PCN Advanced Practitioner - Clinical Pharmacist

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  • Rugby, Warwickshire
  • £58,835 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
The Advanced Practitioner - Clinical Pharmacist plays a vital role in improving patient care by providing expert medication management, supporting clinical decision-making, developing the service and collaborating with other healthcare professionals to enhance the quality of care within a Primary Care Network.Focusing on medication safety and optimizing therapeutic outcomes, the role is instrumental in supporting the PCN goals of improving patient care by developing patient-centred care pathways, reducing hospital admissions, and enhancing overall healthcare delivery within the community.Our team of 12 Clinical Pharmacists and 6 Pharmacy Technicians is growing and Rugby Health PCN is looking for a second Advanced Practitioner - Clinical Pharmacist. With at least 2 years PCN experience, and holding an Independent Prescriber qualification, the postholder will work collaboratively with the current AP -CP Lead as part of the wider Clinical Pharmacy Team outlined above.Main duties of the jobAs one of two practitioners you will have responsibility for half the team, sharing line management, clinical leadership and supervision, and mentoring responsibilities. You will help to guide and develop your team and focus on developing the overall service, driving clinical excellence and supporting safe, effective medicine use across our 12 practices.About usRugby Health PCN Rugby Health is a private limited company wholly owned by all the Rugby GP practices. As a GP led organisation, we represent 12 GP practice shareholders and cover circa 125,000 patients. We describe our work as building on the core of current primary care services to enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Our aim is to move from reactively providing appointments to proactively caring for the people and communities we serve.Why Work For Us?
  • On-site parking at GP practices
  • Flexible hours and working arrangements considered from day 1
  • Dynamic and adaptable team
  • Training and support, enabling you to develop within the role
DetailsDate posted21 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£58,835 a year (inc recognition for IP qualification) eligible for NHS pensionContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference numberA5360-25-0010Job locationsVarious locations across the PCN networkHead Office - 26 Clifton RoadRugbyWarwickshireCV21 3QFJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesJob DescriptionAssess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team;Manage undifferentiated undiagnosed conditions and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action;Use complex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice;Actively take a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person; andComplete the relevant training in order to provide multi-professional AP clinical practice and CPD supervision across all four pillars (with relevant training) to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles. Team ManagementLead and line manage your team located across the practices within the Rugby Health PCN.Provide mentorship and guidance to your team to support each of them to develop in their roles.Operationally oversee the PCN Clinical Pharmacy service provided through the Clinical Pharmacists.Manage and monitor performance of Rugby Health Clinical Pharmacists.Provide support to the Senior Pharmacy Technician and team where required.Work closely with Advanced Practitioner- CP Lead to manage and develop the service and the overall team, providing cover for leave as needed.These duties are in addition to those of a PCN Clinical Pharmacist.The Advanced Practitioner Roadmap details the required competencies needed for this role. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesJob DescriptionAssess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team;Manage undifferentiated undiagnosed conditions and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action;Use complex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice;Actively take a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person; andComplete the relevant training in order to provide multi-professional AP clinical practice and CPD supervision across all four pillars (with relevant training) to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles. Team ManagementLead and line manage your team located across the practices within the Rugby Health PCN.Provide mentorship and guidance to your team to support each of them to develop in their roles.Operationally oversee the PCN Clinical Pharmacy service provided through the Clinical Pharmacists.Manage and monitor performance of Rugby Health Clinical Pharmacists.Provide support to the Senior Pharmacy Technician and team where required.Work closely with Advanced Practitioner- CP Lead to manage and develop the service and the overall team, providing cover for leave as needed.These duties are in addition to those of a PCN Clinical Pharmacist.The Advanced Practitioner Roadmap details the required competencies needed for this role.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • GPHC Registration as a Clinical Pharmacist
  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
  • Completed CPPE pathway
  • Independent prescriber
  • Enrol on or have completed the CP Advanced
  • Practice Programme/ Portfolio. Completion is a
  • requirement of the role.
Desirable
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
ExperienceEssential
  • Minimum of 2 years postqualification experience
  • Experience of supervising a clinical team
  • Experience of leadership
  • Experience of working with patients in a community setting.
  • Experience of managing common acute and long-term conditions.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences including staff, managers and patients
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to prioritise when problem solving and identify deviations from normal pattern
  • 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.
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organizational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional and direct service provision
  • Ability to recognize personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times
  • Experience of working across agency boundaries and in local partnerships
  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidencebased healthcare
  • An understanding of the nature of general practices
  • An understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent IT Skills and experience of computer-based GP clinical systems (EMIS, AccuRx)
Desirable
  • People/line management experience
  • Experience of working in a primary care setting
  • Experience of contract monitoring
  • Experience of performance management
  • Able to collect, store and analyse data for service evaluation purposes
OtherEssential
  • Self-motivated
  • Proactive self-starter
  • Adaptable
  • Full Driving Licence and access to a car
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • GPHC Registration as a Clinical Pharmacist
  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
  • Completed CPPE pathway
  • Independent prescriber
  • Enrol on or have completed the CP Advanced
  • Practice Programme/ Portfolio. Completion is a
  • requirement of the role.
Desirable
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
ExperienceEssential
  • Minimum of 2 years postqualification experience
  • Experience of supervising a clinical team
  • Experience of leadership
  • Experience of working with patients in a community setting.
  • Experience of managing common acute and long-term conditions.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences including staff, managers and patients
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to prioritise when problem solving and identify deviations from normal pattern
  • 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.
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organizational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional and direct service provision
  • Ability to recognize personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times
  • Experience of working across agency boundaries and in local partnerships
  • In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidencebased healthcare
  • An understanding of the nature of general practices
  • An understanding of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Excellent IT Skills and experience of computer-based GP clinical systems (EMIS, AccuRx)
Desirable
  • People/line management experience
  • Experience of working in a primary care setting
  • Experience of contract monitoring
  • Experience of performance management
  • Able to collect, store and analyse data for service evaluation purposes
OtherEssential
  • Self-motivated
  • Proactive self-starter
  • Adaptable
  • Full Driving Licence and access to a car

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