PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

Severnvale PCN is looking to recruit an enthusiastic & motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our established pharmacy team. We are seeking a pharmacist who has successfully completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) & is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care & supporting the ongoing development of our pharmacy services.

Working 30 hours across 5 days.

To provide specialist pharmaceutical support to the 4 Practices of Severnvale PCN.

To liaise with patients, clinical & 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 & 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 Prescription Hub Care Coordinator Prescription Clerk.

Main duties of the job

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a supportive, forward-thinking pharmacy team, helping to deliver innovative, high-quality care to patients across Severnvale PCN.

About us

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

Details

• Date posted: 05 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £44,000 to £47,828.04 a year Pro Rata & Dependant on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: A1782-26-0010
• Job locations: Eastland Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1DP, United Kingdom, St. Mary Street Surgery, 24 St. Mary Street, Thornbury, BRISTOL, BS35 2AT, United Kingdom, Almondsbury Surgery, Sundays Hill, Almondsbury, BRISTOL, BS32 4DS, United Kingdom, Pilning Surgery, Northwick Road, Pilning, BRISTOL, BS35 4JF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

1. JOB SUMMARY

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 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 help provide leadership to PCN pharmacy technician and Prescription Hub Prescription Clerk Care Co-ordinators.

2. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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 reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals or intermediate care and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post-discharge.

To support in the management of the repeat prescribing process, helping to manage repeat prescription requests, resolving queries where possible and producing prescriptions for clinical review and signature. To ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.

To undertake clinical and medication audits in priority areas, such as QOF, IIF (within PCN DES), NICE guidance, CQC searches and other agreed target areas, feeding your findings back to the network teams and implementing actions as appropriate

Provide independent information to patients regarding medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

To participate in the review of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing

To support in identifying areas of clinical risk at network level and make recommendations to support the introduction of new working practices that will optimise the quality of prescribing and make more efficient use of network resources

To help support the Practice Clinical, Management and Administrative Teams to implement procedural and service changes relating to prescribing to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines, legislation, directives and safety updates e.g. NICE, MRA etc.

To support in the provision of education and training to primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicines optimisation

To participate in multidisciplinary clinical meetings within the network

To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of duties and responsibilities but is a guide for information to the role. The job description will be periodically reviewed in light of the developing work requirements. The postholder will be expected to contribute towards that revision.

3. SUPERVISION RECEIVED

The postholder will be line managed by the Lead Clinical Pharmacist with clinical supervision provided by a GP from the practice whose patients the post holder is dealing with and the Senior Clinical Pharmacist.

4. SUPERVISION EXERCISED

The post holder will provide clinical supervision to staff involved with the prescribing process where appropriate.

5. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Develop and maintain key working relationships with:

PCN Clinical director

PCN Clinical Pharmacist Management Team

Other Clinical Pharmacists

Care Coordinator Prescription Clerk Team

Other PCN staff members, e.g. PCN Manager, Frailty lead

Practice GPs, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants

Patients and Carers where appropriate

Practice Management, Reception and other Administrative staff

Secondary Care and interface Pharmacists

ICB Head of Medicines Management & Medicines Management Team

Community Nurses and other allied health professionals

Community Pharmacists and support staff

UK Registration

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