PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Overview

In this PCN Clinical Pharmacist role, you will work across Holbrook and Shotley Practice and the wider PCN to optimise medicines, support clinicians, and be a key conduit for medicines information between hospitals and general practice. You will join a multidisciplinary team to assess patients, deliver medicines review services including domiciliary visits, and manage high-risk therapies. The position offers flexible hours and a chance to influence medicines management across a rural network. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to improve patient safety and care.

Responsibilities

• Clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines across disease areas
• Act as PCN point of contact for all medicine-related matters and build positive relationships
• Standardise medicines management processes across the PCN where practicable
• Consult and independently prescribe acute and repeat medication within defined competence
• Manage referrals from triage services and clinicians
• Resolve medicines queries from patients and staff
• Provide medication reviews in-practice and during domiciliary visits to nursing homes
• Manage caseload of complex patients
• Oversee therapeutic drug monitoring and recall for high-risk drugs
• Deliver long-term conditions clinics and home visits for patients with complicated regimens
• Provide pharmaceutical consultations as part of the multidisciplinary team

Key requirements

• GPhC registered Pharmacist
• Hold or be working towards independent prescriber qualification
• Hold or be working towards CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway
• Minimum of 2 years as a pharmacist
• Experience managing pharmacy services in primary care
• UK professional registration
• Disclosure and Barring Service check required

• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• collaborative teamwork across disciplines
• problem-solving and decision-making under uncertainty
• independent prescribing
• medicines management in primary care
• therapeutic drug monitoring

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