Taunton Deane West PCN are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking newly Qualified Pharmacist to join our passionate and dedicated Pharmacy team from 1st August 2026
We are a team of 2 Pharmacy Technicians and one Lead Pharmacist working across 2 GP practices one large teaching practice and one smaller rural surgery
We are looking to take on more prescribing, clinical and safety responsibilities and feel a newly qualified pharmacist would suit our team perfectly
We believe strongly in recruiting and training our future workforce and want to support the next generation of clinical pharmacists to be the best they can be
With a designated supervisor and enrolment into the CPPE Primary Care Pathway, you will be supported to utilise your clinical and consultation skills within this role
We will support you to become competent in certain clinical areas and allow you to develop those competencies in a safe environment
On completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pathway this role will be promoted to a Band 7 equivalent wage with the expectation of remaining in this role for at least 1 year post completion.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work as an integral part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, providing clinical support
across practices and working closely with the PCN Pharmacy Team, Pharmacy Technicians and general practice staff
This role focuses on medicines optimisation, improving prescribing safety and delivering high-quality reviews particularly for patients with complex polypharmacy those in care homes, and individuals with multiple long-term conditions
As a Clinical Pharmacist the post-holder will support with medication related queries and reconciliation and complete structured medication reviews on cohorts of patients within their competency support care homes run clinics both face-to-face and remote contribute to quality improvement initiatives and ensure safer prescribing systems
About us
AboutTaunton Deane West PCN
TauntonDeane West Primary Care Network is an NHS collaboration between 2 GP Practices- Wellington Medical Centre and Lister House Partnership Our surgery teams areworking closely with each other, enjoying the ability to share expertise andresources to develop new services. As an approved PCN Learning Organisationthere is a focus on creating a learning culture and enabling both learners andeducators to thrive
Ourvision is to continue to improve the quality of care that we provide inalignment with the need of our patient population Because we are part of aPCN
We are able to take advantage of additional staff roles that are nowavailable to support all of our patients These additional roles help us toprovide the right care at the right time, from the right professional
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities and Duties
The following is not an exhaustive list, and the post holder may at times need to undertake duties as per the needs of the PCN.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Undertake structured medication reviews for patients within your clinical competence such as
- frailty.
- Carry out medication reviews in care homes, working closely with staff to improve safety in
- medicines ordering and administration.
- Run face-to-face and telephone clinics to support patients with medicine-related concerns or
- queries.
- Support with long term conditions when deemed clinically competent to do so such as hypertension
- Prescribing and Medicines Management
- Support with acute and repeat prescription requests ensuring appropriate authorisation monitoring, and safety
- Reconcile medications following discharge from hospitals care homes or intermediate care identifying discrepancies and ensuring continuity
- Support with the management of high risk medications and safety monitoring
- Monitor and action prescribing alerts from the MHRA local medicines optimisation teams or formulary updates
- Implement and audit practice compliance with local and national prescribing guidelines and NICE technology appraisals
Medicines Optimisation and Safety
- Identify patients at risk of medicine-related harm using clinical systems and data analysis tools
- Carry out clinical audits and quality improvement projects in priority prescribing areas
- Provide advice and input into practice-level formulary decisions and maintain formulary compliance
Communication and Patient Support
- Respond to medicine-related queries from GPs practice staff community pharmacists and patients
- Provide follow-up to patients after medication changes to monitor response and manage concerns
- Support patients post-discharge to understand and use their medicines effectively
- Service Development
- Contribute to the development and implementation of services involving medicines eg treatment pathways
- Analyse and present prescribing data to inform decision-making and improve safety
- Participate in local medicines management groups or committees as needed
- Education and Training
- Deliver education and training sessions to practice staff on therapeutics prescribing safety and medicines optimisation
- Promote a learning culture around prescribing and medicines use within the PCN
Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Governance
- Support practices in meeting CQC requirements where medicines and prescribing are involved
- Ensure adherence to best practice and governance standards related to medicines use and storage
- Public Health and Prevention
- Support national and local public health campaigns eg vaccinations smoking cessation
- Provide expert advice on public health initiatives relevant to medicines and therapeutic interventions
Signposting and Integration
- Ensure patients are referred to the appropriate healthcare professional or service in a timely and effective manner
- Foster strong links between general practice, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy teams to ensure cohesive care and efficient skill mix utilisation
Other responsibilities
To act at all times in an anti-discriminatory manner
To be able to plan and respond to workload according to operational priorities
To support the delivery of these functions across wider locality areas where necessary
To undertake any training required in order to maintain competency including mandatory training
To contribute to and work within a safe working environment
To take responsibility for self-development on a continuous basis undertaking on the-job training as required
To be aware of individual responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and identify and report as necessary any untoward accident incident or potentially hazardous environment
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that employees will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description you may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carersPCN and practice employees and other healthcare workers. You may also have access to information relating to the PCN and practices as a business organisation All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients carers colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the PCN or the practices may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Health & safety
The post-holder must always comply with the organisation and Practices Health and Safety policiesin particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System
The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act 1984 The General Data Protection Regulations 2018 and the Access to Health Records Act 1990
The post-holder will comply with all necessary training requirements relevant to the role as identified by the organisation in particular the post holder must complete the specified care coordinator training delivered by the Personalised Care Institute
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Communication
Recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
o Communicate effectively with other team members
o Communicate effectively with patients and carers
o Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Professional Registration
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Masters degree in pharmacy MPharm or equivalent
- Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Have undertaken part of your Foundation Year in General Practice
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Is able to plan, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long-term conditions
- 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
- 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
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
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.
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