Clinical Pharmacist ARC Primary Care Network

NHS Jobs; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clinical supervision

CPPE education pathway

Protected learning time

In-house pharmacy service

Job summary

Arc Bucks PCN is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to deliver structured medication reviews and manage long-term condition clinics across primary care practices. You will provide expert medicines advice, support proactive care planning and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to optimise prescribing.

The role offers a varied mix of patient care, service development and quality improvement within a forward-looking in-house pharmacy service, with ongoing CPPE education and clinical

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC.
• Independent Prescriber qualification or willingness to undertake training.
• Experience in primary care, community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy.
• Excellent clinical knowledge and evidence-based prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured medication reviews for patients with complex needs and polypharmacy.
• Manage long-term condition clinics (asthma, COPD, hypertension) and group consultations.
• Undertake medicines optimisation reviews for care home residents and housebound patients.
• Support medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and respond to MHRA safety alerts.

Skills

GPhC registered

Independent Prescriber

Strong communication

EMIS GP System

Education

Independent Prescriber qualification

Tools

EMIS GP Clinical System

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist ARC Primary Care Network

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Facing Clinical Care Deliver structured medication reviews for patients with complex needs and polypharmacy.
• Manage long-term condition clinics including asthma, COPD, hypertension and other chronic diseases.
• Facilitate group consultations providing clinical expertise around medication use in chronic diseases.
• Undertake medicines optimisation reviews for care home residents and housebound patients.
• Support proactive care planning and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Provide expert medicines advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
• Medicines Optimisation Improve prescribing quality, safety and cost-effectiveness across the PCN.
• Identify patients at risk from medicines through clinical searches and population health tools.
• Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge.
• Implement MHRA safety alerts and national prescribing guidance.
• Reduce medicines waste and improve adherence through patient-centred consultations.
• Quality Improvement Participate in prescribing audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support delivery of QOF, IIF and other contractual priorities.
• Contribute to development of pharmacy-led services.
• Help standardise medicines management processes across practices.
• Working Together Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacy technicians and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Build strong relationships with community pharmacies, secondary care and system partners.
• Contribute to education and medicines optimisation training within practices.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement and shared learning.

What Were Looking For

• Essential Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC.
• Independent Prescriber qualification, or willingness to undertake training.
• Experience working within primary care, community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy.
• Excellent clinical knowledge and commitment to evidence-based prescribing.
• Strong communication and consultation skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience using EMIS GP Clinical System
• Desirable Experience undertaking Structured Medication Reviews.
• Experience working within Primary Care Networks or General Practice.
• Long term condition management experience.
• Clinical audit and quality improvement experience.
• Teaching or mentoring experience.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to help shape a new, expanding in-house pharmacy service.
• Support in completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway A supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team.
• Protected time for learning and professional development.
• Clinical supervision and peer support.
• A varied role combining patient care, service development and quality improvement.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to patient outcomes across the PCN.

About Arc Bucks PCN

Arc Bucks Primary Care Network serves around 50,000 patients across four GP practices in South Buckinghamshire. We are committed to delivering innovative, high-quality primary care through collaboration, continuous improvement and making the very best use of our multidisciplinary workforce. Our vision is to build an outstanding pharmacy service where pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work at the top of their professional competence, improving patient outcomes while supporting sustainable general practice.