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PCN Senior Clinical Pharmacist
NHS
London
On-site
GBP 55,000 - 65,000
Full time
Job summary
A leading healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist in London to provide expert care and support in optimizing medications within a Primary Care Network. The candidate should have independent prescribing qualifications, strong leadership skills, and a dedication to patient safety and quality of care. This role offers an opportunity to significantly influence patient outcomes and contribute to innovative healthcare practices.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in general practice or Primary Care Networks (PCN).
- Deep understanding of evidence-based healthcare principles.
- Ability to conduct structured medication reviews and prescribing.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to the Pharmacy team.
- Conduct structured medication reviews and support long-term condition management.
- Implement systems to promote safer prescribing across practices.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Clinical Pharmacist with proven leadership and management skills to join our highly successful Primary Care Network in North East London. The ideal candidate will bring expertise from working in general practice, with a passion for improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care across the Network.
Working collaboratively with our team of Pharmacists, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a high-quality, patient-focused service. You will contribute to the successful delivery of the Network DES and Supplementary Network Specifications, working closely with the Clinical Director, Board, and ARRS team to review, standardise, and optimise processes across member practices.
Within your scope of clinical competence, you will provide specialist input into medicines optimisation and management. This will include conducting structured medication reviews, supporting long-term condition management, ensuring safe transfer of care through effective medicines reconciliation, and implementing systems to promote safer prescribing.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact on patient outcomes while helping to drive innovation and excellence across our Network.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will have at least one years experience as an Independent Prescriber and must have completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP).
With strong leadership and management skills, the post holder will bring proven experience in general practice to support the continuous improvement of care quality, safety, and efficiency across our Network. Working flexibly with our team of Pharmacists, you will help deliver a high-quality service that supports the Networks DES and Supplementary Specifications. You will collaborate closely with the Clinical Director, Board, and ARRS team to standardise and optimise processes across member practices, embedding efficient clinical pathways and best practice.
Within your scope of clinical competence, you will provide expert input into medicines optimisation and prescribing. Key responsibilities include:
Conducting structured medication reviews (SMRs) and prescribing independently where appropriate.
Supporting long-term condition management through safe, evidence-based prescribing.
Undertaking medicines reconciliation on transfer of care to ensure patient safety and continuity.
Implementing and monitoring systems to promote safer prescribing across practices.
This is an excellent opportunity for an Independent Prescriber with a solid grounding in the CPPE pathway to develop their career, contribute to service innovation, and make a measurable impact on patient outcomes across our Network.
About usE4 Primary Care Network (PCN) is a thriving collaboration of five GP practices in Chingford, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Together, we serve a registered population of more than 53,000 patients, working collectively to deliver high-quality, efficient, and sustainable primary care. Our Network is committed to improving health outcomes, enhancing patient experience, and supporting staff wellbeing through innovative, patient-centred services.
At the heart of our clinical workforce is a dedicated Pharmacist team. This team plays a vital role in optimising medicines use, improving safety, and supporting long-term condition management across our practices. Senior Clinical Pharmacists not only lead by example in clinical delivery but also provide mentorship and line management to more junior colleagues, ensuring professional growth and consistency of practice.
Our Pharmacists are fully integrated into the wider Network team and work closely with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. To provide an equitable and balanced service, each Pharmacist is allocated to a maximum of two practices per rota rotation. This model fosters continuity, collaboration, and quality improvement across the Network while allowing Pharmacists to develop strong working relationships within practices.
We strive to create an environment where clinical teams can flourish, patients receive safe and effective care.
Details Date posted01 August 2025
Pay schemeOther
SalaryDepending on experience £55,000 - £65,000
ContractFixed term
Duration2 years
Working patternFull-time
Reference numberA2275-25-0007
Job locations109 York Road
London
E4 8LF
2 Friars Close
London
E4 6UN
Handsworth Avenue
London
E4 9PD
1 Churchill Terrace
London
E4 8DG
1 Mount Echo Avenue
London
E4 7JX
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development
Provide clinical leadership to the PCN Pharmacy team, supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and consistent services across practices.
Mentor, supervise, and line manage junior pharmacists (e.g. Band 7 Pharmacists) and other members of the medicines optimisation team, fostering a culture of professional development and high standards.
Support workforce development by identifying training needs, facilitating peer learning, and encouraging best practice across the Network.
