Job overview
Great West Road PCN is seeking a motivated and clinically focused Clinical Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary primary care team.
West London NHS Trust will host the role. However, it is entirely GP practice based, and the successful applicants will have the opportunity to embed the role of the PCN clinical pharmacist within the PCNs.
This role is delivered in line with the NHS 2025/26 Network Contract DES and focuses on providing high-quality clinical pharmacy services across the PCN.
Main duties of the job
1.Delivering Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex polypharmacy, frailty, long-term conditions, and high-risk medicines
2.Providing expert medicines advice to GPs, nurses, and the wider PCN multidisciplinary team
3.Supporting medicines optimisation, including deprescribing and cost-effective prescribing
4.Managing medication-related queries, medicines reconciliation, and repeat prescribing processes
5.Supporting long-term condition management, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory conditions
6.Identifying and managing patients at risk of medicines-related harm
7.Supporting care home medication reviews where required
8.Contributing to clinical audit, QOF, IIF, and PCN priorities
9.Working collaboratively across multiple GP practices within the PCN
10.Supporting prescribing governance, medicines safety, and quality improvement initiatives
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Master’s degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
2. Specialist knowledge acquired through post- graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
3. Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Significant post registration experience (3 years +)
5. Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
6. Primary Care experience
7. Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare
Desirable criteria
9. Understanding primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
10. Good understanding of how General Practice operates
Skills
Essential criteria
11. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with patients and colleagues.
12. Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
13. Demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
14. Good IT skills
15. Work effectively independently and as a team member
16. Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
Desirable criteria
17. Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimization issues in core areas for long term conditions
Other
Essential criteria
18. Self-directed practitioner
19. Highly motivated
20. Flexibility
21. Enthusiasm
22. Team player
23. Ability to work across boundaries