Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network

The Methodist Church in Britain; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Favourable terms and conditions

NHS annual leave entitlement

NEST and NHS pension

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave,

paid sick leave

Training, development and complete Ind

Flexible working arrangements

Employee of the Month recognition

Wellbeing support and Employee Assist

Job summary

West Kent Primary Care is seeking a senior pharmacist to lead the PCN clinical pharmacy team, provide face-to-face medication reviews and clinical leadership across eight practices in Tunbridge Wells. The post includes line management of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, with travel between sites and an expanded schedule including some evenings and weekends.

The role requires GPhC registration, CPPE primary care training, and enrollment or completion of an 18‑month training pathway.

Qualifications

• University degree in pharmacy sciences.
• Completed CPPE Clinical Pharmacy Programme for Primary Care.
• Enrolled in, or qualified from, an approved 18‑month training pathway or equivalent.
• GPhC registration.
• Experience in primary care and medicines management.
• Knowledge of structured medication reviews and hospital dischargeased prescribing.
• Experience managing long‑term conditions in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PCN clinical pharmacy team to improve quality and safety of patient care.
• Coordinate the PCN pharmacy team with the PCN Head of Operations and senior colleagues.
• Line manage clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
• Maintain own clinical pharmacy caseload within the team.
• Carry out Improved Access and Extended Hours sessions, including evenings and some weekend work.
• Perform face-to-face medication reviews and prescribe alternatives where appropriate.
• Undertake face-to-face reviews of long-term conditions within own competence (e.g., asthma).
• Manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing within the MDT.
• Lead quality improvement, clinical audit, medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship.
• Contribute to practice financial stability through medicines-related QOF targets.
• Support delivery of NetworkContract DES and ARRS role requirements.

Skills

Advanced IT skills (Word, Excel, Power

Communication skills

Analytical problem solving

Data collection & analysis

Time management

Teamwork and autonomy

Education

University degree in pharmacy sciences

CPPE Clinical Pharmacy Programme for Primary Care

Approved 18‑month training pathway (or equivalent)

Job description

This senior pharmacist post sits within the Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network, a group of eight practices covering 85,500 patients, and is employed by West Kent Primary Care. The role combines patient care, including face-to-face medication reviews, with leading the PCN clinical pharmacy team and line managing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Travel between practices is required and a full driving licence is beneficial. Fit turns on GPhC registration, CPPE primary care training and an approved 18-month training pathway, completed or in progress.

What the job involves

• Lead the PCN clinical pharmacy team to improve the quality and safety of patient care
• Co-ordinate the PCN pharmacy team with the PCN Head of Operations and senior colleagues
• Line manage clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• Maintain own clinical pharmacy caseload within the team
• Carry out Improved Access and Extended Hours sessions, including evening and some weekend work
• Perform face-to-face medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy, frailty or multiple comorbidities, and prescribe alternatives
• Undertake face-to-face reviews of long-term conditions within own competence, such as asthma
• Manage medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing within the multidisciplinary team
• Lead quality improvement and clinical audit, medicines safety and antibiotic stewardship
• Contribute to practice financial stability through medicines-related QOF targets
• Support delivery of NetworkContract DES and ARRS role requirements

What’s required

Qualifications

• University degree in pharmacy sciences
• Completed CPPE Clinical Pharmacy Programme for Primary Care
• Enrolled in, or qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent

Registration & licences

• GPhC registration

Experience

• Previous experience in primary care
• Knowledge of structured medication reviews and producing prescribing and monitoring recommendations
• Knowledge of medicines management at hospital discharge, including patients in care homes
• Experience of managing long-term conditions in a clinical setting

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced IT and keyboard skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Communicating complex information orally and in writing, to Board members, patients and colleagues
• Problem solving and responding to sudden, unexpected demands
• Collecting and analysing patient data to diagnose and treat problems
• Project support and workload planning, with basic project principles
• Time management and re-prioritising under tight, changing timescales, working autonomously and within a team

Nice to have

• Registered Prescriber
• Experience giving clinical advice and expertise on medicines to colleagues and patients
• Experience of leading and managing teams
• Knowledge of the NHS Long Term Plan
• Skills for manipulating information
• Full driving licence

What’s offered

• Favourable terms and conditions
• NHS annual leave entitlement
• NEST and NHS pension
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave, and paid sick leave
• Training, development and comprehensive induction
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee of the Month recognition
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme