Overview
Acton Primary Care Network (PCN) is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to work across our network practices in a dynamic role. The successful candidate will deliver a high-quality medicines optimisation and management service to patients with chronic diseases and meet local and national enhanced service delivery specifications to improve patient care.
As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will ensure that network practices have robust governance systems and processes to manage patient care effectively. Focus areas include safe prescribing, monitoring of higher risk drugs, management of long-term conditions, and early detection of potential missed diagnoses, aligned with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.
Acton PCN comprises 13 GP practices serving approximately 80,000 patients. We value established collaboration across practices to improve health outcomes in the local community.
We are seeking a motivated and passionate individual dedicated to delivering excellent service within general practice. If you are enthusiastic about making a positive impact on patient care and thrive in a dynamic healthcare environment, we invite you to apply.
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Oversee the repeat prescribing process within network practices, complementing the work of existing clinical pharmacists.
2. Manage a designated cohort of patients with medication queries or requiring medication reviews; design and deliver a service tailored to their needs.
3. Conduct review clinics for chronic diseases (Asthma, COPD, Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart Failure). Clinics may be face-to-face, via telephone, or video calls.
4. Lead on safe prescribing practices, monitoring higher risk drugs, managing long-term conditions, and identifying potential missed diagnoses in line with CQC standards.
5. Lead in implementing and managing MHRA and drug safety alerts; use searches to identify patient cohorts and communicate updates to practice teams.
About us
Ealing GP Federation represents 72 general practices in the London Borough of Ealing. We support member practices to deliver high-quality care and value well-being and work-life balance for our staff.
We offer 25 days of annual leave, with carryover flexibility, and up to 5 days of study leave for ongoing education or professional qualifications. Acton PCN is one of our networks, comprising 13 GP practices working collaboratively to improve patient outcomes.
At Ealing GP Federation and Acton PCN, we support professional growth, provide training opportunities, and promote teamwork and mutual support.
Details
Date posted: 01 October 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience; includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: E0047-25-0010
Job locations:
* Churchfield Surgery, 64 Churchfield Road, London, W3 6DL
* Doctors Surgery, Cloister Road, London, W3 0DF
* Acton Health Centre, Church Road, London, W3 8QE
* Acton Lane Medical Centre, 253 Acton Lane, London, W4 5DG
Job responsibilities
Key duties include risk stratification, planning clinics, holistic patient management, structured medication reviews (multimorbidity and polypharmacy), and medicines safety/quality improvement. Responsibilities also cover pathology result management, network-wide service development, CQC compliance leadership, MDT/Network meetings, oversight of prescribing across two network practices, population and public health campaigns, and provision of medicines information to staff and patients. The role requires flexibility, training responsibilities, and adoption of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations.
Key duties (detailed)
1. Risk stratification: Design, develop, and implement computer searches to identify cohorts needing review and medicines optimisation.
2. Plan clinics: Manage own caseload; perform QOF/Ealing Standard checks; ensure data quality and implement medication/prescribing improvements.
3. Manage patients holistically: Review co-morbidities in a single appointment; refer to PHC team or secondary care as needed.
4. Medication reviews: Conduct structured reviews; implement prescribing changes as an independent prescriber; provide telephone support and reconcile medicines from secondary care.
5. Pathology: Request/manage results safely and timely.
6. Medicines safety and quality improvement: Lead prescribing improvements; conduct audits; contribute to national/local research; pursue QI activities.
7. Service development: Build new services around new medicines or NICE guidance.
8. Care Quality Commission: Ensure practice compliance with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
9. Meetings: Attend MDT, Network, Practice, ICB, and Federation meetings; contribute to network pharmacy issues.
10. Oversight of Network Pharmacy issues: Oversee prescribing across two network practices and prepare/ present reports as required.
11. Relationships: Foster strong relationships within and outside the practices.
12. Population and Public Health: Devise and manage campaigns within the network if required.
13. Medicine information: Answer medicine-related inquiries from GPs, staff, and patients; provide follow-up and support.
14. Flexibility: Embrace a evolving role and facilitate change within the network and system to promote quality care.
15. Training: Educate the primary care team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation; train visiting students where appropriate.
16. Implementation of guidelines/formulary: Monitor prescribing against local RG lists; liaise with hospital colleagues; maintain a practice formulary; develop decision support tools; audit NICE guidance and provide prescribing updates.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
* Excellent communication and consultation skills; patient-centered decision making.
* Ability to deliver clinics within appropriate time frames and manage workload.
* Experience in multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and medicines optimisation; independent prescribing; appropriate monitoring.
* Strong IT skills, ability to run searches, read codes, and access prescribing data; knowledge of ePACT and local data governance.
* Knowledge of safety, formulary management, and NICE guidance; CPD and reflective practice.
* Ability to work under pressure, within a multidisciplinary team, and meet deadlines.
Desirable
* CPPE qualification or active progression towards it.
* Collaborative with PCN practices; strong stakeholder communication; network collaboration with ICB/STP/ICS Pharmacists.
* Minimum 2 years post-graduate pharmacy experience in primary care; ability to plan and manage care programmes; accountability for practice.
* Experience in reporting, audit, and implementation of evidence-based practice; able to train and provide medicines information and as part of a team.
Approvals and requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required; post subject to Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975).
UK professional registration in good standing is required.
Employer details
Employer: Ealing GP Federation
Address: Churchfield Surgery, 64 Churchfield Road, London, W3 6DL
Website: www.ealinggp.com
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