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South Tyneside Health Collaboration

PCN Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 30 December 2025

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Job summary

The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to Structured Medication Reviews for priority groups, as stipulated by the PCN DES, aswell as other priority chosen pieces of work such as Lipid Optimisation and Drug Monitoring as required.

Main duties of the job

  • See (where appropriate) patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required (e.g. COPD, asthma). Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines (i.e. medicines optimisation). Make, and enact where appropriate, recommendations to clinicians for medicine improvement.
  • Undertake clinical structured medication reviews with patients. Make, and enact where appropriate, recommendations to clinicians on prescribing and monitoring
  • Deliver Structured Medication Reviews for the below cohorts of patients in line with DES specifications.
  • Provide support and supervision to allocated Pharmacy Technicians where appropriate.
  • Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).
  • Analyse, interpret, and present medicines data and audits to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
  • Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance
  • Work with the general practice team to ensure the practices in the PCN are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
  • Support public health campaigns. To provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the public.

About us

STHC is a GP Federation, set up in 2017, to bring together GP practices to work collaboratively, delivering services at scale across the borough of South Tyneside and is formed from all of the 20 practices across South Tyneside.

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£47,279 to £53,789 a year STHC Grade F

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0170-25-0015

Job locations

Stanhope Parade Health Centre

Gordon Street

South Shields

NE33 4JP


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

More details of the role and duties can be found on the attached Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.

More details of the role and duties can be found on the attached Job Description

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Understanding of evidence-based practice
  • Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
  • Good understanding of Primary Care Structure and General Practice
  • Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g., National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc)
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Time management and ability to prioritise workload.

Desirable

  • Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework
  • Use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel etc)

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or UKCPA
  • Postgraduate Clinical Qualification (MSc or Diploma)

Desirable

  • Teaching / Mentoring Experience and / or qualification
  • Hold or be working towards an Independent Prescribing Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years' experience as a qualified Pharmacist, demonstrated within a Practice portfolio
  • Has experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in General Practice
  • Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to GPs when appropriate
  • Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedure and codes of conduct.
  • Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines
  • Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge
  • Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice.
  • Experience of patient consultation
  • Experience of Structured Medication Reviews
  • Experience of working with GPs
  • Experience of clinical pharmacy

Desirable

  • 2 years' post-registration experience in Primary Care setting
  • Experience of conducting service audits and use of performance indicators
  • Experience of using EMIS Web
Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Understanding of evidence-based practice
  • Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
  • Good understanding of Primary Care Structure and General Practice
  • Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g., National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc)
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Time management and ability to prioritise workload.

Desirable

  • Understanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework
  • Use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel etc)

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or UKCPA
  • Postgraduate Clinical Qualification (MSc or Diploma)

Desirable

  • Teaching / Mentoring Experience and / or qualification
  • Hold or be working towards an Independent Prescribing Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years' experience as a qualified Pharmacist, demonstrated within a Practice portfolio
  • Has experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in General Practice
  • Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to GPs when appropriate
  • Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedure and codes of conduct.
  • Involves patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidelines
  • Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge
  • Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice.
  • Experience of patient consultation
  • Experience of Structured Medication Reviews
  • Experience of working with GPs
  • Experience of clinical pharmacy

Desirable

  • 2 years' post-registration experience in Primary Care setting
  • Experience of conducting service audits and use of performance indicators
  • Experience of using EMIS Web

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tyneside Health Collaboration

Address

Stanhope Parade Health Centre

Gordon Street

South Shields

NE33 4JP


Employer's website

https://www.thesthc.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tyneside Health Collaboration

Address

Stanhope Parade Health Centre

Gordon Street

South Shields

NE33 4JP


Employer's website

https://www.thesthc.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PCN Network Liaison Manager

Holly Tufts

holly.tufts1@nhs.net

07585979905

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£47,279 to £53,789 a year STHC Grade F

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0170-25-0015

Job locations

Stanhope Parade Health Centre

Gordon Street

South Shields

NE33 4JP


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