PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Overview

In this Clinical Pharmacist role, you will improve patient health outcomes by delivering medicines expertise within a multi-disciplinary primary care team. You will proactively address medicines optimisation, drive safe prescribing, and support complex polypharmacy management. The post sits at the heart of care integration across PCNs, with a focus on reducing health inequalities and enhancing outcomes. This is an opportunity to shape medication use in primary care while collaborating with pharmacists, GP teams, and community partners.

Pay / Benefits

• NHS Pension
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Study Days

Responsibilities

• Meet with patients and assess treatment needs in a multidisciplinary setting
• Pursue prescriber training and practice under supervision within the GP team
• Manage chronic disease care and conduct structured medication reviews to optimise therapy
• Provide medicines expertise to address public health and social care needs
• Lead medicines optimisation and contribute to quality improvement and antibiotic stewardship
• Promote adherence, reduce waste, and support self-care through medication reviews
• Support integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams
• Build relationships with pharmacy professionals across PCNs and health and social care systems
• Lead/participate in shared care protocols, clinical research, and liaison with specialists
• Engage in professional clinical networks with monthly/quarterly supervision arrangements
• Ensure appropriate supervision structures and peer support within the team
• Undertake clinical audits as agreed with the Prescribing Lead

Key requirements

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Strong organisational and IT skills
• Registered with GPhC
• Desirable: Independent Prescribing, CPPE Primary Care Pathway, EMIS, Docman, Accurx

• leadership
• teamwork
• communication
• EMIS
• Docman
• Accurx

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