Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 March 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS14 6NX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A5978-26-0001 |
Summary
Outline of the post Key duties and responsibilities (This is a nonexhaustive list; specific duties will be determined by Cross Gates PCN and the Lead Pharmacist) 1. Clinical Medication Reviews Undertake clinical and structured medication reviews to optimise medicines, improve patient outcomes and reduce medicinesrelated harm. Reviews may include care home residents, polypharmacy cohorts, longterm condition groups, or any priority populations identified by the PCN and aligned with your scope of competence. Care home visits and occasional home visits may be required. 2. Repeat Prescribing Support the repeatprescribing process by reviewing requests, medicines due for review and ensuring appropriate patient monitoring is in place. 3. Medicines quality improvement Carry out clinical audits of prescribing in areas identified by the PCN. Provide clear feedback on findings and work with the relevant practice teams to implement improvements and monitor impact. Use riskstratification tools to identify patients who may be at increased risk of harm from medicine, whether due to patientspecific or medicinerelated factors. Implement evidencebased actions to reduce exposure to highrisk medicines and support safer prescribing across the PCN. 4. Medicines safety Support the existing PCN Pharmacy team and PCN practices to implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. 5. Management of common or self-limiting ailments You may occasionally support patients with common or selflimiting conditions, providing advice within your competence and signposting or referring to other healthcare professionals when needed. 6. Management of medicines at change of care setting Reconcile medicines after hospital discharge or transfers between care settings, addressing any discrepancies and ensuring patients receive the correct medicines. Support continuity of supply for highrisk groups, such as patients using compliance aids or those in care homes. 7. Medicine information to practice staff and patients Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other network staff, other healthcare teams (e.g. community pharmacy) and patients with queries about medicines. Suggest and recommend solutions. Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes. 8. Drug monitoring Ensure effective drugmonitoring systems across all PCN practices, streamlining processes where appropriate. Apply Leeds trafficlight prescribing guidance, and review pathology results relevant to medicines management, escalating concerns in line with clinical governance. 9. Signposting Ensure that patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period of time e.g. pathology results, common/minor ailments, acute conditions, long term condition reviews etc. 10. Service development Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets). 11. Information management Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making. 12. Education and Training Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation. 13. Care Quality Commission Work with the general practice teams to ensure the practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. 14. Public health Support public health campaigns. Provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the public. 15. Collaborative working arrangements Work collaboratively with the PCN Clinical Director, PCN pharmacy team, ARRS roles and practice staff. Participate in the PCN MDT and engage with the Leeds GP Confederation Clinical Pharmacy team for peer support. Liaise with Leeds ICB Medicines Commissioning teams on prescribing matters to support consistent, safe patient care. Engage with the Leeds Practice Pharmacist and Technician Network to access wider peer support. Maintain strong working relationships across all services within the PCN and neighbouring networks, proactively identifying opportunities for collaborative working. Work effectively with a range of stakeholders, including: Patients and their carers GPs, nurses and practice staff Social Prescribers, First Contact Practitioners, Physician Associates and Paramedics Community pharmacists Locality prescribing leads and locality managers Community nursing teams and other allied health professionals Secondary care teams involved in prescribing and medicines optimisation 16. Professional development Engage in continuous personal and professional development with support from your line manager, regularly reviewing and evolving your role and responsibilities. Maintain compliance with all organisational policies, including confidentiality, safeguarding, information governance, lone working and health and safety. Access regular clinical supervision to support reflective practice and effective handling of complex cases. Review progress annually and set clear development objectives aligned to PCN priorities. Contribute to formal education and training activities and remain up to date with relevant clinical and educational developments in your area of practice. 17. Research and Evaluation Critically evaluate and apply relevant research literature to inform practice. Identify gaps in the evidence base and contribute to generating new insights where appropriate. Produce evidence suitable for sharing at practice or local level and embed research findings into daytoday clinical work to support continual service improvement. 18. Health and Safety/Risk Management Must always comply with all Health and Safety policies, including following safe working procedures and reporting incidents through the organisations incidentreporting system. Must also comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Access to Health Records Act 1990. 19. Special working conditions The postholder will be required to travel independently between PCN sites and to attend meetings hosted by partner organisations. They may also be exposed to body fluids during clinical duties and may be required to visit patients in their own homes. 20. Miscellaneous Work collaboratively to seek feedback, support continuous service improvement and contribute to PCN business planning. Undertake any duties consistent with the role and grade, ensuring work is carried out effectively and in a timely manner. Responsibilities may be amended periodically to reflect service needs, without altering the overall nature or level of the post. 21. Equality and Diversity The postholder must adhere to all organisational policies on equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fair and always respectful treatment of colleagues, patients and visitors. No individual should be treated less favourably on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or any other protected characteristic. 22. Respect for Patient Confidentiality The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.