Senior PCN Prescrbing Pharmacist (Remote)

The Pharmacist Network; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join their remote team. The successful candidate will provide leadership and management within a dynamic environment focused on improving patient care. Responsibilities include resolving medication-related queries and conducting quality assurance reviews. The role requires a relevant degree, GPhC registration, and experience in general practice. This position offers a chance to significantly impact patient care and operational efficiencies.

Benefits

GPhC fees and DBS applications paid

Health & wellbeing programme with free services

Established network of pharmacists and senior support

Company equipment provided

Flexibility

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months experience in general practice/primary care.
• Must have internet connection/WIFI during working hours.
• 6-12 months experience in leading a team of pharmacists.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to clinical pharmacists.
• Assist with medication-related queries and improve patient outcomes.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews and provide feedback.

Skills

Leadership skills

Management skills

Teamwork

Clinical query resolution

Communication

Education

Relevant degree/qualification with GPhC registration

CPPE Primary Care pathway completion

Tools

EMIS

System 1

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic growing team on a remote basis. The successful candidate will work in collaboration and would truly be part of a larger team working to improve patient care and will possess vital leadership, management skills and values.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to develop this role and deliver excellence within general practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a pharmacist registered with the GPhC, who acts within their professional boundaries, and work alongside the pharmacy team. They will provide leadership, line management and support to clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians within the PCN/Practices they are responsible for.

You will help resolve medication‑related queries, work as part of a multidisciplinary team, improve patient outcomes and support the improvement of access to healthcare.

About us

The Pharmacist Network are a pharmacist‑led organisation who provide to general practices nationally, with the delivery of pharmacist and pharmacy technician services. We pride ourselves on attracting and retaining likeminded individuals who are passionate about patient‑centred care, and we value a culture of positivity, transparency and excellence. The organisation possesses a wealth of experience and expertise within our current workforce of 250+ Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians.

Our senior clinical team support the training, development and workflow management of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians within primary care and PCN settings.

Join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals and make a difference in patient care through your expertise as a Clinical Pharmacist. If this role is suitable for you, please apply today. We look forward to receiving your application!

Benefits to employees

• GPhC fees and DBS applications paid
• Health & wellbeing programme with free services: confidential counselling, digital gym, high street store discounts
• An established network of over 200 pharmacists nationally and dedicated senior pharmacist support available
• Company equipment e.g. laptop / smartcard reader
• Flexibility

Job responsibilities

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility:

Support Head Office with core functions such as: administrative and recruitment support.

• Maintain a safe clinical rota and supporting staff logistics.
• Work with admin to discuss rotas, cover, illness, HR emails from pharmacists and support.
• Work with recruitment when necessary to support the recruitment and retention of staff.
• Partake in interviewing.
• Support the Trainee Technicians with their workload – meet with them, deliver required training, track their progress, feedback on their work.
• Write, approve and review documents, policies, protocols.
• Attend and engage at the Senior weekly meetings and progress actions assigned to yourself for completion in a timely manner.

Deliver training:

• To ensure staff are competent to deliver work within their boundary.
• Develop training guides, SOPs, policies to support their work.
• Signposting pharmacists needing additional training to resources (MORPh, CPPE, RPS, other).
• Research resources to signpost to (for clinicians and patients).
• Perform staff monthly 1‑2‑1s, review ongoing competency using the competency framework and complete annual appraisals.
• Observing CPPE work, giving feedback and liaising with their clinical supervisor or CPPE tutor as required.

Support The Team:

• Check all Pharmacists have appropriate workload and ledgers. Conduct quality assurance reviews of consultations and provide constructive feedback & set out a learning and development plan.
• Support Pharmacists with clinical queries when needed.
• Support with clinical sessions, where required.
• Working with team to provide progress reviews of PCN work streams.
• Ensure pharmacists are always working within their clinical competency and are achieving a holistic approach when consulting with patients.
• Make sure pharmacists show knowledge about and adhere to the following processes:
  • Ensuring teams are working to a high clinical standard with their consults through supervision, feedback and creating development plans.
  • Understanding and experience of conducting long term condition reviews, complex medication reviews and daily practice work streams such as medicines reconciliation and medication queries. With a consideration of how to improve these processes for practices.
  • Assist & manage the practices & PCNs local incentive scheme and QOF medication‑related requirements to ensure they meet the target.
  • Auditing practices work streams and identify areas for medication related improvement and safety.
  • Implement local and national guidelines and formula recommendations.

Support the company’s Clinical Governance agenda

• Medicines safety.
• Risk management.
• Responding to feedback from Practices e.g. complaints / investigations, significant events.
• Ensuring compliance with CQC standards where medicines management / optimisation is involved.
• Tracking completion and maintenance of mandatory training requirement.
• Supporting activities to complete re‑validation and maintain registration as a registered pharmacist with the GPhC.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A relevant degree/qualification to show you are registered Clinical Pharmacist with GPhC registration
• Have completed the CPPE Primary Care pathway (if you have extensive experience working as a Clinical Pharmacist – IP an exemption route can be sourced)

Experience

• A minimum of 12 months experience of working within general practice/primary care
• Experience with EMIS or System 1 (or both)
• Have Internet connection/WIFI at all times during working hours
• 6‑12 months experience leading a team of Pharmacists

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.