Position: Clinical Pharmacist (Part-Time)
Location: The Dow Surgery, Redditch
Hours: Up to 26 hours per week Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Salary: Dependent on experience

Welcome from the Partners
At The Dow Surgery, we believe exceptional patient care starts with exceptional people.

We are proud to be a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking practice that places patients at the heart of everything we do.

Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to provide safe, effective and compassionate healthcare for our local community.

As demand within Primary Care continues to grow, we recognise the vital contribution Clinical Pharmacists make in improving patient outcomes, supporting safe prescribing and helping patients get the most from their medicines.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to become part of a well-established clinical team where your expertise will be valued, your ideas welcomed and your professional development actively supported.

Whether you already have experience within General Practice or are looking to bring your clinical skills into Primary Care, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The GP Partners
The Dow Surgery

Join Our Friendly, Forward-Thinking General Practice
The Dow Surgery is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Pharmacist Independent Prescriber to join our established multidisciplinary team.

Working alongside our Lead Pharmacist, GPs and wider clinical team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality medicines optimisation, supporting safe prescribing and improving patient outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacist who enjoys working in Primary Care and wants to make a real difference to patient care within a supportive practice environment.

The Role
The successful applicant will be involved in:

• Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs)
• Medicines optimisation and medicines management
• Managing repeat prescribing systems
• Medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge
• Reviewing Docman correspondence and implementing medication changes
• Responding to medication queries from patients and clinicians
• Supporting safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing
• Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives

Essential Requirements
Applicants must:

• Be a registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Be a qualified Independent Prescriber
• Hold appropriate professional indemnity cover
• Have excellent clinical decision-making and communication skills
• Be committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care

Desirable Experience
We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience in:

• General Practice or Primary Care Network (PCN) settings
• Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs)
• Medicines Management
• Docman workflow
• EMIS Web
• Long-term condition management
• Medicines optimisation and prescribing safety

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Up to 26 hours per week, worked across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• 5 weeks' annual leave (pro rata)
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Study leave
• Study budget (following discussion and approval where appropriate)
• Ongoing professional development
• A supportive, friendly and experienced multidisciplinary team
• The opportunity to help shape and develop pharmacy services within the practice

About Us
The Dow Surgery is a busy, well-established GP practice with 4 Partners, 7 SGPs, a Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Nursing Team, Admin Team and Care Navigators, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. We pride ourselves on being a supportive employer that values teamwork, innovation and continuous improvement.

If you are an enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist who shares our commitment to delivering outstanding patient care, we would love to hear from you.

To apply: Please submit your CV together with a covering letter outlining why you are interested in the role and what you can bring to our team.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC
• Independent Prescriber qualification
• Appropriate professional indemnity
• Excellent clinical knowledge
• Strong medicines optimisation knowledge
• Understanding of repeat prescribing systems
• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent record keeping
• Commitment to CPD

Desirable

• Previous GP Practice experience
• Primary Care Network experience
• Experience undertaking SMRs
• Experience using EMIS Web
• Experience with Docman workflow
• Experience of medicines reconciliation
• Long-term condition management
• Clinical audit experience
• Quality Improvement experience
• Knowledge of local prescribing guidelines
• Teaching or mentoring experience
• NHS Primary Care experience

Experience
Essential

• Core Competencies
• The post holder will demonstrate
• Clinical judgement
• Patient-centred care
• Effective communication
• Collaborative working
• Professional integrity
• Digital competence
• Time management
• Continuous improvement
• Leadership within scope of practice
• Commitment to learning

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.