Clinical Pharmacist Lead (PCN)

Job summary

About Victoria PCN

Victoria Primary Care Network (VPCN) provides care for approximately 50,000 patients across Victoria Medical Practice, Downlands Medical Centre and Vita Healthcare Practices.

The PCN pharmacy team comprises three pharmacists and four pharmacy technicians.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist Lead to join our team, providing pharmacy support across the PCN, overseeing the pharmacy technician team, and reporting to the PCN Clinical Director. This is an evolving role with significant scope for development and flexibility, including managing chronic conditions in areas of interest.

Job purpose

The PCN Clinical Pharmacist Lead will lead and develop pharmacy services across the Primary Care Network, delivering high-quality medicines optimisation, supporting long-term condition management, reducing GP workload, and ensuring compliance with CQC, NICE, MHRA, QOF, and PCN DES requirements.

Benefits of working for Victoria PCN

• 6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive salary with pay progression linked to training & performance
• NHS pension scheme
• Protected and structured CPD & study time
• Development pathways in chronic disease management (e.g. diabetes, CV disease, respiratory, frailty)
• Access to PCN-wide learning, regular in-house teaching, clinical supervision and shared learning sessions, peer support and shadowing
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

Responsibilities

Clinical practice & patient care

• Conduct structured medication reviews for high-risk, frail, and multi-morbid patients
• Lead pharmacist-run clinics, including diabetes, hypertension, respiratory, heart failure
• Provide face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations
• Manage minor ailment triage and respond to urgent medication requests
• Promote adherence, lifestyle support, and self-care
• Review monitoring requirements, ensure timely blood tests, and safe prescribing
• Identify and safeguard patients requiring closer follow-up or enhanced monitoring

Prescribing & medicines optimisation

• Deliver cost-effective, evidence-based prescribing in line with national and local guidelines
• Support QOF, PCN DES, and CQC compliance
• Lead medicines optimisation searches (e.g., Ardens) and act on findings
• Review repeat prescribing systems and contribute to safe-prescribing workflows

Clinical leadership & governance

• Supervise and appraise pharmacy technicians
• Support and supervise student placements (FY2, ST3, work experience)
• Attend MDT meetings, present case studies, and contribute to shared clinical decisions
• Participate in significant event reviews and clinical governance
• Lead quality improvement projects, prescribing audits, and reporting

Training, professional & regulatory requirements

• Provide medicines education and advice to GPs, nurses, HCAs, and admin staff
• Participate in ongoing mentorship, supervision, and annual appraisal
• Engage in PCN training and mandatory learning
• Demonstrate commitment to CPD and reflective practice

PCN & practice collaboration

• Collaborate with PCN and practice managers, clinicians, and external partners
• Monitor performance against prescribing objectives and regulatory standards
• Support patient communication and service improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Registered Pharmacist
• Prescriber essential