PCN Clinical Pharmacist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Northolt; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Mentoring from GP/Lead Pharmacist

NHS accredited training pathway

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a two-year fixed-term clinical pharmacist to work across the Northolt PCN in general practice settings. The role focuses on medicines optimisation, including reviews, clinics, and clinician support, with eligibility for independent prescriber and GPhC registration.

Responsibilities include medication reviews, reconciliations on discharge, advising on prescriptions, and contributing to service improvements and education within the primary care team.

Qualifications

• GPhC Independent Prescriber qualification
• Medicines management qualification
• Knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice
• Good written and verbal communication
• Ability to interpret information and give advice
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Keyboard skills and routine office software such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Awareness of patient confidentiality and safeguarding

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured medication reviews and long-term condition clinics for patients needing medicines optimisation
• Advise clinicians and patients on medicines with follow-up to monitor changes
• Reconcile medicines on hospital discharge and during transitions to care homes
• Oversee repeat prescribing and electronic prescribing systems
• Provide support for vulnerable patients at risk of admission or readmission
• Identify high-risk cohorts via practice data searches
• Undertake simple prescribing audits and implement changes with the team
• Implement changes from MHRA alerts and local/national guidance
• Support quality initiatives and CQC compliance where medicines are involved
• Educate and train primary care teams and trainees
• Contribute pharmacological advice to new services and analyse medicines data
• Support public health and vaccination campaigns and refer patients appropriately

Job description

A two-year fixed-term clinical pharmacist post with Northolt PCN, based in general practice settings across the primary care network. The work centres on medicines optimisation: medication reviews, long-term condition clinics, medicines advice for clinicians and patients, and reconciling medicines after hospital discharge. It is a patient-facing, non-dispensing role, and fit depends on holding an independent prescribing qualification and GPhC registration.

What the job involves

• Conduct structured medication reviews and long-term condition clinics for patients needing medicines optimisation, and recommend changes to clinicians
• Give medicines advice to GPs, practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients, with follow-up to monitor the effect of changes
• Reconcile medicines on discharge from hospital, intermediate care and into care homes, working with patients and community pharmacists
• Oversee repeat prescribing, repeat dispensing, electronic prescribing and medication review systems, including monitoring tests
• Provide targeted support and proactive review for vulnerable, complex patients at risk of admission or readmission
• Identify cohorts at high risk of medicine-related harm through pre-prepared practice computer searches
• Undertake simple prescribing audits, feed back results and implement changes with the practice team
• Implement changes from MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and local or national guidance, and agree and review formularies and protocols
• Support QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality and cost-effectiveness initiatives, and CQC compliance where medicines are involved
• Provide education and training to the primary care team and take part in teaching trainee pharmacists and students
• Contribute pharmaceutical advice to new services and analyse medicines data to highlight issues and risks
• Support public health and vaccination campaigns, and refer patients in good time to the right clinician

What’s required

Qualifications

• GPhC Independent Prescriber qualification
• Medicines management qualification

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration as a pharmacist

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice
• Good written and verbal communication
• Ability to interpret information and give advice
• Ability to explain complex medicines issues to patients and carers, including those with language, sensory or learning difficulties, or who are dying or distressed
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Keyboard skills and routine office software such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Other

• Handling patient confidential and sensitive information daily
• Awareness of own limitations and when to refer to others
• Commitment to improving the quality of patient care
• Following policy and procedure, and a positive commitment to diversity
• Working as a team member and taking part in flexible working
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Nice to have

• MUR and repeat dispensing certification
• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist
• Experience of working in primary care or a GP practice
• Experience of managing pharmacy services in primary care
• Minor ailments certification
• Knowledge of dispensary and aseptic services
• System One or EMIS Web skills
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours

What’s offered

• Team clinical supervision sessions
• Direct mentoring from an experienced GP or lead pharmacist
• Access to NHS England's accredited training pathway for safe practice and prescribing in primary care
• Ongoing training and peer support
• Flexible working arrangements where possible
• Support for career progression and opportunities to contribute to service improvements