Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the
North West Leicestershire GP Federation to support the Primary Care Network, as part of our Clinical Pharmacist
Team. Clinical Pharmacists are supported and mentored by our Senior Clinical
Pharmacist and Leadership Team, and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
in a patient-facing environment. You would be supported to develop your role
and to become a non-medical prescriber, if not already. The post holder will be employed by
North West Leicestershire Federation and this position would be based at one of the GP practices within the PCN.
Main duties of the job
You will take responsibility for medicines management,
clinical medication reviews, improving prescribing processes and patient safety
alerts. The post holder will be the primary support to general practice staff
with regards to drugs monitoring, helping to support the repeat prescription
system and dispensing team. You will work with the
wider GP Federation Pharmacy team and will be joining a dynamic, forward-thinking team. This is an opportunity to develop
yourself, and successful candidates will be required and supported to enrol onto
(if not already completed) CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy education pathway and, following this, an Independent Prescribing qualification.
About us
The North West Leicestershire GP Federation consists of 12
GP Practices covering 116,000 patients. The GP Federation operates the North
West Leicestershire Primary Care Network which is the largest within Leicester,
Leicestershire and Rutland. We want to support the development of the team and
provide additional capacity as the service grows. We are an ambitious and
innovative organisation looking to develop services for our patients and
provide opportunities for our staff to learn and grow. The
pharmacy team is made up of over 20 pharmacists and technicians led by a
senior pharmacy team. We are a forward-thinking Primary Care Network that is
committed to working as a multidisciplinary team and recognise and utilise the
full potential of every individual.
We are looking for an ambitious full-time or part-time individual to join our team and
can facilitate flexible working, to include Monday-Saturday and accommodate
some home working. If you are passionate, self-motivated
and driven about supporting people and developing your career in primary
care then please consider joining our friendly supportive team.
Please be aware that our organisation does not hold a visa sponsor licence, so we are unable to accept applications from those requiring visa sponsorship to work in the UK.
Interviews for this role will take place on Friday 13th March 2026
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Pharmacist - Job Description
Responsible to: This role is directly employed by the North West
Leicestershire GP Federation and the post holder will work for the North West
Leicestershire PCN.
Job Summary
The
post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries,
supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In
this role they will be supported by Lead and Senior clinical pharmacists who
will develop, manage and mentor them.
The
post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing
role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease
management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to
proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The
post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards
to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat
prescriptions system, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and
systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice
while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP
practice(s).
The
post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and
quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes
framework and enhanced services.
The
post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and
hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure
better access to healthcare and help manage workload. 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.
The
post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical
prescriber.
Please see attached document for full job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Pharmacist - Job Description
Responsible to: This role is directly employed by the North West
Leicestershire GP Federation and the post holder will work for the North West
Leicestershire PCN.
Job Summary
The
post holder is a pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries,
supporting and working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. In
this role they will be supported by Lead and Senior clinical pharmacists who
will develop, manage and mentor them.
The
post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing
role. The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease
management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to
proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy.
The
post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards
to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat
prescriptions system, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and
systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice
while addressing both public and social care needs of patients in the GP
practice(s).
The
post holder will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and
quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes
framework and enhanced services.
The
post holder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and
hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure
better access to healthcare and help manage workload. 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.
The
post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical
prescriber.
Please see attached document for full job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills.
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- Produce timely and informative reports.
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivated
- Adaptable
- In date DBS
- Up to date safeguarding adult and children level three training (will be an essential requirement of role)
- Have immunisation status
- Up to date basic life support training
Desirable
- Full Driving Licence
- Up to date Information Governance training
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) which includes revalidation.
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- A member of, or working towards, Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent on gaining an independent prescribing qualification.
- Ideally completed PCPEP.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills.
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Desirable
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- Produce timely and informative reports.
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivated
- Adaptable
- In date DBS
- Up to date safeguarding adult and children level three training (will be an essential requirement of role)
- Have immunisation status
- Up to date basic life support training
Desirable
- Full Driving Licence
- Up to date Information Governance training
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) which includes revalidation.
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- A member of, or working towards, Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent on gaining an independent prescribing qualification.
- Ideally completed PCPEP.
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).
