PCN Clinical Pharmacist in Marske-by-the-Sea

We are looking to recruit a PCN Clinical Pharmacist on a part-time contract. The role involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes for repeat prescription reauthorisation, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. You will work directly with patients to assess and treat conditions, manage long‑term conditions and promote self‑care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients within the practice, care homes and/or domiciliary visits to proactively manage polypharmacy and produce recommendations for senior clinical pharmacists, nurses and/or GPs on prescribing and monitoring.
• Conduct patient‑facing long‑term condition clinics (e.g., respiratory, cardiovascular, diabetes) face‑to‑face, via telephone, home visits or future video consultations. Provide medicine optimisation, de‑prescription and clinical leadership.
• Manage common, minor or self‑limiting ailments within scope of practice, signpost to community pharmacy or refer to GPs or other professionals as appropriate.
• Offer medicines support through patient‑facing clinics and a telephone helpline for questions and concerns.
• Answer medicine‑related enquiries from GPs, practice staff and other health teams; provide solutions and follow‑up for patients.
• Review use of medicines associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews; implement changes to reduce high‑risk prescribing.
• Reconcile medicines at discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, identify and rectify unexplained changes, and ensure continuity of supply for high‑risk groups.
• Set up and manage repeat prescribing systems, authorise repeat prescriptions, review medicines at renewal dates and flag those needing a review; ensure appropriate monitoring tests are in place.
• Perform risk stratification to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines, using pre‑prepared computer searches.
• Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services with medicinal components, including treatment pathways and patient information leaflets.
• Undertake clinical audits of prescribing, provide feedback to the practice team and implement changes in conjunction with relevant staff.
• Implement changes arising from MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and national guidance; audit compliance with NICE technology assessment guidance.
• Work with the general practice team to ensure practice compliance with CQC standards where medicines are involved.
• Collaborate with the Primary Care Network multidisciplinary team, ICB colleagues (including ICB pharmacists) and other stakeholders to promote consistency of patient care, maintain strong links across services, and initiate or sustain collaborative relationships.
• Engage in professional development: pursue CPPE 18‑month Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway, obtain Independent Prescriber qualification (unless exempted), attend regular supervision, review yearly progress, and participate in formal education programmes.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.
• Demonstrate leadership, motivate others, promote diversity and equality, and support the practice’s vision and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist.
• Awareness of common acute and long‑term conditions likely to be seen in general practice.

This is a training practice; we currently train GP registrars and medical students, use SystmOne, and are a member of Redcar Coastal PCN.