Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Advanced Practitioner)

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to enhance the pharmacy service in a primary care setting. The role includes providing clinical leadership, managing patient care, and ensuring high-quality clinical services within the Connexus Primary Care Network. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including NHS Pension Scheme membership.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience required.
• Understanding of pharmacy governance and ability to implement it effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance the clinical pharmacy service for patients.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentoring to pharmacy staff.
• Conduct patient-facing clinical medication reviews.

Skills

Pharmacy Governance

Motivational Skills

Risk Management

Critical Evaluation

Understanding Health Inequalities

Education

Independent Prescribing Qualification

Mandatory Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Advanced Practitioner)

• This is an exciting new opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (ACP) to develop their career in a primary care setting. Connexus Primary Care Network supports over 50,000 patients registered with five GP Practices in South-East Bristol.

Main duties of the job

To further develop and enhance the clinical pharmacy service for the patients of the Connexus Primary Care Network (PCN). To provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentoring to Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Clerks working for the PCN. To oversee the General Management (clinical and non-clinical) of the PCN Pharmacy Hub located at Brooklea Health Centre.

About us

Connexus Primary Care Network comprises five General Practices serving over 50,000 patients in South East Bristol. The PCN employs Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Clerks, working closely with Practice-employed Pharmacists, GPs, and medicines management leads to ensure high-quality clinical services.

We offer a competitive salary, 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, and the opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme.

Job responsibilities

Support the PCN and Practices to achieve maximum performance through the Investment and Impact Fund (or equivalent) and QOF, including maintaining good relationships with Community Pharmacy and supporting Practices to meet prescribing targets.

Provide high-quality patient-facing services, including cover for the pharmacy team during annual leave, study leave, or planned sick leave:

o Long-term condition reviews - Manage care for patients with chronic diseases requiring medication optimization, e.g., COPD, asthma.

o Patient-facing clinical medication reviews - Conduct reviews with patients and provide recommendations on prescribing and monitoring to the clinical team. Support patients in medication management, waste reduction, and self-care.

o Develop specialist prescribing expertise aligned with PCN priorities.

Ensure systems are in place for effective care home medication reviews, supporting the Pharmacy Team in medication safety and administration improvements.

Provide expertise in medicines use, addressing public health and social care needs to reduce health inequalities in the Connexus PCN area.

Take a central role in shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, and liaising with specialist and community pharmacists.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of pharmacy governance and ability to implement it effectively.
• Contribute to the PCN vision for service improvement and resource management in primary care.
• Ability to improve quality within service limitations.
• Motivational skills for self and team achievement.
• Understanding of national priorities and resource utilization.
• Risk management skills following policies/protocols.
• Adherence to professional and organizational policies on performance management.
• Capability to extend service boundaries within the team.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision and delivering educational events.
• Critical evaluation of literature and evidence generation for presentation.
• Understanding of research governance and team collaboration.
• Aware of health inequalities and primary care roles in addressing them.
• Knowledge of data protection, information governance, and confidentiality.

Other

• Flexibility to work occasional evenings or Saturdays.
• Willingness to travel between Practices.

Qualifications

• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Independent prescribing qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.

Experience

• Refer to attachment for details.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check for any criminal convictions.

Salary range: £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience (Pro Rata).