Medical Centre jobs in Christchurch

About Us:
Christchurch Primary Care Network (PCN) unites local GP practices to deliver community focused health care across the historic Dorset coastal town. It’s a great place to work for those seeking a wonderful work life balance.

Your new role:

We are seeking to recruit dedicated and professional Clinical Pharmacists to join our team.

The post-holders will be key members of the network team, taking a leading role in driving the Medicines Optimisation agenda across practices. You will support clinicians and practice staff with all aspects of medicines management while strengthening collaborative links with community and secondary care pharmacy partners. As a patient-facing clinician, you will apply your expertise across a wide range of clinical scenarios and contribute directly to the effective management of long-term conditions within the practice.

You will work safely and confidently within your professional and clinical boundaries, supported by structured supervision from a named GP and wider multidisciplinary colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Candidates should be registered pharmacists with 2-3 years post-registration experience, have good communication skills and value a patient-focused approach. Candidates should have completed or be working towards completing the CPPE pathway or hold a Clinical Diploma. A prescribing qualification is desirable.

The role is pivotal to improving quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. There will be opportunities to develop your role and skill set in line with network aims and objectives..

Your Key Responsibilities include:

The post holder will work as part of the Primary Care Network multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services, optimise medicines use, and support practices in improving patient care. The role involves undertaking structured medication reviews, contributing to MDT discussions, and supporting the management of long-term conditions through safe, effective, and evidence-based medicines management.

A key focus of the role is supporting practices with medicines optimisation initiatives. This includes responding to medication safety alerts, analysing and presenting prescribing data to drive quality improvement, and managing systems for repeat prescribing, acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation, and medication queries. The post holder will work closely with practice teams to ensure medicines management policies remain current and aligned with CQC and national guidance. Strengthening links with community and secondary care pharmacy providers is an essential aspect of the role, ensuring continuity of care and supporting safe transitions between services.

The pharmacist will also play an integral part in the wider network, collaborating with colleagues. The role requires delivering measurable improvements in medicines optimisation while supporting practice teams with workload and service development.

Clinical responsibilities include undertaking clinical medication reviews, ensuring continuity of medicines supply for high risk groups, and providing expert advice to clinicians, patients, and carers. The post holder will maintain accurate and detailed documentation of all clinical activity, contribute to audits, develop treatment pathways, and support public health initiatives.

Strong communication and relationship building skills are essential. The post holder will be required to provide specialist advice to GP's, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, often involving negotiation and influencing skills. They must be able to prioritise the needs of multiple practices, support patients who may be anxious or distressed, and produce clear clinical and technical documentation such as prescribing protocols or PGDs. They will also collaborate with diagnostic services to support timely medication monitoring where needed.

Analytical ability is central to the role, including interpreting prescriptions for safety, resolving drug interactions, completing medicines reconciliation, and critically evaluating clinical evidence to inform decisionmaking. The post holder will interpret clinical and financial data to guide recommendations for prescribing within their specialist area.

The role also contributes to policy development, audit, and service improvement, including supporting the creation and review of medicines optimisation policies, clinical audits, and research activity within the practices. The pharmacist will help develop PGDs and support efficient management of drug expenditure.

Leadership, management, and education responsibilities include advising practice leads on resource implications, supporting performance management processes, promoting high standards of pharmaceutical care, and contributing to risk management. The post holders may mentor junior pharmacists or pharmacy technicians undertaking further clinical training and will model inclusive, equitable leadership behaviours.

The roles require the ability to travel independently between sites and to concentrate for extended periods during clinical consultations, medication reviews, and the assessment of clinical information. The posts involves managing emotionally sensitive patient interactions and maintaining resilience in a busy, high demand environment. Daily use of computer systems and clinical software is expected.

The post holder must maintain professional registration, uphold GPhC standards, and engage in ongoing professional development through appraisal, training, and self-directed learning. They will be expected to maintain up-to-date knowledge of national guidance, medicines safety updates, and developments in clinical pharmacy practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within the NHS in a Primary Care, Hospital, or Community Pharmacy setting
• Therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Demonstrated ability to deliver Medicines Management Standards and Policies
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of managing projects independently, demonstrating strong initiative and excellent time-management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
• Recognises personal and professional limitations and refers to appropriate colleagues where applicable

Desirable

• Experience using GP clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne and EMIS)
• Experience of providing advice to GPs and primary care clinicians
• Experience in analysing ePACT/prescribing data
• Clinical Audit experience
• CPEP or Clinical Diploma
• Independent Prescriber

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of commitment to CPD

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

How you will be rewarded:

· Competitive Salary

· 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (plus length of service incremental increases)

· Company Sick Pay

· NHS Pension Scheme

Pay: £25.00-£28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8.0 – 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person