Job Description

Closing date - 03rd August 2025

Job summary

Trinity Health Group PCN is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our current team of Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians. The post holder will work alongside the existing team to support meeting the needs of our patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be undertaking structured medication reviews, improving medicine optimisation and safety, supporting care homes, as well as running practice clinics, as set out in the PCN DES. Part of this role will also include working within our Pharmacy Hub alongside the Pharmacy Team to provide a safe and effective Pharmacy Service. To provide professional specialist medicines advice to GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Community Pharmacists, Community Nurses, and other health professionals to promote the safe, effective, and high quality, cost-effective use of medicines in all prescribing decisions for the benefit of the Practice's patients. You will also be actioning acute prescription requests and conducting medicines reconciliation.

About us

Trinity Health Group is a PCN made up of four practices on the west of the district (Trinity Medical Centre, Maybush Medical Centre, Crofton & Sharlston Medical Practice and Warrengate Medical Centre). The PCN team currently consists of Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Paramedics, Mental Health Practitioners, Care Coordinators, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, GPAs and Social Prescribing Link Workers. Our vision is that all our patients should have the same chance at a happy, healthy life. We believe that a sustainable, resilient Primary Care Service working collaboratively with volunteer and community services and social enterprise organisations supports this vision. Our Mission is to add years to the lives of our patients, whilst adding life to those years.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN Clinical Pharmacist. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

The post holder will:

Undertake level 3 medication reviews to support improved patient outcomes. Undertake Structured medication reviews for patients who are highlighted in the DES. Review and issue Acute medicine requests. Carry out Medicines reconciliation of hospital discharge/clinic letters. Improve medicines optimisation. Support Practices to achieve QOF targets as required. To provide advice to GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Community Pharmacists, Community Nurses, and other health professionals to promote the safe, effective, high-quality, cost-effective use of medicines in all prescribing decisions for the benefit of the Practice's patients. Contribute to the improvement of health outcomes in long-term conditions as part of the multidisciplinary team. To provide prescribing advice and support to the practice(s), on all medication issues. Accurate and consistent recording and monitoring of data including incident reporting, prescribing data, and patient outcomes. Work in partnership with GP practices and the ICB /ICS Ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within practices over an appropriate time frame and advise on any medication changes that occur as a result as instructed by the ICB Medicines safety Officer. Provide peer support to other clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the PCN.

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, regular 1:1s, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning, and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

Apply PCN policies, standards and guidance. Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. Participate in audit where appropriate. If employed under the ARRS, the postholder is expected to carry out such duties as set out in the PCN DES contract, in order to cover for absent colleagues and maintain service levels.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. 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 team's performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Evidence of Continued Professional Development Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards Completion of the Primary care pharmacy education (CPPE) pathway or willing to work towards.

Desirable

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)

Other

Essential

Independently mobile and able to travel across the Wakefield District. Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team. Medicines management. Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public. Experience of prioritising workload. Experience of using own initiative to solve problems. Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care. Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others

Desirable

Policy / procedure development General Practice repeat prescribing systems. Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN. Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners Use of SystmOne

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

Skill & aptitude Excellent time management skills Excellent communication skills Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams Flexible and cooperative Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately Ability to maintain confidentiality Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teamsAble to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload

Desirable

Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face to face clinical care including managing a caseload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 38,684.00-49,977.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: A0430-25-0036