PCN Pharmacist

Lincolnshire Co-op; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Annual bonus

Colleague discount

GPhC fees reimbursed

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Lincolnshire Co-op is seeking a PCN Pharmacist to support medicines optimisation across primary care networks. You will work with GP practices and community pharmacy teams, delivering structured medication reviews and expert prescribing advice to improve patient outcomes.

You will join a collaborative, clinically driven team, providing patient-facing care and engaging with health screening and vaccination activities while developing your clinical practice within a connected system.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered to work in the UK.
• Experience in primary care pharmacy and medicines optimisation.
• Knowledge of chronic disease management and vaccinations.
• Ability to work in GP practice and community pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Carry out structured medication reviews and advise on prescribing.
• Support medicines optimisation across GP practices.
• Respond to medicines-related queries and audits.
• Maintain documentation and use EPS tracker.
• Train and support primary healthcare teams.
• Ensure compliance with professional, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provide health screening services (BP, diabetes, flu vaccines).

Skills

GPhC registration

Patient counselling

Medicines optimisation

Team collaboration

Education

Pharmacy qualification

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

About the role:

Grow your impact across primary care

What if your next role gave you the opportunity to make a real difference to people's health every day?

At Lincolnshire Co-op, our pharmacies are much more than places where prescriptions are dispensed. They are trusted healthcare destinations where patients come for advice, support and expert clinical care. Whether it's helping someone get the most from their medicines, supporting long-term health conditions, carrying out clinical reviews or working alongside GP practices, our pharmacists play an important role in improving health outcomes across our communities.

As a PCN Pharmacist, you'll work as part of an evolving primary care network, supporting medicines optimisation, improving prescribing safety and helping to deliver joined-up care across General Practice and Community Pharmacy. This is a role where you’ll grow your clinical confidence, develop your experience and contribute meaningfully to local healthcare delivery.

Develop your clinical practice across a connected system

Every patient interaction is an opportunity to learn, support and make a difference

No two days are ever quite the same.

One day you might be carrying out structured medication reviews for patients managing long-term conditions, while the next you're responding to prescribing queries, supporting audits or working alongside colleagues to improve medicines use across the practice population.

Whatever the challenge, you'll apply your clinical knowledge, professional judgement and patient-focused approach to ensure safe, effective and personalised care.

You’ll build strong working relationships across your network, collaborating with GP practices, community pharmacy teams and other healthcare professionals to help patients achieve the best outcomes from their medicines.

Support better outcomes through medicines optimisation

Behind every prescription is a person who needs the right support

Your work will combine patient-facing care, medicines optimisation and professional collaboration. As a PCN Pharmacist, you’ll:

• Prioritise patient care by supporting patients with one or multiple medical conditions where medicines optimisation is required
• Undertake clinical medication reviews, review monitoring needs and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacists, nurses and/or GPs on prescribing and ongoing care
• Work closely with GPs, community pharmacy teams and other healthcare professionals, answering medicines-related queries and supporting safe, effective prescribing
• Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by GPs, feeding back results and implementing changes with the practice team
• Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests, monitoring review dates and flagging those needing further clinical review
• Support signposting and referrals to community pharmacy and other healthcare professionals where appropriate
• Help practices achieve Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators and support the development of services with medicinal components
• Maintain accurate documentation, ensuring interventions are recorded and coded appropriately
• Use the Electronic Prescription Service tracker correctly to support claims and manage processes effectively
• Train and support primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicines optimisation
• Ensure compliance with professional, legal and regulatory requirements
• Offer health screening services, including blood pressure monitoring, diabetes screening, flu vaccinations and other vaccine administration

About You

Bring your skills — and build your confidence

This role is ideal for a pharmacist who is looking to grow their clinical experience within a primary care setting. Curiosity, a willingness to learn and a patient-focused mindset are just as important as your existing knowledge.

We’re looking for someone who is motivated to develop, enjoys working as part of a team and is keen to build their confidence in a PCN environment. You’ll be comfortable supporting patients, collaborating with GP practices and contributing to safe, effective prescribing.

You’ll also be approachable, organised and able to communicate clearly with both patients and colleagues. Someone who is developing their clinical judgement, can manage their workload effectively and is committed to improving outcomes for patients.

You’ll likely bring:

• A relevant pharmacy qualification, current GPhC registration and eligibility to work in the UK
• Confidence providing expert health advice and delivering advanced and enhanced pharmacy services
• Experience or awareness of common acute and long-term conditions likely to be seen in general practice
• Prior experience in general practice and experience using SystmOne would be desirable
• An understanding of pharmacy governance and how to apply this appropriately in the workplace
• The ability to engage with Patient Participation Groups and involve them in the development of the role and practice services
• A professional and approachable manner, with the ability to build and maintain dependable working relationships
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deliver high-quality face-to-face interactions
• Enthusiasm and drive to champion your own learning and development
• A commitment to helping create a continuous learning culture within your team
• A flexible approach to ways of working, with a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use
• Please note, this role is subject to DBS clearance

A role that supports your development and wellbeing

This is a great opportunity to develop your pharmacy career and make a difference to the lives of our communities. Alongside working for a growing co-operative business, you'll benefit from:

• Up to 34 days annual leave (pro rata), including bank holidays
• A pension scheme with up to 12% employer contributions
• Generous colleague discount across our family of businesses
• Annual discretionary colleague bonuses to reward you for your hard work
• Reimbursement of GPhC fees in full
• Access to a wide range of professional development opportunities
• The opportunity to work across General Practice and Community Pharmacy, supporting integration between services and improving access to healthcare
• Up to 40 hours per week, with the role reporting to the PCN Senior Pharmacists.
• Wellbeing support and opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

We’re proud to be an Investors in People – Platinum employer, recognising our commitment to helping colleagues learn, develop and build rewarding careers. We also work closely with the University of Lincoln School of Pharmacy, where some of our pharmacists are employed as Teacher Practitioners.

Make your mark in local healthcare

If you’re excited by the opportunity to use your clinical expertise to support patients, strengthen links between general practice and community pharmacy, and help improve healthcare access across our communities, we’d love to hear from you.

A full job description is available to download on this page, including further details about the responsibilities, experience and skills required for the role.

About Us

From a single store in 1861 we have grown to be one of the most successful co-operatives in the UK. We’re proud to be able to offer a wide range of services from across our family of businesses. From Food Stores and Pharmacies to Post Offices and Support Services, we’re a growing society made up of over 220 outlets and nearly 3,000 colleagues.

We're owned by our members, the people of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties, and have been for more than 160 years! Communities are at the heart of everything we do and motivates us to deliver more than great customer service. We support them by sharing dividend with our members, investing in new and improved services, raising money for charity through our Community Champion scheme, supporting local schools and so much more! Find out more about us, our purpose and wonderful colleagues here.

We work together as a Society and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is barrier free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. If you need any adjustments, would like us to do anything differently during the interview or would like to get in touch with us about anything else, please contact our Recruitment team on [phone], or alternatively you can [e-mail].

We may choose to close our vacancies in the event that we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.