Clinical Pharmacist Maternity Cover

NHS; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the community is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to enhance patient care within the Primary Care Network in Hoddesdon. The role involves conducting medication reviews, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and ensuring safe medication practices. Candidates should have a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council, along with at least two years of relevant experience. This position offers opportunities for professional development and the ability to make a meaningful impact on patient health.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Structured development opportunities

Protected learning time

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload.
• Knowledge and awareness of common acute and long-term conditions in general practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured medication reviews face-to-face and virtually.
• Manage patients with complex polypharmacy and ensure safe medication practices.
• Collaborate with GPs and other healthcare providers to optimise patient care.

Skills

Patient-facing skills

Problem-solving

Medicines management

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Tools

SystmOne

Microsoft Applications

Job description

Summary

Clinical Pharmacist - Be Part of the Future of Primary Care

As a Clinical Pharmacist within our Primary Care Network (PCN), you'll be at the heart of modern general practice, supporting patients, empowering colleagues, and shaping the way healthcare is delivered in our community. You'll be patient-facing, problem-solving, and central to the multi-disciplinary team. You'll help people get the best from their medicines, run structured medication reviews, support long-term condition management, and improve safety for some of our most vulnerable patients.

A valued role in a collaborative team Work alongside GPs, nurses, and social prescribers in a culture where your skills and ideas matter.

Variety and impact No two days are the same. You might be consulting with patients in a surgery, visiting housebound patients or completing prescribing audits.

Job summary

Clinical Pharmacist - Be Part of the Future of Primary Care

As a Clinical Pharmacist within our Primary Care Network (PCN), you'll be at the heart of modern general practice, supporting patients, empowering colleagues, and shaping the way healthcare is delivered in our community.

You'll be patient-facing, problem-solving, and central to the multi-disciplinary team. You'll help people get the best from their medicines, run structured medication reviews, support long-term condition management, and improve safety for some of our most vulnerable patients.

• A valued role in a collaborative team Work alongside GPs, nurses, and social prescribers in a culture where your skills and ideas matter.
• Variety and impact No two days are the same. You might be consulting with patients in a surgery, visiting housebound patients or completing prescribing audits.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, confidence to collaborate, and commitment to putting patients first. Someone who is proactive, adaptable, and passionate about improving health.

Safe, effective use of medicines is one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today. As a Clinical Pharmacist in our PCN, you will play a pivotal role in helping patients live healthier lives, supporting our clinicians, and driving change that improves care across our community.

If you're looking for a career where you can combine clinical expertise with meaningful patient impact, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Pharmacist within our Primary Care Network, you will play a central role in supporting patients to get the very best from their medicines and in helping our practices deliver safe, effective, and high-quality care. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing expert advice on medicines use, carrying out structured medication reviews, and supporting patients, particularly those with long-term conditions, polypharmacy, or complex health needs.

You will contribute directly to patient care by improving understanding of medicines, optimising treatment, and promoting self-care and prevention. You will also take responsibility for areas such as medicines reconciliation, repeat prescribing, and prescribing safety, as well as supporting national and local initiatives including antimicrobial stewardship and long-term condition management.

The role offers variety and scope to make a real difference whether you are consulting with patients, advising colleagues, reviewing prescribing data, or helping to shape new services. By reducing unnecessary GP workload, improving patient outcomes, and addressing health inequalities, you will be a key member of the team and a driving force in the future of primary care.

This is a patient-facing, clinically rewarding role with opportunities to develop your expertise, progress towards independent prescribing, and help lead innovation across our PCN.

About us

At our PCN you will be joining a supportive, forward-thinking team where collaboration and patient care come first. We bring together GPs, nurses, clinical pharmacists, social prescribers and care coordinators, each playing a vital role in delivering high-quality, compassionate healthcare to our community.

The atmosphere is professional yet welcoming: we work hard, but we also value balance, wellbeing, and support. We are a culture that encourages sharing knowledge, problem-solving and celebrating achievements. Every voice is valued, and innovation is welcomed—we want our team members to bring ideas, shape services, and grow with us.

Our work ethic is built on commitment to patients and respect for colleagues. We aim for excellence but understand the importance of flexibility and teamwork.

In return, we offer a workplace where you can thrive, and benefit from structured development opportunities, protected learning time, and clear pathways for progression whether towards independent prescribing, advanced clinical practice, or leadership roles.

Joining us means being part of a team that values your expertise, and gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hoddesdon and Broxbourne (H&B) PCN has an exciting opportunity to further expand their Clinical Pharmacist workforce and are looking to take on another PCN Pharmacist to work across the GP practices within H&B PCN. This is to be a 1 year Maternity cover initially, with the possibility to become permanent.

H&B PCN is a forward-thinking network comprising four practices within close proximity of each other with a total patient population in excess of 42,000. We would like to build on our existing team of four Pharmacists as we continue to recognise the value this role brings to our practices and patients. Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care; find innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can for our patients.

