standards of patient care.
Overview of the Organisation
Our AWC practice(s) form part of Modality Partnership, one of the UK’s largest GP super-partnerships, serving over 500,000 patients with a workforce of more than 1,900 staff. We are committed to continuous improvement and the implementation of scalable, innovative solutions that enhance both patient care and staff satisfaction.
This role provides a strong portfolio of clinical and leadership experience, enabling you to make sustainable improvements in Primary Care.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Application Process
If you are passionate about delivering high-quality care, supporting patients in self-care and adherence, and contributing to service improvement, this role offers a career-advancing opportunity where your expertise is valued.
Join a growing team of like-minded professionals at Modality Partnership and make a real difference every day while developing your career.
Job Description:
Please refer to the supporting documents for a full job description outlining the core responsibilities of this role.
Contribute to the daily work of the pharmacy team, working alongside the well-established team comprised of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists; supported daily by the medicines management lead and senior clinical pharmacist.
To work closely with GPs, other practice staff and members of the primary healthcare team in developing your own skills to manage patient care and support high quality, safe, cost effective, rational, and evidence-based prescribing.
Demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice.
The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
Enrol in the CPPE primary care education pathway to work towards gaining an independent prescribing qualification (https://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/pcpep/pcpep-training-pathway)
Key Duties & Responsibilities
· Medication reviews, computer based or clinics for more complex patients, first source of information for patients about medication.
· Medication and treatment reconciliation – systems for patients transferred out of and back into the practice, assess unplanned admissions and systems to prevent further unplanned admissions.
· Practice formularies maintain.
· QOF – ensure data connectivity and proactive organisation to deliver maximum QOF for the practice. Regular QOF audits. Improve risk stratification of pathways and improve service delivery.
· Medicine management e.g. polypharmacy.
· Medicines optimisation, support joint goal setting with patients and appropriate treatment selection to support better medicines experience. Reducing waste and improving outcomes. Follow up identified patient groups targeting better concordance leading to improved outcomes.
· Monitoring of long-term meds e.g. lithium/amiodarone, shared care medications and blood results.
· Monitoring and managing repeat prescription wastage including patient adherence.
· Optimising medication/titration e.g. HF.
· Work with clinical team members on long-term conditions (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Depression, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hypertension, Arthritis, Pain, Heart Failure, Shared care drug monitoring).
· Manage patients with more complex long-term conditions such as “difficult” hypertension, compliance with lipid-lowering therapy.
· See patients with minor ailments, common conditions as routine/emergency appointments.
· Assess and issue day to day acute medication requests as appropriate.
· Address day to day medication queries.
· Undertake repeat medication reviews and reauthorisation as appropriate.
· Review and load repeat medication for new patient registrations.
· Identify and support patients where concordance issues.
· Liaise with community pharmacists to solve common day to day prescribing problems like preparation availability/alternatives etc.
· Liaise with community pharmacists for the setting up, monitoring, and updating of all patients on NOMAD trays.
· Liaise with community nurses and prepare MARS sheets as needed and support practice anticipatory prescribing process in liaison with community nurses and Community Pharmacy
· Liaising with care homes and community nurses re dressings.
· Responsibility for lithium and antipsychotic drug monitoring and review of blood results
· Review the prescribing for patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy.
· Report and follow up patient drug safety/adverse reactions.
· Support patient self-care and medicines management and concordance through education.
· Support staff education and development.
· Support development of local services to improve workflow within the practice.
· Work with clinical team members on long-term conditions (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Depression, Heart failure drug titration.
· See and advise patients presenting with minor ailments presenting in surgery as appropriate to skills and competences.
· Work with team to implement and maintain Practice formulary in longer term.
· EOL meds management.
· Development: support development of local services to improve workflow within the practice.
· Service advancement; deliver specific disease management clinic through personal development and independent prescribing.
NB: This job description outlines the key duties that are expected of you within the role of Clinical Pharmacist although is not an exhaustive list. It may be amended in line with experience, business requirements and as a result of any future organisational change.
You will thrive if you are driven to implement solutions, improve prescribing practices, and influence service development while working closely with leadership teams.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment Requirements
- Vaccinations: Mandatory vaccination evidence required (Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella)
- Right to work: Proof of eligibility to work in the UK required at interview stage
- References: One reference from your current or most recent employer is mandatory
- Employment history: Any gaps of six weeks or more must be declared
Person Specification
Minimum Requirements:
- Qualified Pharmacist
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) or equivalent
- Independent Prescribing qualification (or working towards)
- Relevant experience as a Pharmacist in a healthcare setting
- Pharmacist Prescriber experience (desirable)
- Experience in General Practice/Primary Care (desirable)
Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of medicines optimisation
- Excellent mathematical and scientific knowledge
- Knowledge of prescription drug legislation and regulations
- Understanding of long-term condition management
- Awareness of clinical governance in Primary Care
- Knowledge of local and national healthcare priorities
Skills:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong patient-facing consultation ability
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Effective team working in a multidisciplinary setting
- High-level customer service skills
- Competent in IT and specialist clinical systems
- Strong problem-solving and leadership capability
- Diplomacy and discretion in sensitive situations
Personal Qualities:
- Commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Professional, accountable, and proactive
- Strong team player
- Dedicated to delivering excellence in patient care
Pay: £24.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
