Primary Care Network Clinical Pharmacist (WN)

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  • Castleford, West Yorkshire
  • £42,991-49,977 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 12 days ago
Are you an enthusiastic and forwards thinking qualified Clinical Pharmacist?If so this is an exciting opportunity for you to join our existing pharmacy team, working with general practices across our PCN footprint, with support from our existing clinical teams to deliver excellent patient care. You will be part of our growing multi-disciplinary additional roles team, who all work together to support our GP practices and their patients. The roles currently include Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Paramedics, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Social Prescribing Link Worker, Outreach Nurses and Mental Health Practitioner.Please note interviews will take place on the 9th October 2025.Main duties of the jobThe 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 base for this role will be at Henry Moore Clinic, but working with all six practices within the PCN.About usWakefield North Primary Care Network (PCN) are developing our services to support our six general practices and patients in our PCN across the Eastern side of Wakefield District, serving a population of approximately 48,700. Our practices are;
  • Henry Moore Clinic
  • Riverside Medical Centre
  • Tieve Tara Medical Centre
  • Station Lane Medical Centre
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
  • Newland Surgery.
Our PCN is committed to improving the care provided to our patients, reducing health inequalities and raising the standards and quality of our general practices.DetailsDate posted20 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£42,991 to £49,977 a year Depending on experienceContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference numberA0430-25-0043Job locationsHenry Moore Clinic26 Smawthorne LaneCastlefordWest YorkshireWF10 4ENJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor a full Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see the document attached.Please note that interviews for this vacancy will take place on the 9th October 2025. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor a full Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see the document attached.Please note that interviews for this vacancy will take place on the 9th October 2025.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development
  • Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
  • Completion of the Primary care pharmacy education (CPPE) pathway or willing to work towards
Desirable
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
  • Medicines management
  • Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public
  • Experience of prioritising workload.
  • Experience of using own initiative to solve problems
  • Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Desirable
  • Policy / procedure development General Practice repeat prescribing systems
  • Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN
  • Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
  • Use of SystmOne
Skills and AptitudeEssential
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
  • Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills
  • Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
  • Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face-to-face clinical care including managing a caseload
OtherEssential
  • Full driving license with access to a car
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development
  • Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
  • Completion of the Primary care pharmacy education (CPPE) pathway or willing to work towards
Desirable
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
  • Medicines management
  • Experience of communicating with other healthcare professionals and the general public
  • Experience of prioritising workload.
  • Experience of using own initiative to solve problems
  • Evidence of personal leadership to improve the quality of care
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Desirable
  • Policy / procedure development General Practice repeat prescribing systems
  • Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN
  • Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF, and PCN DES
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
  • Use of SystmOne
Skills and AptitudeEssential
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
  • Confident in own professional judgment and excellent decision-making skills
  • Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain good working relations across multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
  • Able to interpret complex clinical information and data on medicines to deliver face-to-face clinical care including managing a caseload
OtherEssential
  • Full driving license with access to a car

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