PCN Clinical PharmacistNHS
Job summary
The Clinical Pharmacist will be an integral part of the general practice team as well as part of a wider pharmacist network and multidisciplinary PCN team. They will act within their professional boundaries to improve patient health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care team by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise; including face to face contact with patients and embracing new ways of working including telephone and video consultations.
Please note interviews will take place on week commencing 7th September 2026.
Main duties of the job
Undertake medication reviews to include proactively managing patients within risk-stratified groups
Support the practices in chronic disease management and be actively involved in the management of patients with long term conditions
Work directly with patients to assess, treat and promote self-care
Support repeat prescribing processes across the network practices
Assist patients with queries and concerns regarding their medication or prescriptions
Undertake activities in medicines optimisation, quality improvement and aid achievement of some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services
Job description
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. They will be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme).
Patient facing clinics and medication reviews
The post holder will manage their own case load and operate long-term condition clinics and medication reviews to implement improvements to patients medicines, including reviewing the on-going need for each medicine, implementing own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber), ordering relevant monitoring tests and supporting patients with their medicines taking, ensuring they get the best use of their medicines, reduce waste and promote self-care.
Prescription and medication queries
The post holder will provide primary support to patients and general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. Duties may include providing patient facing clinics and telephone support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines, providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes, supporting repeat prescription systems, dealing with acute prescription requests, medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patients.
Cross organisational working
The post holder will ensure the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. This will include signposting to other services and/or healthcare professionals where appropriate, while working within a scope of practice and limits of competency. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
Clinical Audit
The post holder will improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, and clinical and prescribing guidance. The post holder will undertake activities in medicines optimisation, quality improvement and aid achievement of some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. This will include conducting clinical audits, participating in improvement projects, analysing, interpreting and presenting medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision-making, providing leadership on suggested changes and contributing to national and local research initiatives.
Communication
Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
Recognise the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
Delivering a quality service
Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, including participating in shared learning across the practice, PCN and wider organisation. Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
Managing information
Use technology, read codes and appropriate software as an aid to planning, implementing and monitoring care, communicating information and reviewing and processing data for audit purposes.
Learning and development
Take responsibility for own learning and performance through continuous professional development, including participating in clinical supervision, acting as a positive role model and assessing own learning needs.
Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments e.g. courses and conferences.
Equality and diversity
Support the equality and diversity of patients, carers and colleagues by recognising the importance of peoples rights and interpreting them in a way that is consistent with policy, procedures and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues by behaving in a manner which is welcoming, non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Professional development
Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own professional development
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, access regular supervision and take an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities of the post.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
About us
Dover Town PCN is aligned with three practices within Dover, providing health care to our patient population of almost 40000 people.
Our three practices are:
High Street Surgery 100 High St Dover CT16 1EQ. High Street Surgery also have a branch site in Whitfield (Whitfield Surgery), that dispense to certain patients within the village.
Peter Street Surgery 108 Peter St Dover CT16 1EF. Comprises of three surgeries. Buckland Medical Centre Brookfield Place, Dover and Tara Surgery The Droveway, St Margarets which is a dispensing surgery.
St James Surgery 2 Harold St Dover CT16 1SF. Is one of 32 practices within Invicta Health across East Kent & Sussex.
Now is an exciting time to join Dover Town PCN, as we move at pace to expand our services to meet our patient population needs.