Ageing Well Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER

The post holder will be part of the Ageing Well Team which currently consists of a multi-disciplinary team. The Ageing well Clinical Pharmacist will also have the support and leadership of the PCN Lead Clinical Pharmacist.

As a key member of the multidisciplinary Ageing Well Team, they will provide specialist medicines expertise for people living with frailty, with a particular focus on those with severe frailty.

The post holder will undertake person-centred structured medication reviews, identify and address problematic polypharmacy and medicines-related harm, and optimise treatment in accordance with the individual patient's needs, priorities and goals of care. They will work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to support proactive, coordinated care and help reduce avoidable deterioration and unplanned hospital admissions.

Main duties of the job

Recognising that each GP practice operates differently, on a day-to-day basis the post-holder will engage with GPs and Practice Managers across the five practices in order to deliver the responsibilities of the role.

The post-holder will also work collaboratively with members of the Ageing Well Team and wider health, social care and community services to support coordinated, person-centred care for people living with frailty.

The post holder will work in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols where applicable. They will be responsible for supporting network practices in implementing effective medicine management, identifying areas for improvement and initiating and managing change. Achieving clinical and non-clinical targets and objectives as agreed with the PCN and practices will be part of the role.

Within the Ageing Well service, this will include supporting the development and implementation of evidence-based medicines optimisation approaches for people living with frailty, including safer prescribing, deprescribing where appropriate, reducing medicines-related harm and supporting quality improvement across the frailty pathway.

If you have not already, you will be required and supported to complete the CPPE Clinical Pharmacist training pathway programme.

About us

Havant & Waterlooville Primary Care Network (PCN) has five member GP practices in South-east Hampshire, stretching from Denmead Practice in the North-west to Bosmere Medical Practice to the south of Havant. Together our practices are responsible for 69,000 patients.

Primary Care Networks were established in 2019 to extend the range of staff roles and services available from GP surgeries and, by working across a number of neighbouring practices, to share expertise and resources across a wider area.

The Clinical Pharmacist is expected to work with and within the individual network practices as well as from home or within the community.

Details

• Date posted: 14 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience Band 7 - Band 8a depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: A5217-26-0002
• Job locations: Bosmere Medical Centre, Solent Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1DQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The post holder will work within their clinical competence as part of a multi-disciplinary team to:

Provide expertise in clinical medicines management

Provide person-centred structured medication reviews with and for patients living with frailty, with focus on complex or problematic polypharmacy, recent falls or hospital admissions, those who are housebound, and those at increased risk of medicines-related harm. This will include identifying opportunities for appropriate deprescribing, taking account of treatment burden, individual goals and preferences, clinical circumstances, and the likely benefits and risks of treatment.

Work collaboratively with the Ageing Well multidisciplinary team to contribute medicines expertise to personalised care planning and the ongoing management of patients living with frailty

Support patients in the management of their long-term conditions

Oversee/support the management of medicines on transfer of care and implement systems for safer prescribing

Manage repeat prescription authorisations and acute prescription requests.

Addressing the public health needs of the registered population.

The post holder will perform medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy, especially older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities; this may be in a practice or home setting or via phone or video consultation as agreed with the practice and the Lead Clinical Pharmacist.

The post holder will be involved in quality improvement and clinical audit as well as liaising with practices to manage some aspects of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) work.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of patient care and to developing operational efficiencies; it requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by and with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist, practice / PCN policy and local and national guidance.

Work as part of the medicines management team within the PCN/practices and with medicines management colleagues within the ICB to acquire and share expertise and best practice to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

Engagement

Engage with PCN Clinical Pharmacist colleagues and the Clinical Director responsible for Clinical Pharmacy to contribute to the development of the PCN medicines management approach and team.

Engage and work collaboratively with the Ageing Well multidisciplinary team and relevant health, social care and community services, contributing medicines expertise to MDT discussions and coordinated care planning for people living with frailty.

Perform clinical audits around key areas of responsibility

Patient services

Provide medication review services to patients via clinics in member practices, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, either face-to face or via remote consultation technology and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care

As part of medicines optimisation for people living with frailty, identify and address medicines-related factors that may contribute to adverse outcomes, including falls, postural hypotension, adverse drug effects and treatment burden, and ensure that appropriate monitoring and follow-up of medicines is undertaken in accordance with clinical need and relevant guidance.

Liaise with the PCN Education and Environment Lead (EEL) to arrange presentations at practice and patient group meetings or other events to give advice on the appropriate use of medicines.

Produce patient information leaflets and posters and run medicine awareness projects throughout the year.

Use evidence-based resources to support rational, cost-effective prescribing across the PCN to assist network practices with monitoring and management of their prescribing budgets

Help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within network practices to optimise the quality of prescribing

Administration

To provide regular support and feedback to practices and, if appropriate, the network, on prescribing action plans

To produce quarterly reports on practice performance on relevant medicines management measures for review by network member practices

To update and maintain accurate patient records on the practices clinical record systems, including advice given and action taken

To advise practices, and PCN colleagues if appropriate, on the safe and secure handling of medicines, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).