PCN 3 Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior (Band 8) Clinical Pharmacist to join a friendly, dynamic and progressive PCN in the North Barnet working across 7 general practices.

This is a patient facing role in managing long-term conditions; working directly with patients to assess and treat conditions, as well as promote self-care. You will work 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.

As a Senior Clinical Pharmacist, you will be responsible for providing leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and the Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Contract.

Please note you must have UK registration or a right to work in the UK. We do not provide any form of sponsorship or work visas.

Main duties of the job

As the Senior Clinical Pharmacist, you will have a post-graduate diploma or higher degree in clinical pharmacy, CPPE and will be an independent prescriber.

You will need to be self-motivated and able to work on your own, whilst also integrating into a number of well-established General Practices. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a good working knowledge of primary care and the challenges facing medicines management in the new NHS.

Experience in General Practice is essential as well as the applicant being clinically up-to-date.

The Job Description and the Person Specification provide a full outline of responsibilities and requirement for this role.

About us

Barnet Federated GPs is a rapidly growing GP Federation whose shareholders include all 46 practices in Barnet, covering over 425,000 patients. Within this, we are divided into 7 Primary Care Networks (PCNs), each with its own leadership structure. Barnet Federated GPs is made up of a small, office-based team along with some clinical and non-clinical staff whom we employ on behalf of the PCNs. We currently have an enthusiastic and very supportive Board of Directors leading Barnet Federated GPs who are focused on supporting and sustaining Primary Care in the London Borough of Barnet.

Please note you must have UK registration or a right to work in the UK. We do not provide any form of sponsorship or work visas.

Date posted: 14 April 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: U0003-25-0024

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN.

The post holder will perform face to face medication review of patients with polypharmacy especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co-morbidities. The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit and well as managing some aspects of the Quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and the Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Contract.

This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Independent prescriber or currently working towards qualification Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
• CPPE certificate for senior pharmacists.

Desirable

• Clinical diploma Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in primary care.
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
• Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
• Good knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create plans and reports.
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Produce timely and informative reports.
• Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
• Work effectively, independently and as a team member.
• Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
• Understand the principles of research governance.
• Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relation to performance management.

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.
• Able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
• Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues.
• Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure.
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or own initiative.
• Adaptable and self-motivated Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.
• Safeguarding and other mandatory training.
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes Immunisation status.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Barnet Federated GPs CIC

Address: North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, Barnet, London, N11 1GN

Employer's website: https://barnetfederatedgps.org.uk/