PCN Clinical Pharmacist – Severnvale PCN

Job summary

Severnvale PCN is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our established team. We are looking for a pharmacist passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and supporting the development of our pharmacy services. Completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) is desirable; candidates who have not completed the pathway will be expected to undertake and successfully complete the training.

Working 30 hours per week across 5 days, the postholder will provide specialist pharmaceutical support across the four Severnvale PCN practices, working closely with patients, carers, and practice, community and hospital colleagues to optimise medicines use and improve patient outcomes. The role includes patient consultations, medicines optimisation, quality improvement, audits, service development, and supporting effective medicines management. The postholder will help implement change, monitor prescribing budgets, support the day-to-day operation of the PCN Prescription Hub, and provide leadership and support to the Prescription Hub Care Coordinator and Prescription Clerk teams.

As a Clinical Pharmacist within Severnvale Primary Care Network, you will work across four GP practices to provide high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care. You will undertake structured medication reviews, support medicines optimisation, and provide clinical consultations for patients with long-term conditions and complex medication needs. You will reconcile medicines following hospital discharge, support safe and effective repeat prescribing processes, and work collaboratively with GPs, practice teams, community pharmacies and other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes.

You will play an active role in quality improvement by carrying out clinical audits, supporting prescribing initiatives, implementing evidence-based guidance, and contributing to medicines management projects. The role also includes supporting the day-to-day operation of the PCN Prescription Hub, providing advice and education to colleagues, participating in multidisciplinary team meetings, and helping to develop safe and effective prescribing practices across the network.

Severnvale PCN (Primary Care Network) comprises four GP practices in South Gloucestershire delivering services to a population of circa 34,000 patients which includes 8 care homes. We are an enthusiastic, dynamic, and friendly PCN who constantly strive to improve patient pathways and health care outcomes. The PCN team includes a Clinical Director, a PCN Manager, a Community Frailty Practitioner, a Care Coordinator, 4 Clinical Pharmacists, , 7 Care Coordinator Prescription Clerks, 2 dedicated Social Prescribing Link Workers and First Contact Physiotherapists.

To provide specialist pharmaceutical support to the 4 Practices of Severnvale Primary Care Network (PCN). To liaise with patients, clinical and non-clinical staff, practice, hospital and community pharmacists and patient's carers to improve the pharmaceutical care of patients. To consult with patients. To support the Clinical Pharmacist Management Team and fellow Clinical Pharmacists role to maximise support to all clinical and non-clinical practice staff to improve patient care in relation to all aspects of medicines and their impact.

To provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and be responsible for supporting the GPs in implementing effective medicines management within the practices, including undertaking searches and audits identifying areas for improvement, initiating and managing change, and monitoring budgets. To support in the day to day management of the PCN Prescription Hub. To help provide leadership to PCN pharmacy technician and Prescription Hub Prescription Clerk Care Co-ordinators.

To carry out medication reviews and structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients both in the surgery, in care homes or for housebound patients - with single or multiple medical problems where medicines optimisation is required; reviewing the need for each medicine and providing recommendations for other clinicians on prescribing. To consult with patients, by telephone and face to face according to competency.

This may include patients with long term conditions, e.g. hypertension, CVD, diabetes as well as medication reviews. To…