General Practice Pharmacist

Job Description

Arthurstone Medical Centre, Arthurstone Terrace, Dundee DD4 6QY

The Mill Practice is seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking General Practice Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop a pharmacist-led service within an established and progressive GP practice committed to delivering high quality, patient centred care.

Working alongside GPs, Practice Nurses and our wider mult-disciplinary clinical and administration teams, you will play a key role in improving prescribing safety, reducing medication related harm and helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes from their medicines.

The Role

The successful candidate will:

• Undertake structured medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy and complex health needs.
• Lead medicines optimisation initiatives across the Practice.
• Support safe and effective repeat prescribing processes.
• Manage Chronic Medication Service (CMS) and serial prescribing workflows.
• Provide prescribing advice and support to clinicians and practice staff.
• Deliver pharmacist-led clinics for long term conditions where appropriately trained.
• Support prescribing quality improvement, audit and patient safety initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with care homes and community healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to the development and expansion of pharmacy services within the Practice.

The role will offer significant opportunity to influence service development and establish innovative pharmacist-led models of care.

About you

We are looking for an individual who can demonstrate:

Essential

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Experience undertaking clinical medication reviews.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making abilities.
• Commitment to patient-centred care.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber qualification.
• Experience working in General Practice or Primary Care.
• Experience managing patients with long-term conditions.
• Knowledge of medicines optimisation and prescribing governance.
• Experience of audit, quality improvement and service redesign.

What we can offer

Supportive multidisciplinary team working, professional development and meaningful patient-facing clinical work. The opportunity to shape pharmacy services with a chance to make a tangible difference to patient care and population health within Dundee.

Please note that pre-employment checks will be carried out and will include:

• GPhC registration verification
• References
• PVG Scheme Membership/Disclosure checks as appropriate
• Occupational Health clearance
• Right to work verification