Job Description

The Clinical Pharmacist post has been created to provide the leadership necessary to create a sustainable clinical pharmacy service for this PCN.
The clinical aspects outlined in the role responsibilities are intended to:

• Support and improve prescribing and medication-related processes at a practice level
• Improve the safety of prescribing, especially around repeat medication and transfers of care
• Improve the quality of prescribing, with a specific focus on National Service Specifications
• Understand and address medication-related challenges specific to this PCN
• Enable Practices to optimize medicines-related targets in QOF

NB: We do not offer visa sponsorship
Main duties of the job
The key responsibilities for the PCN pharmacist have been determined by NHS England and are described on page 20 of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service Specifications1:
These are set out as follows:
a. Clinical pharmacists will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
b. They will be prescribers, or will be completing training to become prescribers, and will work with and alongside the general practice team. They will take responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (via STOMP- Stop Over Medication Programme).
c. They will provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practices and to help in tackling inequalities.
Please see JD in "Supporting Information"
About us
South Fulham is a forward thinking and friendly PCN looking to expand our paramedic and wider additional roles team. Based across our network of seven practices in Hammersmith & Fulham you will offer remote and face to face appointments, with the added potential to provide home visits. If you are a motivated self-starter and passionate about offering excellent care, we would love to hear from you.
We are a forward thinking, can-do and ambitious team who aim to provide consistent, excellent healthcare for our patients and residents. We are excited to transition our PCN into its new phase of development and growth.
Details
Date posted
03 October 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
50,000 to 52,000 a year dependent on qualifications & experience
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A5375-25-0014
Job locations
5-7 Parsons Green
London
SW6 4UL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the JD in "Supporting Information" section.
The Clinical Pharmacist will have responsibilities specific to this PCN. These will remain within the domains of medicines management, clinical service provision, staff development and service integration. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the JD in "Supporting Information" section.
The Clinical Pharmacist will have responsibilities specific to this PCN. These will remain within the domains of medicines management, clinical service provision, staff development and service integration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Pharmacy
• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council, which must be maintained.

Desirable

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• Independent Prescriber

Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of policy governing general practice and its operations.
• Knowledge of financial drivers within general practice.
• High level of clinical acumen, with the ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review medication and medical conditions.
• Awareness of personal clinical limitations and ability to seek help when needed.
• 2 + years experience as a practicing pharmacist post qualification.
• Clinical pharmacy experience, ideally having worked within hospital up to band 7 or above.
• Experience in a patient facing role.
• Experience in using Clinical Systems.

Desirable

• Community pharmacy experience with a high level of clinical involvement and skill.
• Primary care experience.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Pharmacy
• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council, which must be maintained.

Desirable

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• Independent Prescriber

Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of policy governing general practice and its operations.
• Knowledge of financial drivers within general practice.
• High level of clinical acumen, with the ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review medication and medical conditions.
• Awareness of personal clinical limitations and ability to seek help when needed.
• 2 + years experience as a practicing pharmacist post qualification.
• Clinical pharmacy experience, ideally having worked within hospital up to band 7 or above.
• Experience in a patient facing role.
• Experience in using Clinical Systems.

Desirable

• Community pharmacy experience with a high level of clinical involvement and skill.
• Primary care experience.

Skills Required