Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Tunbridgewellspcn; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Annual Leave entitlement

Professional development & training

Induction & local onboarding

Job summary

West Kent Primary Care Network is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to lead the PCN Pharmacy Team across Tunbridge Wells practices. You will provide senior clinical leadership, co-ordinate medicines optimisation, and drive safe prescribing aligned with the Network Contract DES and ARRS requirements.

The role involves teaching, audit leadership, and contributing to extended hours clinics in a patient-facing primary care setting. Travel across PCN area is expected.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC in good standing.
• Experience in primary care settings and medicines optimisation.
• Prescriber status or qualification with ability to prescribe in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical pharmacy team and co-ordinate activity for the PCN Pharmacy Team.
• Conduct face-to-face medicines reviews and optimise prescribing for polypharmacy patients.
• Lead on quality improvement, clinical audits, and antibiotic stewardship.
• Support evening/weekend enhanced access clinics and contribute to care home medications.

Skills

Leadership

Prescribing

Clinical pharmacy

Polypharmacy reviews

Audits

QOF delivery

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy (GPhC)

Registered Prescriber

CPPE Clinical Pharmacy Programme (Primary Care)

GPhC Registration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network

Are you a pharmacist in primary care looking to develop your career?

Looking to have direct impactand decision making on patient care?

Then join West Kent Primary Care andbecome a vital member of our Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network team as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist.The Senior Clinical Pharmacist will work as part of the Primary CareNetwork multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role, using expert medicinesknowledge to assess, treat and support patients across the PCN. The post holderwill provide senior clinical pharmacy leadership, support delivery of theNetworkContract DES and ARRS role requirements, and contribute to safe and effective person-centred medicines optimisation, quality improvement andimproved outcomes for patients.

Tunbridge Wells PCN comprises of 8 practices covering 85,500 patients. Our pharmacists are given base practices to work from. Our PCN team as a collective are proactive and innovative withservices being delivered by not only our large clinical pharmacy team but alsoby first contact paramedics, first contact physiotherapists, Mental HealthNavigators, Care Co-ordinators, a dedicated pharmacy team for our local carehomes and more.

Interviews planned for 19th November 2026

Main duties of the job

The Senior PCN Pharmacist will support in the leadership of the clinicalpharmacy team to improve the quality and safety of care offered to patients ofthe PCN. They will work alongside the PCN Head of Operations and Seniorcolleagues to co-ordinate the activity of the PCN Pharmacy Team, as well asmaintaining their own clinical pharmacy role within the team. The Senior PCN Pharmacist will have line managementresponsibilities of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Thepost holder must be enrolled in, or have qualified from, an approved 18-monthtraining pathway or equivalent that enables safe and effective practice andprescribing in primary care. The role will contribute towards evening and weekend enhanced access clinics.

We reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

About us

West Kent Primary Care will act as employer for this role. We are a collaborative and ambitious GP Federation working with GP practices across Sevenoaks, Weald, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Malling, and Maidstone to improve General Practice provision in the area. West Kent Primary Care are a supportive and friendly organisation whose aim is to provide high quality, seamless health care that enables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.

What we can offer:

• Favourable terms and conditions
• NHS Annual Leave entitlement
• NEST and NHS Pension
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption Leave
• Paid sick leave
• Training, support, and development in your career
• Flexible working arrangements
• Recognition via Employee of the Month scheme
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• A comprehensive induction into the company followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role

*Due to the geographical location, it would be beneficial to have a full driving license as travel will be required to practices across the PCN area.

Job responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing.
• Perform face-to-face medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy, especially for those with frailty and/or with multiple co-morbidities and prescribe alternative medications.
• Undertake face-to-face reviews of patients with specific long‑term conditions that fall within their competency (such as asthma reviews).
• Carry out Improved Access and Extended Hours sessions, including some weekend work.
• Provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing aspects of medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship.
• Contribute to practice financial stability through optimisation of medicines related targets in QOF delivery.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Pharmacy Sciences
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completed CPPE Clinical Pharmacy Programme for Primary Care
• Registered Prescriber

Experience

• Previous experience in primary care
• Knowledge of structured medication reviews and producing recommendations for prescribing and monitoring
• Knowledge of medicines management at point of hospital discharge including patients living in care homes
• Experience of managing long‑term conditions in a clinical setting
• Experience in providing clinical advice and expertise on medicines to colleagues and patients
• Experience of leading and managing teams

Knowledge and skills

• Able to use Microsoft Office applications with above average capability with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Skills for communicating complex information, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at a range of levels including Board members, patients, and colleagues.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Ability to collect and analyse patient data to effectively diagnose and treat problems
• Skills for supporting project management and planning workload
• Basic knowledge of project principles
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to re‑prioritise.
• Works well as an autonomous/independent practitioner and within a team
• Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
• Knowledge of structured medication reviews and producing recommendations for prescribing and monitoring.
• Knowledge of medicines management at point of hospital discharge including patients living in care homes
• Knowledge and Understanding of the NHS Long Term (10 year) plan
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to re‑prioritise
• Skills for manipulating information.
• Car Driver

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.