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About Vertis Health
Vertis Health is a federation of general practices delivering high-quality NHS services across Worcestershire. We were founded by local primary care clinicians and are owned by the practices we serve. As a purpose-led limited company, the money we generate is reinvested into the local healthcare economy, helping to strengthen services, support innovation and improve patient care.
Depending on the role, our benefits include access to the NHS Pension, structured learning and development, clinical leadership opportunities, career progression and genuine flexibility.
Job Summary
The post holder is a Clinical Pharmacist within Worcester City PCN, working across general practice teams to support the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines. The role focuses on improving patient outcomes through medicines optimisation, delivering local prescribing priorities, including the Quality Prescribing and Medicines Service (QPMS), and supporting national targets such as the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the pharmacist provides expert advice on prescribing and medication queries, undertakes medicines reconciliation following transfers of care, and promotes safer prescribing practices. Responsibilities include conducting structured medication reviews, particularly for high-risk patients and those with complex medication regimes, and supporting chronic disease management through patient clinics.
The post holder will oversee aspects of prescription management, including repeat prescribing processes, implement evidence-based prescribing improvements, and work collaboratively with practices, commissioners and the wider PCN team to deliver QPMS, DES, QOF and LES objectives at both practice and network level.
Key responsibilities
Conduct structured medication reviews for patients with complex needs, polypharmacy and long-term conditions.
Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge.
Provide prescribing advice and medicines information to clinical and non-clinical staff.
Lead aspects of prescription management, including repeat prescribing processes.
Support chronic disease management clinics.
Implement MHRA safety alerts, evidence-based prescribing changes and medicines optimisation initiatives.
Identify high-risk patient cohorts and help reduce medication-related harm.
Work collaboratively with GP practices, community pharmacies, hospital colleagues and wider healthcare partners.
Participate in audits, quality improvement projects and prescribing programmes including QPMS, DSQS and QIPP.
Person specification
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Location(s)
St Johns House Medical Centre
299 Bromyard road
Worcester
WR2 5FB
United Kingdom