Work collaboratively with the Clinical Director and senior leadership to embed the pharmacist role as a key component of the multidisciplinary team.
Hold clinics (face-to-face and remote) to deliver structured medication reviews, addressing the ongoing need for medicines, monitoring requirements, adherence, and optimisation.
Manage patients with long-term conditions and polypharmacy, independently prescribing and deprescribing where clinically appropriate.
Order and interpret monitoring tests as part of ongoing medication management.
Provide telephone support and follow-up for patients with queries about medicines.
Manage own caseload of patients, running long-term condition clinics where medicines form a significant component of care (e.g. angina, anticoagulation, respiratory conditions).
Identify and proactively manage patients at risk of hospital admissions or medicines-related harm.
Attend multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to case management discussions.
Work with care home staff to improve medicines safety, ordering, and administration.
Develop and implement repeat prescribing policies and protocols.
Manage the repeat prescription reauthorisation process, reviewing requests and making prescribing changes as an Independent Prescriber.
Ensure patients are recalled for appropriate monitoring in line with clinical guidelines.
Conduct practice system searches to identify patients at risk of medicines-related harm or unplanned admission.
Use risk stratification tools to support proactive medicines management.
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge or transfer into care homes, resolving discrepancies without GP referral where appropriate.
Produce post-discharge medicines care plans, arrange follow-up monitoring, and liaise with patients and community pharmacists to ensure continuity of supply.
Collaborate with hospital colleagues to manage high-risk patients prior to discharge and ensure seamless transfer of care.
Review and act on national and local medicines safety alerts (e.g. MHRA), product withdrawals, and emerging clinical evidence.
Support the implementation of formulary and guideline changes across practices.
Develop and embed protocols for managing high-risk medicines, training administrative and clinical staff as required.
Design and run clinical searches to monitor prescribing safety and identify patients for review.
Provide expert medicines advice to GPs, nurses, and other practice staff.
Support and promote local and national public health campaigns.
Provide specialist clinical knowledge in areas such as immunisation and long-term condition management.
Recognise and respect the roles of colleagues within the organisation and wider health system, contributing effectively to patient care.
Use appropriate communication skills to gain cooperation of stakeholders, including patients, senior colleagues, and external organisations (e.g. ICB/CCG, NHS/private providers).
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, recognising personal limitations and seeking input from colleagues when necessary.
Develop and sustain effective working relationships across the PCN, borough, and wider health and social care system.
Foster integration between general practice, community pharmacy, and hospital teams to improve continuity of care.
Liaise with ICB/CCG pharmacists and Medicines Optimisation teams to ensure consistent approaches to prescribing and peer support.
Build collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including GPs, nurses, practice staff, optometrists, dentists, dieticians, community teams, and hospital colleagues.
Provide day-to-day leadership of the PCN Pharmacy team, including supervision, performance management, and supporting career development.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with community pharmacists, local providers, and wider healthcare partners.
Plan and organise own workload effectively, including clinical duties, audit, project work, and delivery of training for practice teams, patients, and carers.
Maintain full registration as a pharmacist, complying with relevant professional codes and standards.
Keep up to date with clinical, therapeutic, and policy developments, maintaining professional competence and engaging in CPD activities.
Participate in annual appraisals, agree personal development plans, and align practice with organisational objectives.
Attend local, regional, and national meetings relevant to the role as agreed with the Clinical Director.
Adhere to all organisational and statutory requirements, including health and safety, equality, diversity, confidentiality, and clinical governance.
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base in line with current evidence and guidance.
Participate in CPD and professional supervision.
Engage in peer support and mentoring within the Pharmacist team.
Support training and education of practice staff, patients, and carers.
Clinical Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development
Provide clinical leadership to the PCN Pharmacy team, supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and consistent services across practices.
Mentor, supervise, and line manage junior pharmacists (e.g. Band 7 Pharmacists) and other members of the medicines optimisation team, fostering a culture of professional development and high standards.
Support workforce development by identifying training needs, facilitating peer learning, and encouraging best practice across the Network.
Work collaboratively with the Clinical Director and senior leadership to embed the pharmacist role as a key component of the multidisciplinary team.
Hold clinics (face-to-face and remote) to deliver structured medication reviews, addressing the ongoing need for medicines, monitoring requirements, adherence, and optimisation.
Manage patients with long-term conditions and polypharmacy, independently prescribing and deprescribing where clinically appropriate.