The PCN has incorporated H&B Health Ltd which will act as the provider company supporting the PCN business. This will better facilitate the standardisation and coordination of the PCN workforce as well as offer opportunities to further develop services which support and enhance our Primary Care model of care.

SCOPE OF THE ROLE

We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our likeminded PCN. We want to find the best pharmacy talent to join our team. You will be part of a group of PCN Pharmacists working under the supervision of the Clinical Director delivering care in line with the PCN DES specification and agreed specific service offer to our member practices.

It is a requirement of the role to be registered with GPhC and have a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience. Successful candidates will be supported in terms of clinical learning through access of the PCN Clinical Director, and fellow Pharmacists within the PCN.

Other information

Salary expectations are based on experience, and an NHS Pension Scheme is available.

A full driving license is essential as travel between sites is necessary.

Job Summary

Key responsibilities and accountability

Structured Medication Reviews

Conduct face-to-face, telephone, domiciliary and virtual (where appropriate) structured medication reviews to proactively manage patients with Long Term Conditions

Proactively identify and manage patients with complex polypharmacy

Review the ongoing need for each medication, ensuring monitoring needs are performed and an opportunity to support patients achieve better health outcomes

Reduce inappropriate polypharmacy and wasteful prescribing

Medicines Information

Provides timely and accessible answers to relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams (e.g., community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines.

Suggest and recommend solutions using clinical knowledge and trusted pharmaceutical sources.

Medicine Reconciliation

Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge.

Review medications for newly registered patients

Proactively transfer workload relating to medicines optimisation from other clinicians to the pharmacy team to improve patients safety and therefore freeing up other clinical staff for clinical care

Medicines Management

Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy helping to improve safety and efficiency

Develop and implement ways to improve monitoring of high-risk medications (HRDs) such as anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, and DMARDs

Monitor practice prescribing against local guidelines and formulary recommendations

Develop prescribing guidelines for use within the Network

Help increase uptake of Electronic Repeat Dispensing

Audits

Medicine Safety

Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal, and other local/national guidance

Develop and implement systems to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of unplanned admissions and readmissions from high-risk drugs or polypharmacy

Collaborating Working Relationships

Work collaboratively with the PCN team

Develop relationships and work closely with community, hospital services as well as community pharmacy colleagues and the wider health system

Liaise with other stakeholders for the collective benefit of patients

Attend relevant network and practice meetings

Education and Training

To analyse latest prescribing information and trends and subsequently present this in an appropriate format to clinicians within practices to promote good prescribing practice

Provide specialist education to pharmacy colleagues, nursing staff and GPs on aspects of medicines optimisation

Demonstrate self-development through continuous professional development

Implement strategies to support antimicrobial stewardship

Practice Targets

Support practices to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF, ECF and locally commissioned enhanced services

To be aware of the prescribing budget and identify and action areas for cost improvement

Work with PCN team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

Additional Information

The post holder is required to comply with all relevant policies and procedures pertinent to their post. Failure to follow correct policies and procedures may result in disciplinary action.

Risk Management

In accordance with the Risk Management Strategy, employees will participate, whenever required, with the risk management process. They will support line managers by attending mandatory and statutory training, completing incident/accident forms for every adverse event or near miss that occurs, report all defects and complaints, and communicate any dangerous situation to individuals potentially at risk.

Health and Safety at Work

You must co-operate with those in authority and others in meeting the statutory requirements and in following policies and procedures. A copy of the Health and Safety Policy is available from your lead employer.

You are reminded that in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 you have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself and to others affected by your work activities.

Infection Control

All staff must comply with infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager.

Safeguarding Children and Adults

All employees have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults and are required to act in such a way that always safeguards their health and wellbeing. Familiarisation with and adherence to national and local safeguarding adults and children policies is an essential requirement upon all employees. Staff are also required to participate in related mandatory/statutory training.

Other

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and his/her manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least annually at the appraisal meeting.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
• Can recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety

Desirable

• Experience of working within Primary Care

Qualifications

Essential

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with patients and all members of the PCN and wider health & care system
• Able to work independently and prioritise own workload
• Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
• Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions likely to be seen in general practice
• Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams
• Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
• Immunisation status in line with regulatory guidance
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
• Qualified or working towards Independent Prescribing
• Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
• Experience using SystmOne clinical system
• IT literate with good understanding and skills of all Microsoft Applications and ability to understand and adopt other software
• Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work

Personal qualities

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills and a team player

Desirable

• Good knowledge of SystmOne clinical system

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

H&B Health Ltd

Address

Unit 11, Limes Court

Conduit Lane

Hoddesdon

Hertfordshire

EN11 8EP

Employer's website

https://www.handbhealth.co.uk/