Clinical Pharmacist

Posting date:	14 January 2026
Salary:	£48,672.00 to £52,962.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£48672.00 - £52962.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 February 2026
Location:	Stone, ST15 8YE
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	B0176-26-0000

Summary

Core Responsibilities The Clinical Pharmacist will form a key part of our established PCN Clinical Pharmacy team, working collaboratively with onsite and remote pharmacists alongside pharmacy technicians to deliver highquality medicines management across all practices. The role will be primarily based at the PCN hub, with additional facetoface clinical sessions provided within member practices as required. Responsibilities and duties may include (and may not be limited to): Providing specialist medicines management advice to GPs, practice nurses, community pharmacists, community nurses and other healthcare professionals to support highquality, evidencebased, and costeffective prescribing. Delivering structured medication reviews Supporting practices in achieving PCN DES/IIF and QIF targets. Leading and promoting quality improvements in medicines management across GP practices, ensuring best practice is consistently adopted. Working closely with pharmacy technicians to deliver medicines management objectives and enhance workflow efficiency. Strengthening pharmaceutical knowledge and understanding across the wider primary care team. Undertaking risk assessment and management activities, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and promoting safe systems of work. Liaising with primary and secondary care colleagues to ensure alignment with systemwide prescribing strategies and seamless patient care. Contributing to the development and implementation of new medicines management initiatives and services within PCN practices. Supporting clinical medication review services for care homes and participating in additional PCN workstreams as required. Additional Responsibilities Provide and exchange complex information relating to medicines and medicines management, including clinical information, therapeutics, and prescribing data derived from audits and prescribing activity. Communicate effectively with patients, carers and a wide range of healthcare professionals, adapting communication style to meet individual needs, including language or cognitive barriers. Persuade and negotiate where necessary to support safe, effective prescribing and medicines management objectives. Analyse and interpret complex clinical and medicinesrelated information, applying specialist knowledge to inform decisionmaking in a range of situations. Deliver highly specialised advice for individual patients and patient groups, including recommendations on drug choice, dosing, sideeffects and therapeutic alternatives. Provide this advice following review of prescriptions, clinical records and prescribing data. Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, national safety alerts and established best practice to minimise risk. Contribute to the design, development and implementation of policies, guidelines and service changes that impact across practices, community pharmacies and the wider Medicines Management and practice teams. Plan and organise personal workload, including audits and project work/training. Support and supervise the daytoday work of the Pharmacy Technician/s. Promote best value and minimise waste in relation to medicines, contributing to efforts to reduce fraud and ensure responsible use of NHS resources. Participate in relevant audits to support quality improvement and service development. Maintain professional registration and comply with all relevant professional standards and codes of practice. Enrol on and complete the CPPE for PCN Clinical Pharmacists (if not already completed). Maintain and develop professional competence, keeping up to date with clinical evidence, therapeutic developments, national policy and local service changes. Agree objectives, maintain a personal development plan and participate fully in the appraisal process. Attend relevant local, regional and national meetings to support ongoing development and service alignment. Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role and grade, as agreed with the line manager. Confidentiality: During the course of providing care, patients entrust us with sensitive information about their health and personal circumstances. This information is given in confidence, and all staff are expected to respect patient privacy and handle such information appropriately. In carrying out the duties of this role, the post holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients, carers, practice staff and other healthcare professionals. The post holder may also access confidential information relating to the business operations of the organisation. All such information, regardless of source, must be treated as strictly confidential. Confidential information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the practice may only be shared with authorised individuals and strictly in accordance with organisational policies on confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Work to practice protocols and standard operating procedures Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Health & Safety: The post holder will contribute to promoting and maintaining a safe working environment in line with the organisations Health & Safety Policy. This includes: Using personal security systems in accordance with organisational guidelines. Identifying risks associated with work activities and carrying them out in a way that effectively manages those risks. Making full use of training opportunities to maintain uptodate knowledge and skills. Applying appropriate infection prevention and control procedures, and ensuring work areas are kept clean, safe and free from hazards. Reporting any identified risks or concerns promptly through the appropriate channels. Equality and Diversity The post holder must adhere to all organisational policies and procedures that promote equality of employment. All colleagues, patients and visitors must be treated with fairness, dignity and respect, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or any other protected characteristic. General To contribute flexibly to the wider PCN team functions, undertaking other relevant duties aligned with the role and personal ability. This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder. Special Working Conditions The post holder will be required to travel independently between practice sites and may be required to attend meetings hosted by external organisations. __________________________________________________________________________________________