Job summary
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join Rural Warwickshire North Primary Care Network (PCN) as part of our growing multidisciplinary team. This role is central to delivering high-quality, safe, and effective medicines management across our practices.
As a PCN Clinical Pharmacist, you will work closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimise prescribing, support long-term condition management, and improve patient outcomes. You will conduct structured medication reviews, provide expert clinical advice, and play a key role in improving patient safety and reducing health inequalities.
This is a rewarding and developmental role, offering opportunities to expand your skills within primary care, progress towards independent prescribing (if not already qualified), and make a tangible difference in the health and wellbeing of our local population.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Pharmacist will work as part of the PCN multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines use and improve patient care. Key responsibilities include conducting structured medication reviews, supporting safe repeat prescribing systems, providing expert clinical advice on medicines management, and ensuring cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing. The postholder will liaise with GPs, practice staff, community pharmacies, and secondary care to improve continuity of care, support patients in understanding and managing their medicines, and contribute to wider PCN priorities such as long-term condition management, population health, and quality improvement initiatives.
About us
We are a Primary Care Network (PCN) of five practices working together
with a range of local providers, including primary care, community services,
social care, and the voluntary sector, to offer more personalized, coordinated
health and social care to their local populations.
Our PCN comprises of 35k+ patients over the five practices, making us
large enough to provide resilience and support the development of integrated
teams.
Link to our Website: https://ruralwarwickshirenorthpcn.nhs.uk/
The aims of a networks are to:
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Protect, improve, and extend
local General Practice through greater organisational scale to provide
convenient high quality, comprehensive and integrated services.
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Enhance the skills and
flexibility of the General Practice workforce to meet population and service
needs with programmes of continuing professional development.
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Work and collaborate with others
to innovate in service provision, building on new technologies and recognising
lifestyle choices of service users in the way in which they wish to access
care.
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Ensure that all we do is
valuable, both for the taxpayer and service user and for those investing their
time and money into the PCN.
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Operate ethically, with
accountability, probity, and fairness at the heart of the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex polypharmacy, long-term conditions, frailty, or high-risk medicines.
- Support safe and effective repeat prescribing systems within practices.
- Provide advice and support on medicines management, prescribing queries, and cost-effective prescribing.
- Contribute to the management of long-term conditions by optimising medicines use and supporting self-care.
- Conduct medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and ensure appropriate follow-up.
- Liaise with community pharmacists, hospitals, and other providers to ensure continuity of care.
- Provide patient-facing support, educating patients on safe and effective use of medicines.
- Review prescribing in line with local and national guidelines to ensure safe, effective, and efficient use of NHS resources.
- Support practices to meet QOF, IIF, DES, and other contractual requirements through high-quality prescribing.
- Undertake audits, contribute to clinical governance, and lead quality improvement initiatives related to medicines safety.
- Work towards or maintain Independent Prescriber status and use prescribing skills to support patient care.
- Participate in appraisal, CPD, and mandatory training.
- Contribute to the education and training of other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively as part of the PCN multidisciplinary team.
- Provide support and advice to GPs, nurses, and ARRS staff on medicines-related issues.
- Attend PCN and practice meetings, contributing to service development.
- Engage with population health management initiatives and help address health inequalities through medicines optimisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex polypharmacy, long-term conditions, frailty, or high-risk medicines.
- Support safe and effective repeat prescribing systems within practices.
- Provide advice and support on medicines management, prescribing queries, and cost-effective prescribing.
- Contribute to the management of long-term conditions by optimising medicines use and supporting self-care.
- Conduct medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and ensure appropriate follow-up.
- Liaise with community pharmacists, hospitals, and other providers to ensure continuity of care.
- Provide patient-facing support, educating patients on safe and effective use of medicines.
- Review prescribing in line with local and national guidelines to ensure safe, effective, and efficient use of NHS resources.
- Support practices to meet QOF, IIF, DES, and other contractual requirements through high-quality prescribing.
- Undertake audits, contribute to clinical governance, and lead quality improvement initiatives related to medicines safety.
- Work towards or maintain Independent Prescriber status and use prescribing skills to support patient care.
- Participate in appraisal, CPD, and mandatory training.
- Contribute to the education and training of other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively as part of the PCN multidisciplinary team.
- Provide support and advice to GPs, nurses, and ARRS staff on medicines-related issues.
- Attend PCN and practice meetings, contributing to service development.
- Engage with population health management initiatives and help address health inequalities through medicines optimisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of medicines management.
- Experience working with patients and healthcare professionals.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Patient-centred, flexible, reliable, and motivated.
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber qualification (or working towards it).
- Experience of working in primary care or within a PCN.
- Experience in conducting structured medication reviews.
- Knowledge of EMIS and NHS prescribing systems.
- Involvement in service development, audit, or quality improvement.
- Completed CPPE Pathway or willing to enrol on it.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of medicines management.
- Experience working with patients and healthcare professionals.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Patient-centred, flexible, reliable, and motivated.
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber qualification (or working towards it).
- Experience of working in primary care or within a PCN.
- Experience in conducting structured medication reviews.
- Knowledge of EMIS and NHS prescribing systems.
- Involvement in service development, audit, or quality improvement.
- Completed CPPE Pathway or willing to enrol on it.
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.
