Prescribing Pharmacist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Perform remote consultations, structured medication evaluations, and long-term condition support, including risk assessment and safety netting.

• Execute desktop medication assessments to reauthorize repeat prescription templates and triage/action medication requests.

• Review and process documents, conduct medicines reconciliation, and issue prescriptions or code as necessary.

• Implement core QOF reviews and fulfill EPC contract obligations.

• Conduct 30-minute CRM Discussion appointments utilizing motivational interviewing and health coaching techniques.

• Facilitate CRM Follow-Up appointments and administer the Health Confidence Score.

• Optimize medications for hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in accordance with NICE guidelines and CRM-specific targets.

• Ensure precise CRM01–09 and QOF coding using the NWL CRM template and Dashboard.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including GPs, nurses, social prescribing link workers, health and wellbeing coaches, and community partners.

• Maintain accurate, structured, and timely clinical documentation.

• Contribute to quality enhancement initiatives and audits.

• Engage with feedback, coaching, and quality assessments; appropriately escalate workforce or wellbeing issues.

• Complete relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and CRM competency framework training.

• Comply with legislation, local policies, and professional standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), eligible to practice in the UK and based in England.

• Independent prescribing qualification required.

• Reliable internet connection during working hours is essential.

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience.

• Completion of CPPE pathway or exemption necessary.

• Experience in primary care and/or digital health preferred.

• Proficient in electronic health records and digital prescribing platforms, particularly SystmONE.

• Experience in conducting medication reviews and patient counseling, with a proven ability to establish rapport remotely.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and consultation abilities.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including sound clinical judgment when triaging asynchronous prescription requests.

• Capable of working independently while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

• Effective management of workload across synchronous consultations and asynchronous desktop review/task queues.

• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

• Satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check are required for employment.

• Desirable: Understanding of QOF, DES, and Enhanced Service, including CRM targets.

• Desirable: Experience or interest in managing long-term conditions across cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic areas.

• Desirable: Prior experience in triaging prescription requests via a digital platform and/or delivering personalized care and support planning appointments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Pension contribution matched up to 5%.

• Life insurance at 4 times the annual base salary.

• Reimbursement for Red Whale courses (currently £205 annually).

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Eye care voucher reimbursement (up to £20).

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay.

• Health care cash plan.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• CPD relevant to general remote prescribing practice and long-term condition/CRM management.

• CRM competency framework training.

• Learning environment with experienced industry leaders.

• Reasonable adjustments or physical accommodations for office visits.