Order and interpret monitoring tests as part of ongoing medication management.
Provide telephone support and follow-up for patients with queries about medicines.
Manage own caseload of patients, running long-term condition clinics where medicines form a significant component of care (e.g. angina, anticoagulation, respiratory conditions).
Identify and proactively manage patients at risk of hospital admissions or medicines-related harm.
Attend multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to case management discussions.
Work with care home staff to improve medicines safety, ordering, and administration.
Develop and implement repeat prescribing policies and protocols.
Manage the repeat prescription reauthorisation process, reviewing requests and making prescribing changes as an Independent Prescriber.
Ensure patients are recalled for appropriate monitoring in line with clinical guidelines.
Conduct practice system searches to identify patients at risk of medicines-related harm or unplanned admission.
Use risk stratification tools to support proactive medicines management.
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge or transfer into care homes, resolving discrepancies without GP referral where appropriate.
Produce post-discharge medicines care plans, arrange follow-up monitoring, and liaise with patients and community pharmacists to ensure continuity of supply.
Collaborate with hospital colleagues to manage high-risk patients prior to discharge and ensure seamless transfer of care.
Review and act on national and local medicines safety alerts (e.g. MHRA), product withdrawals, and emerging clinical evidence.
Support the implementation of formulary and guideline changes across practices.
Develop and embed protocols for managing high-risk medicines, training administrative and clinical staff as required.
Design and run clinical searches to monitor prescribing safety and identify patients for review.
Provide expert medicines advice to GPs, nurses, and other practice staff.
Support and promote local and national public health campaigns.
Provide specialist clinical knowledge in areas such as immunisation and long-term condition management.
Recognise and respect the roles of colleagues within the organisation and wider health system, contributing effectively to patient care.
Use appropriate communication skills to gain cooperation of stakeholders, including patients, senior colleagues, and external organisations (e.g. ICB/CCG, NHS/private providers).
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, recognising personal limitations and seeking input from colleagues when necessary.
Develop and sustain effective working relationships across the PCN, borough, and wider health and social care system.
Foster integration between general practice, community pharmacy, and hospital teams to improve continuity of care.
Liaise with ICB/CCG pharmacists and Medicines Optimisation teams to ensure consistent approaches to prescribing and peer support.
Build collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including GPs, nurses, practice staff, optometrists, dentists, dieticians, community teams, and hospital colleagues.
Provide day-to-day leadership of the PCN Pharmacy team, including supervision, performance management, and supporting career development.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with community pharmacists, local providers, and wider healthcare partners.
Plan and organise own workload effectively, including clinical duties, audit, project work, and delivery of training for practice teams, patients, and carers.
Maintain full registration as a pharmacist, complying with relevant professional codes and standards.
Keep up to date with clinical, therapeutic, and policy developments, maintaining professional competence and engaging in CPD activities.
Participate in annual appraisals, agree personal development plans, and align practice with organisational objectives.
Attend local, regional, and national meetings relevant to the role as agreed with the Clinical Director.
Adhere to all organisational and statutory requirements, including health and safety, equality, diversity, confidentiality, and clinical governance.
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base in line with current evidence and guidance.
Participate in CPD and professional supervision.
Engage in peer support and mentoring within the Pharmacist team.
Support training and education of practice staff, patients, and carers.
- Mandatory registration with the General
- Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 5 years post--qualification experience.
- Completion of CPPE Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice Education Pathway
- Independent prescriber (Minimum one year as a prescriber)
- Clinical Diploma
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices with a minimum of two years recent General Practice/PCN experience with an understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing.
- Experience of both (or at least one) of SystmOne and EMIS
- Leadership/Management Experience
- Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association
- PCPA
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Mandatory registration with the General
- Pharmaceutical Council
- Minimum of 5 years post--qualification experience.
- Completion of CPPE Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice Education Pathway
- Independent prescriber (Minimum one year as a prescriber)
- Clinical Diploma
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices with a minimum of two years recent General Practice/PCN experience with an understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing.
- Experience of both (or at least one) of SystmOne and EMIS
- Leadership/Management Experience
- Membership Primary Care Pharmacy Association
- PCPA
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer nameE4 Network
Address109 York Road
London
E4 8LF
Employer's website
https://www.chingfordmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer nameE4 Network
Address109 York Road
London
E4 8LF
Employer's website
https://www.chingfordmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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