Digital Prescribing Pharmacist

Digital Prescribing Pharmacist

Doctor Care Anywhere · London, United Kingdom (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-11-12

Workplace: remote

Department: Clinical Delivery

Description

Thanks for stopping by! We’re Doctor Care Anywhere: (DCA) is the UK’s largest private provider of telehealth services.  The Company works with insurers, healthcare providers and corporate customers to serve patients with a range of digitally enabled telehealth services on its proprietary platform. 

DCA is committed to delivering the best possible patient experience and clinical care through digitally enabled, joined up, evidence-based pathways.  DCA’s strategic ambition is to be the UK market leader in digitally enabled primary care, helping to meet the health needs of patients and payors in a challenging and fast changing environment. 

What we are looking for? We are looking for Digital Prescribing Pharmacists who are able to commit to a minimum of 16 hours a week to provide virtual consultations via our intuitive platform, delivering high quality care to our patients.

Working as an autonomous non-medical independent prescriber, you will assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of primary care conditions, including minor ailments, long-term condition monitoring, medicines optimisation and complex polypharmacy reviews. This role is well-suited to individuals with a strong foundation in general practice or community primary care settings. In particular, experience diagnosing and managing minor illnesses would be beneficial.

Salary based on 40 hours FTE: £55,000

Salaried Sessions: We offer fixed shifts and sessions (minimum of 16 hours a week) that can be divided throughout the week based on your preferred hours, along with optional additional 'ad-hoc' shifts, from 8am-8pm across the week

Requirements

Clinical Practice

• Conduct independent, autonomous consultations (video, telephone and asynchronous) for patients presenting with minor ailments and undifferentiated primary care conditions.
• Assess, diagnose and manage acute presentations including URTIs, UTIs, skin conditions and ear, nose and throat conditions within agreed clinical scope.
• Issue prescriptions independently as a qualified non-medical independent prescriber (NMP), in line with GPhC standards and DCA's prescribing governance framework.
• Ability to review clinical information and prescribe asynchronously for a range of primary care conditions.
• Refer appropriately to GPs, ACPs, or specialist services where presentations fall outside autonomous scope.

Medicines Safety & Governance

• Adhere to DCA's clinical governance framework, including compliance with CQC standards and regulated activity requirements.
• Contribute to medicines safety reviews, significant event analyses (SEAs) and audit activity as required.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using DCA's digital clinical systems, ensuring documentation meets medico-legal standards.
• Support antibiotic stewardship initiatives and rational prescribing programmes across the clinical workforce.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision, peer review, and quality assurance activities.

Education & Multidisciplinary Collaboration

• Work collaboratively within DCA's multidisciplinary clinical team, providing pharmacist expertise and medicines support to GPs, ACPs, and other clinicians.
• Contribute to service improvement projects, clinical pathway development and digital innovation initiatives.
• Attend DCA education and MDT events and engage with training opportunities in digital health at DCA.

Safeguarding

• To promote a culture of patient – centred and good professional practice relating to the safeguarding of adults, young person’s and children at risk
• To actively implement safeguarding protocols for children, young persons, and vulnerable adults and to know who to refer to and how to escalate concerns about radicalisation
• To ensure that provisions in relation to all Mental Health Legislation including the Mental Health Act 2007, Mental Capacity Act 2005), are implemented in accordance with the legislative requirements, Codes of Practice requirements and National and Government Guidance

Education/Training/Experience

• MPharm degree (or equivalent) with current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Qualified Independent Prescriber (IP) (1 year minimum independent prescribing experience) with annotation recorded on the GPhC register. Must be able to prescribe autonomously from day one.
• Minimum 2 years' post-qualification experience working in a primary care setting (GP practice, PCN, community pharmacy with primary care contract, or equivalent).
• Completed the CPPE Care Pharmacy Education Pathway
• Demonstrable experience in autonomous management of minor ailments and undifferentiated primary care presentations without GP supervision
• Experience conducting remote patient assessments (phone and video) (Desirable)

Knowledge/Skills

• Proficiency with clinical IT systems (ideally with Jira and Teams/Slack).
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage deadlines
• Commitment to patient-centred care and ongoing professional development.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to proficiently document patient consultations according to organizational policy and national guidelines
• Ability to recognize individual learning needs and actively seek professional development opportunities in line with local and national frameworks (e.g., GPhC revalidation requirements).
• Ability to act as a professional role model, demonstrating organizational values and behaviours.
• Skill in sharing knowledge and evidence-based insights to support team development and quality care
• Ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• A patient-centred approach ensuring high levels of patient satisfaction and clinical care.

Benefits

Why you want to work here:

We understand the importance of good health and happiness for our patients and our team is just the same. At our Doctor Care Anywhere, you're not just an employee; you're a valued member of our team. We believe in giving you the freedom to supercharge your career with us while feeling completely supported. Here's what you can look forward to when you join us:

🩺 Private Medical Insurance: We've got you covered including Opticians & Dental appointments!

👩‍⚕️ Doctor Care Anywhere subscription: For you and 5 of your family and friends, Get ready to enjoy health consultations on the go!

🏝️ 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (FTE): You've earned it! Enjoy time off to recharge, explore, and make incredible memories.

🎁 Birthday Day Off: Go and celebrate however you like!

🧘‍♂️ Buy' up to 5 days of additional annual leave (FTE) as part of our focus on health and wellbeing

🌳 Company Pension scheme planting a money tree for your future

🌈 Charity Days: Join us in giving back to the community! We're all about making a difference together.

👶 Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay: Extra support during this special time.

🚴 Bike2Work Scheme: We love an eco-friendly commute!

🏡 Remote Working: Work where you're comfortable.

🚀 Development Opportunities: Get ready to grow, learn, and make strides in your career!

🌍 30-Day Work Abroad Allowance Take your laptop overseas and work for up to 30 days a year.

Plus, if you're in a clinical role, you'll enjoy some extra perks like:

Insurance: For any DCA related work you will be covered with medical indemnity.

Your Hours, Your Way: Enjoy flexible hours that work around your other commitments with the ability to split sessions.

Instant Help: Get live support during your shift via instant messaging.

Top-Notch Training: Learn from the best with high-quality training and guidance from experienced clinicians.

Top Marks: We're all about quality and security – ISO9001 & ISO27001 accredited.

Doctor Care Anywhere is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its patients and expects all Colleagues to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory DBS and reference checks, and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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