PCN Clinical Pharmacist - minimum 30 hours per weekNHS

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

Main duties of the job

Conduct Structured Medication Reviews for high-risk, frail, and multi-morbid patients

Lead 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

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

Supervise and appraise pharmacy technicians

Support and supervise student placements

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

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

Monitor performance against prescribing objectives and regulatory standards

Job description

Full job description available upon request - main duties of the PCN Clinical Pharmacist are detailed above.

About us

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-thinkingClinical 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 of Working for Victoria PCN

• 6 weeks Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Competitive salary with pay progression linked to training & 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