Clinical Pharmacist – VPCNGP Practice

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Responsibilities

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About us

Benefits package

How to apply

Job summary

The PCN Clinical Pharmacist will support and develop pharmacy services across the Primary Care Network, delivering high-quality medicines optimisation, supporting long-term condition management, reducing GP workload, and ensuring compliance with CQC, NICE, MHRA, QOF, and PCN DES requirements.

Responsibilities

Clinical practice and patient care

Conduct structured medication reviews for high-risk, frail, and multi-morbid patients

Pharmacist-run clinics, including diabetes, hypertension, respiratory, heart failure

Provide face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations

Manage minor ailment triage and respond to urgent medication requests

Promote adherence, lifestyle support, and self-care

Review monitoring requirements, ensure timely blood tests, and safe prescribing

Identify and safeguard patients requiring closer follow-up or enhanced monitoring

Prescribing and medicines optimisation

Deliver cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing in line with national and local guidelines

Support QOF, PCN DES, and CQC compliance

Lead medicines optimisation searches (e.g., Ardens) and act on findings

Review repeat prescribing systems and contribute to safe-prescribing workflows

Clinical leadership and governance

Supervise and appraise pharmacy technicians

Support and supervise student placements (FY2, ST3, work experience)

Attend MDT meetings, present case studies, and contribute to shared clinical decisions

Participate in significant event reviews and clinical governance

Lead quality improvement projects, prescribing audits, and reporting

Training, professional and regulatory requirements

Provide medicines education and advice to GPs, nurses, HCAs, and admin staff

Participate in ongoing mentorship, supervision, and annual appraisal

Engage in PCN training and mandatory learning

Demonstrate commitment to CPD and reflective practice

PCN and practice collaboration

Collaborate with PCN and practice managers, clinicians, and external partners

Monitor performance against prescribing objectives and regulatory standards

Support patient communication and service improvement initiatives

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Clinical and patient outcomes

Number of SMRs completed per month for high-risk patients

Reduction in GP time spent on medication queries

Number of medicines reconciliations post-discharge with resolved discrepancies

% of patients in chronic disease clinics with optimised therapy and up-to-date monitoring

Reduction in medicines-related unplanned hospital admissions

Safety and compliance

100% completion of MHRA alerts within required time frame

Compliance with CQC standards and annual audits

Number of high-risk medicine reviews completed

Completion of mandatory training for self and supervised staff

Prescribing and cost-effectiveness

Achievement of QOF and PCN DES prescribing targets

Reduction in inappropriate prescribing and medicines waste

Contribution to formulary adherence and cost-effective prescribing initiatives

Quality improvement and governance

Prescribing audits or quality improvement projects completed and documented

Participation in MDT meetings and contribution to shared clinical decisions

Timely reporting and follow-up of incidents, complaints, or significant events

Requirements

Essential

GPhC-registered pharmacist

Prescribing Independent Prescriber (IP) qualification

Knowledge of CQC, MHRA, NICE, QOF, PCN DES

Desirable

Advanced clinical skills in long-term condition management

Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway

Previous experience working in primary care/GP practice or within a PCN setting

Experience in clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation

About us

About Victoria PCN

Victoria Primary Care Network (VPCN) provides care for approximately 50,000 patients across Victoria Medical Practice, Downlands Medical Centre and Vita Healthcare Practices.

The PCN pharmacy team comprises three pharmacists and four pharmacy technicians. We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking clinical pharmacist to join our team, providing pharmacy support across the PCN, overseeing the pharmacy technician team, and reporting to the PCN clinical director. This is an evolving role with significant scope for development and flexibility, including managing chronic conditions in areas of interest.

Benefits package

6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Competitive salary with pay progression linked to training and performance

NHS pension scheme

Protected and structured CPD & study time

Development pathways in chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, CV disease, respiratory, frailty)

Access to PCN-wide learning, regular in-house teaching, clinical supervision and shared learning sessions, peer support and shadowing

Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support

How to apply

Please apply with CV and covering letter via email to Ashley Kirkin, PCN Manager [email protected]