Clinical Pharmacist (Location: Harrow)

National Health Service; Harrow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Alliance PCN in Harrow is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join six GP practices. The role focuses on medicines optimisation, structured medication reviews and safe prescribing within a multidisciplinary primary care team.

You must drive and have your own car, living within a 30‑minute drive from Harrow; developing towards Independent Prescriber is encouraged. This is a role offering meaningful impact on patient care and PCN priorities.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with UK registration.
• Experience in primary care/pharmacy practice preferred.
• Willingness to develop towards Independent Prescriber.

Responsibilities

• Provide structured medication reviews for patients with complex needs.
• Support medicines optimisation across the PCN and safety initiatives.
• Provide medication advice to patients, carers and clinicians.
• Support chronic disease management through clinical reviews and monitoring.
• Contribute to safety alerts, audits and quality improvement work.
• Work with GPs, nurses, technicians and care coordinators as a team.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Clinical pharmacy

Independent Prescriber

Patient-facing care

Education

Pharmacy registration

UK Registration

Job description

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join Health Alliance Primary Care Network, a friendly and supportive PCN made up of six GP practices, caring for a patient population of over 58,000 patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist who is either already an Independent Prescriber or is keen to develop towards becoming one. This is an exciting role for someone who wants to make a real difference in primary care, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to support safe, effective and high-quality medicines optimisation across our practices. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting patients with medication reviews, long-term condition management, prescribing safety, and clinical pharmacy services across the PCN. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills within a collaborative and forward-thinking primary care environment. You must drive, have your own car and live within a 30 minute drive from Harrow.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide medicines optimisation and prescribing support across Health Alliance PCN. The role will involve patient-facing clinical activity, including structured medication reviews, medication advice, chronic disease management, safer prescribing initiatives, and supporting high-quality prescribing across our GP practices. The post requires confident autonomous working in a clinical setting, delivering pharmaceutical care to a diverse PCN population. The Clinical Pharmacist will provide medication reviews and advice, with protected time to complete structured medication reviews and support contractual requirements, including QOF, IIF and other PCN priorities.

About us

Health Alliance is a Primary Care network in Harrow, with over 58,000 patients over 6 GP practices. Each of the practices with the PCN are long established.

Details

Date posted08 September 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements. 40,000 to 50,000 a year Dependant on experience ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference numberA5416-26-0004Job locationsBelmont Health Centre516 Kenton LaneHarrowMiddlesexHA3 7LTUnited Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide structured medication reviews for patients with complex medication needs, polypharmacy, long-term conditions, frailty or other identified clinical risks.
• Support medicines optimisation across the PCN, helping patients to understand and use their medicines safely and effectively.
• Provide medication advice to patients, carers, clinicians and wider practice teams.
• Support chronic disease management through clinical reviews, medicines adjustment, monitoring and prescribing support, within scope of practice.
• Contribute to safer prescribing initiatives, including audits, searches, high-risk drug monitoring, prescribing safety alerts and quality improvement work.
• Support achievement of QOF, IIF, CRM and PCN DES and other contractual or local enhanced service requirements.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacy technicians, care coordinators, social prescribers and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Review hospital discharge letters, clinic letters and medication changes where appropriate, supporting accurate and safe medicines reconciliation.
• Help reduce medicines waste, inappropriate prescribing and unnecessary medication burden for patients.
• Support repeat prescribing processes, medicines queries and prescribing governance across PCN practices.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure all work is appropriately coded and documented within the clinical system.
• Work within professional, legal and ethical boundaries, escalating clinical concerns appropriately.
• Engage in continuing professional development and, where not already qualified, work towards becoming an Independent Prescriber if agreed as part of the role development plan.

Person Specification

Qualifications EssentialPharmacy registration Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPharmacy registrationUK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. xbpsjku For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer nameHealth Alliance PCNAddressBelmont Health Centre516 Kenton LaneHarrowMiddlesexHA3 7LTUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameHealth Alliance PCNAddressBelmont Health Centre516 Kenton LaneHarrowMiddlesexHA3 7LTUnited KingdomEmployer's website