PCN Clinical Pharmacist

A clinical pharmacist post within the Mosaic Primary Care Network, which spans three practices serving around 60,000 patients. The role centres on medicines expertise for patients with long-term conditions, complex polypharmacy and clinical medication reviews, working alongside general practice teams. Posts are full-time at Bramblys Grange Medical Practice and part-time at Odiham and Old Basing Health Centres, with monthly clinical supervision built in.

Candidates must be GPhC registered and enrolled on, or qualified from, an 18-month pathway leading to prescribing.

• Clinically assess and treat patients using medicines expertise within a multidisciplinary team
• Act as a prescriber, or train to prescribe after the 18-month pathway, working with the practice team
• Manage chronic disease care and carry out clinical medication reviews, including complex polypharmacy, frailty, care home residents and people with learning disabilities or autism (STOMP)
• Lead on person-centred medicines optimisation, including antibiotic stewardship, quality improvement, QOF and enhanced services
• Support patients through structured medication reviews to get the best from their medicines and reduce waste
• Lead integration of general practice with wider healthcare teams, including community and hospital pharmacy
• Take a central role in shared care protocols, medicines-related clinical research and liaison with specialist, community and anticoagulation services
• Address public health, social care needs and inequalities through specialist medicines expertise
• Build relationships with pharmacy professionals across the PCN and the wider health and social care system
• Complete medicines optimisation workloads referred by other clinical staff
• Undertake clinical audits agreed with the Prescribing Lead
• Receive clinical supervision and take part in a professional clinical network

• Enrolled on, or qualified from, an approved 18-month clinical pharmacist training pathway or equivalent

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice

• Strong organisational skills
• Strong IT skills

• Experience with EMIS
• Experience with Docman
• Experience with Accurx
• Independent prescribing qualification
• Additional specialty qualifications
• CPPE Primary Care Pathway

• NHS Pension
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Study days
• Support from an education lead
• Support from a lead pharmacist