Clinical Pharmacist – Charlotte Keel Medical Practice
Located in the vibrant heart of Bristol, Charlotte Keel Medical Practice proudly serves a richly diverse patient community, offering an incredibly rewarding clinical environment. Your skills, empathy, and commitment will directly contribute to reducing health inequalities, making healthcare accessible to everyone, and delivering outstanding, patient‑centred care.
Important Eligibility Information: BrisDoc is not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must therefore have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Job Summary
The Clinical Practitioner will provide exemplary care for their patients, focusing on meeting population health needs. This includes consultation with patients across a range of dispositions from 111, primary care, 999, Emergency Department, Emergency Treatment Centre, and routine or urgent needs. Clinicians will be focused on improving health inclusion and removing barriers to holistic healthcare for vulnerable, marginalised, and excluded groups.
Main Duties
- Carry out structured medication reviews for patients with complex medication needs, including polypharmacy and frailty.
- Provide medicines optimisation and reconciliation following hospital discharge and other transitions of care.
- Support repeat prescribing processes, respond to patient medication queries, and contribute to clinical audits.
- Identify and manage prescribing risks in line with MHRA guidance and national safety alerts.
- Act as a source of clinical supervision for pharmacy technicians and work alongside prescribing administration colleagues to support safe and effective prescribing.
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions for patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnosis, complex needs, acute and chronic conditions.
- Integrate drug and non‑drug‑based treatment methods into management plans.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self‑care.
- Provide face‑to‑face and remote clinical assessment/treatment and manage plans.
- Provide clinical support to other health care professionals and operational colleagues within the team.
- Carry out visits to patients’ homes as required and ensure robust safety netting and risk management for patients presenting to the service.
- Make effective referrals to system partners and other care providers to ensure holistic provision of care.
- Participate in team discussions to drive best practice using the best available evidence.
- Maintain accurate electronic written patient records and observe Data Protection Act responsibilities.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Experience of working in a patient‑facing role in a clinical pharmacy or pharmacy setting.
- Strong knowledge of medicines optimisation, polypharmacy and prescribing safety.
- Experience of working with IT systems Microsoft Office and Clinical Systems.
- Experience of following set procedures and protocols and working to quality standards.
- Experience of working in a busy environment and meeting deadlines.
- Current UK professional registration (NMC, HCPC, or Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register).
- Advanced Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making or Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning qualification or experience and willingness to work towards this qualification.
- BSc qualification in a Clinical field or Biomedical science or equivalent.
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification or working towards one.
- Experience in mental health assessment.
- Working towards MSc in Advanced or Specialist Practice or evidence of accumulation of relevant experience/knowledge.
- Experience with Adastra and/or EMIS.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Motivated by the provision of high-quality patient care.
- Good clinical judgment and decision‑making skills.
- Ongoing commitment to personal development.
- Initiative and ability to achieve measurable improvement against stated objectives.
- Work under pressure and manage emergency or difficult situations professionally.
- Organised, systematic and flexible with good time‑management.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
- Team‑oriented and able to give and receive instruction.
- Reflective on own work and performance.
- Positive attitude toward innovation and change.
- Recognise own limitations and act appropriately.
- Remain impartial and non‑judgemental during sensitive or conflicted situations.
Other
Essential
- Work flexibly in relation to operational times of all services (including unsocial hours).
- Travel to other BrisDoc and external sites for meetings.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name
BrisDoc Healthcare Services
Address
Charlotte Keel Medical PracticeSeymour RoadBristolBS5 0UAUnited Kingdom
Employer’s Website
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