Clinical Pharmacist - Weald Primary Care Network

West Kent Primary Care; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Tunbridge Wells is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to work within the Weald Primary Care Network. The role involves managing patient medications, conducting reviews, and providing clinical advice. Candidates should have a pharmacy degree and relevant experience, with the position offering supportive training, flexible work arrangements, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Support for Independent Prescribing course

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Annual Leave entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a community or primary care based pharmacist.
• Experience in providing clinical advice and expertise on medicines to colleagues and patients.
• Knowledge of structured medication reviews.
• Experience of managing long-term conditions in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage medicines on transfer of care.
• Perform medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy.
• Undertake reviews of patients with long-term conditions.
• Provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit.

Skills

Clinical advice

Medication management

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Education

University Degree in Pharmacy Sciences

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Registered Prescriber

Completion of CPPE

Tools

EMIS clinical system

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist - Weald Primary Care Network

Are you looking to join a team which offers:

• Support to undertake your Independent Prescribing (IP) course
• Varied and fulfilling workload

West Kent Primary Care (WKPC) is seeking to employ a Clinical Pharmacist on behalf of Weald Primary Care Network (PCN) to work across one or two of their member practices.

Interview date: scheduled for the week beginning Monday 13 October 2025.

Main duties of the job

The Practice-based Clinical Pharmacist will improvethe quality and safety of care offered to patients of the Weald PCN. Theywill have regular contact with patients and will reduce the workload of GPprescribers in the practice. They will also support the management of patientswith long-term conditions.

As part of this role the PCN willfund for you to be enrolled into the NHS England CPPE Education Programme whichlasts for 18 months. Study leave and time off to attend courses will be builtinto your work plan.

About us

West Kent Primary Carewill act as employer for this role. We are a collaborative and ambitious GPFederation working with GP practices across Sevenoaks, Weald, Tonbridge,Tunbridge Wells, Malling, and Maidstone to improve General Practice provision inthe area. West Kent Primary Care are a supportive and friendly organisationwhose aim is to provide high quality, seamless health care thatenables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.

What we can offer:

• Favourableterms and conditions
• Match NHSAnnual Leave entitlement
• NEST and NHSPension
• A comprehensive induction into the companyfollowed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Training, support, and development in yourcareer
• Flexibleworking arrangements
• Recognitionvia Employee of the Month scheme
• Wellbeingsupport and Employee Assistance Programme

*Due to therural location and travel required for the role, we ask that applicants have access to a vehicle and a clean driving licence.

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
• Perform face-to-face medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy, especially for those with frailty and/or with multiple co-morbidities and prescribe alternative medications.
• Undertake face-to-face reviews of patients with specific long-term conditions that fall within their competency (such as asthma reviews).
• Carry out Improved Access and Extended Hours sessions, including some weekend work.
• Provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing aspects of medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship.
• Contribute to practice financial stability through optimisation of medicines related targets in QOF delivery.

Please see the attached documents for the full job description and persona specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience as a community or primary care based pharmacist
• Experience in providing clinical advice and expertise on medicines to colleagues and patients
• Knowledge of structured medication reviews and producing recommendations for prescribing and monitoring
• Knowledge of medicines management at point of hospital discharge including patients living in care homes
• Experience of managing long-term conditions in a clinical setting

Qualifications

• University Degree in Pharmacy Sciences
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Registered Prescriber
• Completion of Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE)

Other

• Applicants must have access to a vehicle due to the rural locations of the Weald PCN practices.
• Knowledge or Use of the clinical system EMIS

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours