PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Integrated Care System; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Gateshead is seeking Clinical Pharmacists to enhance patient care within the Primary Care Network. Candidates will work in a supportive team and have opportunities for professional development, including becoming an Independent Prescriber. This role is key in improving the patient experience and safety in general practice.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Up to 33 days annual leave

Free staff parking

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience required.
• An appreciation of primary care prescribing and rational prescribing concepts is essential.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Improve patient experience and safety in primary care.
• Support other clinical pharmacists and engage in mentoring.
• Participate in the NHSE England's primary care pharmacy education pathway.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Therapeutic knowledge

Education

Degree in pharmacy

Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Post-graduate diploma or equivalent training

Job description

CBC Health Federation are looking to recruit ClinicalPharmacists to work in the local Primary Care Network. We have an excitingopportunity for proactive pharmacists to join our supportive multidisciplinaryteam to improve the quality of general practice within the Network by improvingthe patient experience, maximising safety and contributing to resilience. Thesuccessful candidates will be supported by other clinical pharmacists and willhave support from the wider Pharmicus team to enable individual and peer mentoringto take place.

There is also the opportunity to access and complete NHSEngland's accredited primary care pharmacy education pathway, should you notalready hold this qualification. As well as the opportunity to develop as anIndependent Prescriber, which will equip you to practice and prescribe safelyand effectively in a primary care setting; this is not essential and is open tofurther discussion.

If you are lookingfor an exciting opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews are planned for 21st August 2025

Please contact us on 0191497 7710 for more information.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description for more information onmain duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBCHealth Federation.

About us

Community Based Care Health Federation Ltd are based on TeamValley serving Primary Care in Gateshead and the wider Northeast footprint. Asa not-for-profit provider we reinvest any surplus to improve services for ourpatients in Gateshead and support our GP's and Primary Care Networks to deliverthe highest quality services.

As a provider of high quality clinical and non-clinical serviceswe are a respected and proud company that puts patients at the heart of what wedo, whilst valuing and supporting our staff to grow and develop. We havecompany values developed by our staff that underpin our work and the way wework together, and we have a staff culture club to ensure the voice of ourstaff is heard at Board level and throughout the senior management team.

Many of our roles are available with the NHS pension scheme andtransferable service is recognised from previous NHS employment as appropriate.We offer competitive rates of pay and out of hours enhancements and have afully integrated reward and recognition system. We have just been awarded ourSilver "Better Health at Work Award" where we have demonstrated ourcommitment to supporting our workforce to keep well at work.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for more information onmain duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBCHealth Federation.

Staff Benefits include:

Cycle to work scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Up to 33 days annual leave

Free staff parking

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in pharmacy
• Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
• Independent prescriber or working towards independent prescribing qualification

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Produce timely and informative reports
• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence / motivate / persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations /agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)

Other

• Self Motivation
• Adaptable
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
• Safeguarding adult and children level three
• Information Governance training
• Basic life support training

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.