Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the Senior PCN Clinical Pharmacist is to manage all clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimisation within the IMP Primary Care Network, consisting of nine member practices. The post holder will coordinate pharmacists across different providers to deliver a comprehensive service for all member practices.

Responsibilities include clinical supervision of all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, ensuring robust clinical supervision that meets CQC requirements. The post holder will provide expertise in clinical medicines optimisation, including structured medication reviews with direct patient contact, and contribute to:

• Management of long-term conditions
• Minor illnesses
• Medicines management on transfer of care
• Reviewing systems for safer prescribing
• Contributing to repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation
• Actioning acute prescription requests
• Addressing public health and social care needs of patients
• Contributing to QOF and locally commissioned quality improvement schemes
• Conducting clinical audits

The post holder will also contribute to service development and delivery, involving regular engagement with audit and QIP, with outputs presented to the wider PCN.

Provide leadership on medicines-related issues for the PCN and mentor PCN clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and prescribing support staff.

Support integration of general practice with wider healthcare systems to improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare, and manage general practice workload.

Lead on person-centred medicines optimisation, quality improvement, and antimicrobial stewardship.

Understand and implement pharmacy governance within the workplace.

Lead and mentor the team, provide support, and manage employee relations issues for direct reports.

Promote diversity and equality in people management techniques.

Manage a caseload and run clinics for long-term conditions, prescribing as an independent prescriber for relevant conditions.

Review medication needs and support patients in optimising their medicine use.

Conduct clinical medication reviews, making changes within the scope of practice or referring to other professionals as needed. Home visits may be required.

Manage a caseload of vulnerable housebound patients, supporting PCN Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians with their caseloads.

Manage caseloads for common/minor/self-limiting ailments, referring to GPs or other professionals as appropriate.

Manage caseloads for diagnosing long-term or acute conditions, referring to GPs or other professionals as needed.

Provide clinics for patients with questions or concerns about their medicines, either face-to-face, via telephone, or online.

Answer medicine-related inquiries from GPs, practice staff, healthcare teams, and patients.

Identify high-risk patient cohorts and implement changes to reduce prescribing risks.

Ensure PCN compliance with CQC standards related to medicines.

Monitor practice prescribing and ensure compliance with local and national guidelines.

Support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on public health programmes.

Provide extended hours services as part of the wider network, including patient-facing and telephone consultations.

Identify patients at risk of unplanned admissions and manage medicines-related risks.

Reconcile medicines post-hospital discharge, managing changes and ensuring continuity of care.

Refer patients to appropriate healthcare professionals based on their needs.

Ensure robust repeat prescribing policies across the PCN and manage medication requests and reauthorisations.

Analyse and present medicines data to support decision-making and produce timely reports.

Conduct clinical audits and implement medicines optimisation initiatives to improve prescribing behaviour and patient outcomes.

Implement changes based on MHRA alerts and other guidance, providing specialised advice on risk management.

Collaborate with PCN Clinical Directors, Pharmacy Taskforce Group, and other stakeholders to ensure consistent patient care.

Ensure cost-effective prescribing, reduce waste, and maximise PCN/practice reimbursements.

Ensure cost-effective prescribing, reduce waste, and maximise PCN/practice reimbursements.

Identify gaps in the evidence base, evaluate literature, and apply research findings to practice.

ANY OTHER GENERAL DUTIES

Uphold IMP PCN values, maintain confidentiality, adhere to health and safety policies, and promote equality and diversity..

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of leading and managing staff
• An extensive understanding of the nature of GPs and general practices and experience of working in a primary care / PCN setting
• Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams and community groups

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Professional knowledge acquired through vocational masters degree in pharmacy (4 years) + 1 year pre-registration training
• Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience or training.
• Holds or working towards an independent prescribing qualification

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
• Successful completion of the CPPE General Practice Pharmacist Training
• Pathway

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

Imp Federation Ltd

Address

Lincolnshire Chamber Of Commerce

Carlton Boulevard

Lincoln

LN2 4WJ

Employer's website

http://imphealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)