Primary Care Network (PCN) Pharmacist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Independent prescriber training

Vaccinations training

Job summary

SEOxHA Network is seeking a clinical pharmacist to join a primary care network serving ~33,000 patients across multiple GP practices. You will chair structured med reviews, advise staff and patients, and oversee medicines optimization within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires MPharm or equivalent, independent prescriber status, GPhC registration, and at least 3 years post-qualification experience in primary care. CPPE/CPPE-like training may be available.

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent with postgraduate diploma-level specialist knowledge.
• Independent prescriber qualification mandatory.
• GPhC registration and Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership.
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in primary care.
• Experience using GP systems such as EMISweb and Docman X.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured medication reviews for multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
• Provide medicines advice to practice staff and patients; manage repeat prescribing.
• Carry out medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and for care homes.
• Lead prescribing data, QOF, and clinical audit within the PCN.
• Educate and train primary care staff; support antimicrobial stewardship.
• Educational roles for staff and supervising students as needed.

Skills

GPhC registration

Independent prescriber

Primary care experience

EMISweb

Docman X

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Postgraduate diploma-level specialist knowledge

Tools

EMISweb

Docman X

Job description

This clinical pharmacist post sits within the primary care network run by the SEOxHA Network, serving a population of 33,000 across several member GP practices. The holder carries out structured medication reviews for patients with multiple conditions and polypharmacy, and gives medicines advice to practice staff and patients. Work also covers repeat prescribing, discharge medicines reconciliation, care home reviews and clinical leadership on medicines quality. Applicants need GPhC registration and independent prescriber status, with CPPE training offered if needed.

What the job involves

• Structured medication reviews for patients with multimorbidity, polypharmacy, hypertension, COPD, asthma and frailty, making prescribing changes and ordering monitoring
• Patient-facing clinics and telephone appointments for medicines questions
• Repeat prescribing reauthorisation, reviewing requests and medicines reaching review dates
• Medicines reconciliation after discharge from hospital and into care homes, actioning outpatient clinic changes
• Medicines optimisation and rationalisation for care home residents within the multidisciplinary team
• Managing high-risk and housebound patients at risk of admission, harm or palliative need, and systems for continuity of supply
• Reducing overprescribing, supporting antimicrobial stewardship and implementing local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations
• Answering medicines enquiries from GPs, practice staff, other healthcare teams and patients
• Chronic disease reviews including hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis and DOAC and warfarin TTR reviews, liaising with specialist teams
• Leading on prescribing data, QOF, the Prescribing Incentive Scheme, quality improvement and clinical audit
• Monitoring red and amber drugs and returning prescribing to hospital specialists when needed
• Educating and training primary care staff and visiting students, communicating prescribing changes through the PCN prescribers meeting

What's required

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent, with postgraduate diploma-level specialist knowledge or equivalent training
• Independent prescriber qualification

Registration & licences

• Mandatory General Pharmaceutical Council registration
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience using GP clinical systems such as EMISweb and Docman X

Skills & knowledge

• In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge, with evidence-based and rational primary care prescribing principles
• Communicating complex, sensitive information to varied audiences, and influencing to gain acceptance of recommendations
• Planning, managing and reviewing medicines optimisation for long-term conditions
• Excellent IT skills across multiple systems
• Working under pressure to deadlines, recognising priorities, referring to GPs or seniors when needed, self-motivated and adaptable

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence

Other

• Safeguarding adults and children level 3, and basic life support training
• Information Governance toolkit completion
• Immunisation status

What's offered

• Independent prescriber training through the CPPE Primary Care Education pathway, if not already completed
• Training and support to deliver vaccinations